He was loading gob out with the miner. He was also watering down the gob. He bent over to pick up the miner water line and inhaled dust.
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Showing all 16he clamped a 1" airline onto a nipple on the main airline. when he turned the air on the 1" line blew off. the end of the 1" line with the clamps hit him in the nose cutting it.
He was carrying a box of resin from back of bolter to front of bolter. He felt something pull in lower back. [He never went to doctor or missed work until 5-21-14].
Lifting and carrying Omega blocks. Felt pain in lower right part of stomach and a knot came out.
Lifting a wooden bridge plank when he felt something pull in upper back of right leg. (torn ligament)
Loading roof bolter. He broke band holding the bundle of bolts together. When the band broke it sprung up. The broken end of the band hit his left forearm.
Was hanging hi voltage cable during belt & power move pulled abdomen continued to work and on 6/6/12 rupture appeared continued on light duty until 7/9/12 when he had surgery on rupture.
Was pulling a roof bolt off bolter and hit elbow. finished shift worked 6,27,28,29,30, never heard from him came back to work the 4th of May never come back in, the 7th called on the 9th had infection in elbow.
Employee was hanging miner cable for S-car roadway and when he lifted miner cable above his head got a sharp pain in his abdomen. He worked his reg. job until 1/20/2012 and had surgery for a rupture.
Assistant mine foreman was helping mine foreman load a rock duster and pulled right shoulder. Employee worked his regular job until 1/20/2012 and had surgery on 1/30/2012. Returned to work on 1/24/2012.
Bolter operator was straightening a roof bolt and strained shoulder.
Mech was changing a motor on a scoop by himself.
Belt man was splicing stacker belt, had belt apart and was getting ready to spice belt kicked on and caught leg in belt structure.
Hanging miner cable and cut finger on a piece of steal wire.
Supply man cut his wrist on a metal band on a bundle of roof bolts.
Injured himself lifting timber out of mud at head drive. He did not miss any work until 5/19/2008 - HERNIA SURGERY.