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Employee said bolt was bent & he had a hold of the bolt trying to get it out of drill pod & it kicked back on his left wrist.
Doing bolting rotation, twisted wrist and bolt came back and hit his left wrist.
EE states he was rock dusting belt line, when it caught his finger on accident on roof bolt plate, and roof bolt plate cut his finger. Note: EE did not report accident until 11/16/06, when EE said it got infected.
While installing a roof bolt, the drill wrench was in a bind & flew from the drill pot & struck employee in the mouth.
Employee had a drill steel stuck in the chuck on the bolter. When he pulled it free, it struck him in the upper lip.
Employee was bolting top when the drill pot hung on a bolt & dropped on his knee (R).
While removing twist drill steel from a hole that had just been drilled, EE injured his left hand & wrist when he contacted the spinning drill steel (fractured thumb).
Employee's glove caught on the roof bolt that he was trying to install resulting in his left hand being fractured.
Employee was struck by a bolter cable when the cable that he was hanging broke loose.
Injured was backing a miner up when the head of the miner came in contact with the mine roof. This contact with the mine roof caused a rock to fall from the top & to strike employee - knocking him down and causing his face to strike a large rock.
EE was struck on his right arm by a piece of rock that fell from the mine roof while he was roof bolting. He received 4 sutures.
While roof bolting, Employee was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof, struck the canopy of roof bolter and then struck him.
While setting the ATRS on the roof bolting machine, a piece of rock came down and struck EE's left foreman.
Employee was injured when he was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof and bounced off the drill head.
While operating a continuous miner on a pillar section, employee was injured when a rib rock measuring 5'x 2'x 6" fell & struck him on his left leg. He was preparing to take the 1st lift to the left in the #7 Heading.
Employee was bolting top when he turned, striking his left elbow on a bundle of roof plates.
Employee claims to have injured his back while straightening a roof bolt for insertion. The bolt rotated with him while he was applying pressure- thus injuring his back. MINE MANAGEMENT BECAME AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT ON 8/31/04.
Ee was bolting top when the suction on the bolter quit. He dropped the head and when he placed his hand on the head of the bolter to check suction, the steel fell from hole and struck his right hand.
EE was on offside of bolter stated he was not paying attention when operator moved up to next row of bolts, bolter tire ran over his foot.
Employee was bolting top when a rock fell, striking employee on right forearm.
EE WAS CRAWLING IN ENTRY, MOVING THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY, WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE ROCK MEASURED 12" X 18" X 1 1/2" THICK.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING TOP, EE PLACED A SHORT MAT ON THE ATRS. (THE MAT WAS NEEDED TO SUPPORT A KETTLE BOTTOM). WHEN EE TURNED TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT, THE MAT SLID OFF THE ATRS, STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE'S RIGHT HAND.
Employee was bolting top when he dropped the bolter head on his r. thigh.