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A piece of drill steel fell from the roof drill hole striking employee on the little finger of left hand, palm side, causing a laceration that required stitches (4) to close the wound.
Employee, (Continuous Miner Operator) was found, by the shuttle car operator, pinned between the right rib and the right side of the continuous miner. Employee was backing the miner out of the #2 heading after a 10' cut. During this process employee was securing slack in the miner cable by placing a pull strap on a bit and bit lug on the cutter drum.
Employee was handling the roof bolter cable when the machine moved forward the cable caught EE's ring finger of EE's left hand. EE suffered a laceration that required 1 stitch to close and a finger nail was pulled off. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of the injury.
Employee was using a hand grinder to clean up bore holes for pin fitting, when a piece of debris went in behind safety glasses and entered right eye. Employee was examined and no debris was found in eye. Employee did receive prescription eye drops as treatment.
It was determined through a Part 50 Audit that this miner took a vacation day on 10/2/2018, that would have been reportable. We submit this in protest and to abate citation #9222848. Employee was using torches on a scoop bucket when a small piece of slag popped into left ear.
Employee was using a 1/2" drive impact to remove the 18 MM bolts. The socket used was a swivel version and the swivel joint has a small pin that backed out of the retainer. This pin caught the employee's index finger through the leather glove and EE suffered a laceration that required 7 stitches.
Drill steel came out of the hole, struck the drill boom then glanced into the employees face, causing a laceration to lower lip. Wound required stitches to close.
Employee had cut the tree. The tree sat back on employee. Employee had gone down below to open up a path, the tree fell on employee.
Team member lost grip on a pneumatic torque wrench causing it to slip in hand. When it did it caused the team member's right thumb to hit the side of the wheel that the member was working on.
EE was using a one joint / two piece drill steel set to drill the mine roof, when having the top piece of the drill steel to fall out of the drilled hole striking the left digitus minimus finger.
Employee was struck in the eye by a nylon slack rope, that had became tensioned and breaking away.
The employee was tramming a continuous miner out of a pillar lift extraction, when the trailing cable caught left leg, resulting in the employee twisting knee.
Employee was operating a fletcher roof bolter when the swing jack came apart allowing the drill station to swing out striking the employee.
cutting flooring with a worm hole skill saw, the saw kicked back & cut left middle finger.
Employee was installing a roof bolt when he caught his thumb between the roof bolt plate and the mine roof.
Employee was tramming the continuous miner out of the No. 8 entry. He stopped the miner to hook up the cable slack rope, as he was moving away from the miner he started the miner up and the continuous miner slewed toward him causing him to be pushed against a timber.
Employee was in the process of falling a tree when a part of the tree kicked back and hit the employee on the leg.
Employee was removing the rub rail from the continuous miner. After removing the bolts, the rub rail fell off mashing employee's ring finger on right hand.
EE stated that while unloading a supply car off the boom truck, a chain slipped causing the car to shift and strike the employee.
EE was cutting tree as the tree began to fall a dead limb fell from the upper portion of the tree striking the employee.
Employee was operating roof bolter, he was setting canopy and pinched left hand requiring 2 stitches.
Employee was bolting top on the submains #4 heading when a piece of rock fell from the top hitting the canopy then the employee on the foot.
Employee was bending a 6 foot roof bolt. Bolt bent upwards and caught right ring finger between roof bolt and top.
Employee states he was drilling 1/2" holes for eye bolts when the drill caught & twisted wrist. Employee received medical treatment & was placed on modified duty.
EE was in the process of installing a 72" roof bolt. He was pushing the bolt in the hole when he accidentally hit the wrong lever and the bolt spun around, striking the ee on his left arm.
Rebar was being tied in place at the the top of a new silo stacker. The load shifted and struck two of our employees.
Rebar was being tied in place at the top of a new silo stacker. The load shifted and struck two of our employees.
He was helping weld and chipping slag with safety glasses on.