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Employee was installing a roof bolt with a bearing plate when he attempted to straighten the plate and pinned his middle finger on his right hand to the mine roof.
Employee was operating a drill when the mast of an adjacent drill struck the cab of the drill the employee was operating. Employee stated that pain started in lower back on 7/25/2013 and did not miss work until 7/26/2013.
Employee stated while welding, he was having trouble with the ground and when he lifted his welding hood the welding rod arced causing flash burn to his eyes.
EE was pushing in a shot. The dozer slipped and then caught traction. This sudden jerk caused EE's neck to be jerked.
EE was operating a dozer (back blading) in a reclaim. area when he trammed over a section of shale rock causing him to be bounced in the cab jarring his neck and back. Lost work days due to the injury began on 5/1/12.
Employee stated that while drilling the mine roof to install a roof bolt, the drill steel fell out and struck him on the hand.
EE had his hand on drill pot when he told mechanic to raise drill and caught two fingers between moving components of drill mast.
Welding and got fragment in eye.
Employee was helping on roof bolter when the roof bolter operator allowed the drill head to come down on his foot.
EE was bolting top and while pulling drill steel down, he hit the fast feed and dropped the head of the roof bolter on his knee.
Employee was pushing in a shot when the dozer he was operating went over a rock. Employee stated that he was jarred.
Cutting out old bed liner in 777D truck bed. Liner sprung upward and hit employee in left arm and face.
EE was installing a roofbolt, while pushing up on the bolt it spun and struck EE's hand.