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Employee stated EE was holding the steel and pushing it up with the pot when the steel bent striking EE's left index finger knuckle. EE had removed EE's hand from the steel after the pot came in contact with the steel.
Employee was using a hand grinder cutting a metal band and grinder slipped off of the metal band and hit EE's left hand between the thumb and index finger requiring 3 sutures.
the employee was behind the bolter reaching for a piece of tie wire with right hand, had left hand on top of the operators deck canopy the bolter slightly moved, it hit a high spot on the bottom, causing it to raise up mashing left index finger between the canopy and the top causing a fracture.
Operator reeled up bolter cable while tramming, EE was standing on the wrong side the cable when the cable was torn down from the roof striking EE in the jaw. EE was shoved against the rib causing EE to strike head causing a laceration to head resulting in 3 staples.
Employee stated EE was rock dusting the belt on the 2nd West when the hose EE was holding became caught and jerked EE off the trailer. When EE was pulled off the trailer by the tightening of the hose, EE's right foot went under the trailer and the wheel hit EE's lower leg just below EE's knee.
The employee was raising the drill pot to the roof EE was attempting to put the drill steel in the pot, the steel got caught on the chuck, when it went into the chuck it had too much up pressure the steel caught EE's glove and struck EE's hand. The employee did not start missing work until 8-3-2019.
Employee stated EE's foot wrench slide out from under EE's tray and when EE reached to push it back in while lowering EE's boom, the boom pushed the wrench down on one end and up on the other catching EE's middle left finger on the tip against the bottom of EE's tray.
The employee was bolting, had a bottom steel hung in the roof. The employee had 1' wrench in the drill pot and was raising it up to connect it with the steel, and caught left hand between the two, causing a laceration requiring sutures
Employee put too much pressure on the pinner steel causing it to bend, when the steel was rotated the steel hit the operator in the left eye. The employee was fully released to duty, and didn't start losing time until 9-24-2018. The employee suffered a hand injury at home after the eye injury and was off from 09-17-2018 until 9-21-2018.
Pinner Steel was stuck in the pinner chuck, EE was trying to remove it when EE accidently bumped the rotation lever and the steel spun and hit EE's wrist
While Roof bolting employee swung the boom with the canopy pressurized to the roof causing a rock to be dislodged and striking the operator in the left cheek (face). Resulting in 8 sutures to the affected area.
Employee strained EE's back while operating a roof bolter
Roof Bolter Operator, installing fully-grouted resin roof bolt, straightened bolt, felt "pop" in right shoulder.