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STARTING 2 CYL WISCONGIN ENGINE WITH HAND CRANK. CRANK CAME OFF AND HIT FOREHEAD.
ROOF BOLTMEN WERE BOLTING FACE #6 ENTRY. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OFFSIDE OF MACHINE. HE HAD FINISHED & NOTICED SOME MATERIALS THAT NEEDED MORE SUPPORT. HE DRILLED EXTRA BOLT HOLE & WAS GOING TO INSTALL BOLT. HE WAS OUT OF RESIN AND SO OTHER OPERATOR HANDED HIM A RESIN STICK. EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND ON DRILL HEAD TO TAKE RESIN AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HAND & BRUISING IT
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR PULLED BOLTER INTO PLACE TO START BOLTING THE 1ST CUT OUT OF THE CROSSCUT 6-5. WHEN EMPLOYEE DRILLED THE FIRST BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL MEASURING APP. 3' X 3' BY 12 " THICK STRIKING HIM ACROSS NECK AND DOWN BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD NO VISIBLE INJURIES BUT HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK AND CHEST AREA. STATE INSPECTOR FOUND NO VIOLATIONS IN AREA OR WITH BOLT MACHINE.
001 SECTION X CUT 2-3 EE WAS BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 2" THICK 2' LONG 1' WIDE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LOWER BACK EE WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT DROVE HIMSELF HOME.
WHILE STARTING A RIGHT HAND CROSSCUT OUT OF #9 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 6" AROUND 1/2 TO 2" THICK FELL OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF LEFT HAND. HE WAS USING RIGHT HAND TO OPERATE MACHINE W ITH LEFT LAYING FLAT ON BOTTOM WHEN ROCK FELL. HE WORKED THE NEXT DAY NOT THINKING ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH HAND. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12/16/94.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING M 2 ENTRY FACE A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APP. 10 INCHES BY 8 INCHES 1/2 THICK FELL HITTING EE ON LEFT ONE CUTTING EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS FROM AROUNDNEWLY POURED CONCRETE WALLS FOR STOKER COAL BINSWORKING IN TIGHT QUARTERS EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON BRACING HE WAS REMOVING. THE TORCH HE WAS WORKIN G WITH WAS PULLED FROM HIS HAND CAUSING THE FLAME TO PASS OVER THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
WHILE TRYING TO ALLIGN STEEL ON COAL DRILL WITH CHUCK, EE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON IT WHEN IT GAVE WAY MASHING THE EE THUMBS BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE BOOM OF THE COAL DRILL.
SECTION 2 #3 ENTRY, EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO PUT UP A BOLT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 1 1/2 X 14" X 8" WIDE FLAKED OFF ROOF BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAL OF FOOT & THIS BROKE M ETAL IN ARCH OF BOOT, CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
WHILE PUTTING UP BELT HANGERS IN #3 ENTRY 1 BREAK OUTBY FACE HE INSTALLED BOLT WITH HANGER ON IT INTO TOP. HE TOOK HIS LEFT HAND AND TURNED HANGER INTO POSITION, WENT TO TIGHTEN BOLT USING HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIT UP PRESSURE LEVER INSTEAD OF ROTATION MASHING TIP OF INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROOF AND HANGER.
DRILLING WITH BOLTER AND CUFF ON GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON DRILL STEEL. DISLOCATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
MOVING EQUIPMENT OFF SECTION #3. THE MOVE CABLE WAS HOOKED ON THE ROOF BOLTER WITH A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL COME OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK. BREAKING HIS RIGHT CHECK BON E BELOW THE EYE IN THREE PLACES, ALSO CUT AND PINCHED THE NERVE.
MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING MACHINE OUT OF FACE TO SET OVER WHEN A LOOP OF MINER CABLE FELL ACROSS HIS HAND WHILE ON CONTROLS AND MACHINE PINNED HIM AGAINST RIB.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WITH L/N ROOF BOLTING MACHINE THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE DRILL STEEL FLEW OUT AND HIT INJURED EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD NEAR HIS RIGHT EYE SOCKET.
PUTTING SHIELD S ON BACK ON RF BOLTER IT SLIPPED AND CUT LITTLE FINGER ON R HAND BROKE TIP OF HIS FINGER ALSO
BOLTER CREW MOVED INBY INTO 10' CUT IN X3-2 STARTED BOLTING,NOTICED THEY NEEDED TO BACK UP AND SPOT A BOLT,SET EXTRA BOLT STARTED LOWERING ATRS AND A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 41' WIDE X58" LONG X8" THICK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE AND SLIDING DOWN INJUREDS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.
BOLTER CREW STARTED BOLTING A 10 FT CUT OUT OF X-CUT 3-2, AFTER SETTING A BOLT THEY NOTICED THEY NEEDED TO SPOT A BOLT, AFTER SETTING THE EXTRA BOLT WHILE LOWERING ATRS JACKS A PIECE OF ROCK M EASURING 41" WIDE X 58" LONG X 8" THICK BROKE OUT FROM AROUND BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK PUSHING HIS FACE INTO PANIC BAR. THE BOLT PATTERN MEASURED 42" LONG 45" WIDE/
WHILE DRILLING TOP IN FACE #3 ENTRY 001 SECTION 2 LEFT PIECE OF DRAW ROCK(SLICK AND SLIDE) FELL STRIKING INJURED PUSHING HIM INTI BOLTER CRACKING 2 RIBS AND SLIDING DOWN BRUISING RIGHT KNEE.IN JURED SAID THERE WAS NO SIGN OF CRACK IN TOP OR LOOSE MATERIAL.WHEN HALF OF 2NS STEEL WENT THOUGH ROCK IT CAME DOWN.
WHILE CONNECTING A DRIVER & A FINISHER DRILL STEEL TOGETHER INJURED HAD HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE 2 STEELS & PUSHED THE UP LEVER MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE 2 STEELS
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF FOR A ROOFBOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 7INX12INX2IN FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS HAND
OPER RF BOLTER ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRUCK HIM ON CALF OF R LEG
EMPL HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING LAST BOLT UP & WAS LETTING ATRS DOWN WHEN HE REACHED UP FOR LEVER PIECE OF ROCK 16" X 3" FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPL ON WRIST.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED BOLTING FACE & WAS BACKING BOLTER OUT OF WAY AROUND CORNER WHEN HE GOT DECK AGAINST RIB & HE HAD H IS FEET HANGING OUT OF DECK MASHING FOOT AGAINST RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A BOLT, PUSHING IT UP WITH BOLTER WRENCH & HE HAD HIS THUMB ON TOP OF WRENCH AND MASHED FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF WRENCH & HEAD OF BOLT AS HE WAS PUSHING BOLT UP IN ROOF.
WHILE BACKING REMOTE CONTROL MINER BACK PAST HIMSELF, LOOP IN MINER CABLE FELL ACROSS REMOTE BOX, FOULING TRAM LEVER WHICH CAUSED MINER TO KICK SIDEWAYS AND MASHED INJURED AGAINST RIB.
ELECTRICIAN WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING MINER WHEN HE STARTED MINER IT BEGAN TO TRAM ON ITS OWN RUNNING UP HIS LEG AND ARMWWITH REAR OF PANEL OF MINER
WHILE TRYING TO ALIGN BOLT HOLESIN MINER BOOM HINGE PIN, THE SPRING BOARD ON MINER WAS HUNG ON A FLIGHT. WHEN THE BOOM WAS SWUNG SLIGHTLY, THE SPRING BOARD JUMPED RAPIDLY AND HIT ON TOP OF IN
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3HE MUST HAVE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. HE REPORTED A SIMILAR OCCURANCE TO HIS FOREMAN ON 8-19-87 BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. AFTER BEING EXAMINED AT THE HO SPITAL-IT WAS R2UND THAT EMPLOYEE HAD SLIPPED DISK IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A TEST HOLE WHILE ROOFBOLTING WHEN HE DRILLED HOLE UP HE THEN REACHED ACROSS BOLTER TO GET EXT STEEL WHEN HIS FINISHER STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS L EFT HAND 3
WHILE PUTING UP SECOND ROW OF BOLTS IN #2 ENTRY ON SEC #001 HEAD COAL FELL AND BROKE AT ATRS CANOPY KNOCKING INJURED DOWN AND FALLING ON HIS LEFT FOOT