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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN DRILL STEEL DISLODGED A PORTION OF TOP COAL. THE COAL SLIDE OFF THE CANOPY AND BROKE UP INTO SERVERED SUCH-SOME OF THE CHUNKER OF COAL STRUCK THE EMPLOY EE ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CABLE TENDING ON CONTINIOUS MINER. HE WAS BENT OVER PULLIGN THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE MINER'S PATH. THE MAINER SLEVED TO ONE SIDE AND HTE TAIL BOOM STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREFORMING NORMAL EVERY DAY ACTIVITY OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER HE CLAIMS BACK WENT OUT NO APPARENT REASON CO IS ATTEMPTING TO TERMINATE THIS EMPLOYEE BECAUSE OF CHRONIC ABSENTEISM D UE TO CONTINUED REOCCURRENCE OF BACK PROBLEMS
EMPLOYEE WAS SPADING VENTILATION CURTAIN TO THE ROOF SOME SMALL PIECES OF ROOF DISCODGED & A FLAKE SETTLED IN EMPLOYEES EYE HE WAS WEARING SAFET Y GLASSES AT THE TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE CANOPY OR THE BOLTER AND THEN RAISED THIS CANOPY CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB IN A PINCH POINT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAM THE UNIT FORWARD AND PUSHED THE CANOPY LEVER.
EE WAS USING OVER HEAD CRANE TO LIFT UNI HAULER. HE WAS HOLDING THE GRAB HOOK WITH ONE HAND AND HAD THE CRANE CONTROLS IN THE OTHER HAND. AS THE WIEGHT CAME ONTO THE GRAB HOOK, IT CENTERED ITS ELF AND PINCHED THE LEFT HAND RING FINGER OF EE.
EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED ROOF BOLTER, SET THE ATRS AND WAS STARTING THE STEEL - A PIECE OF TOP COAL FELL AWAY FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL, CAUSING THE DRILL STEEL TO STRIKE EMPLOYE E ON RIGHT HAND THUMB.
INJURED MAN WAS ASISTING A WELDER OPERATOR AND AT THE END OF THE DAY HIS EYES STARTED BURNING.
INJURED WAS ON CROSS ANGLE BRACE CUTTING BACK PANEL OFF ELEVATOR HOUSING. AS PIECE FELL DOWN, HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
INJ LOCATING BROKEN END OF HYDRAULIC HOSE TOUCHED CONTROL LEVER WHICH SHOT OIL OUT OF BROKEN HOSE AND INTO LEFT EYE.
14 EAST SECTION3EE WAS BURNING BROKEN BOLTS OUT OF PLANITARY ON THE C/M. HOT SLAG BLEW THRU HIS SHIRT SLEEVE BURNING RT FOREARM.
WHILE INJURED W5S CHECKING PINS IN CAT PADS ON MINER HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP MINER WAS TRAMMED SLOWLY HIS ELBOW HIT THE ROOF AND PINCHED IT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND MACHINE CAUSING INJURY.
INJURED WAS CLO8ING AN AIRLOCK DOOR WHEN SUDDENLY THE PRESSURE IN FRONT OF THE DOOR PUSHED IT CLOSED, INJURED CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME
INJURED WAS A M3NER HELPER PUTTING MINER CABLE OVER THE CUTTER HEAD AS THE CM BACKED OUT, THE CM TURNED PINNING THE INJURED POERSONS FOOT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR PAN AND A PIECE OF COAL.
EMPL INSTALLING3ROOF BOLT WITH AIR DRILL WHEN CHUCK WRENCH BROKE AND BOTTOME OF DRILL KICKED OUT HITTING INJ ON LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS BEG3NNING TO BOLT 1ST CUT IN PILLAR SPLIT, WHEN A SLAB OR CAP ROCK FELL FROM IN FRONT OR CANOPY & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HIP & DOWN LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO PUT ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE. WHILE DOING SO HE LEANED HIS HEAD IN BETWEEN CANOPY LIGHT & BOOM. HE RAISED THE BOOM, CATCHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN BOOM STOP & CANOPY LIGHT.
WHILE BOLTING R2CK FALL IN 3 RIGHT BULT BELTLINE SOME ROCK FELL IN INJURED RUN OUT OF AREA AFTER ROCK FELL HE STATES HE WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF ROCK ALSO HE COULD HAVE OVER EYETED WHILE RUNNING FALL. 3
WHILE WORKING T2 CLEAN UP AND SUPPORT FALL IN 3 RIGHT BUTT BELT LINE INJ IN PREPARATION OF INSTALLING TEMP SUPPORTS WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL.STRIKING INJ FIRST ON HEAD THEN BACK AND THEN ON LOW ER LEG ANKLE IN4 WORKING AS ROOF BOLTER.
INJURED WAS STA3DING NEXT TO ROOF BOLTER, MOVING CABLE OUT OF WAY, WHEN OPERATOR TURN CABLE REEL ON. THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS LEG HURTING LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS IN8TALLING RIB BOLT WHEN A SLAB OR RIB SLID OUT HITTING HIM IN THE LOWER PERFORM OF THE LEG CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DROP CRADLE ON ROOF BOLTER HE PUSHED LEVER ALL THE WAY IN CAUSING THE CRADLE AND CANOPY ASSEMBLY TO COME DOWN ALL AT ONCE THE CANOPY STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD
INJ INSTALLING 9OOF BOLT NEXT TO THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL OFF RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS CHECKING WATER HOSE TO BOLTER WHEN HELPER TURNED ON CABLE REEL THE CABLE STRUCK INJURED MAN AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER ON THE 10 EAST HILL WHILE LOOKING UP AND DRILLING A PIECE OF METAL FELL IN HIS EYE CAUSING IRRITATION
INJURED WAS STANDING IN THE 1ST LEFT ENTRY,THE ROOF BOLTERCABLE REEL WAS TURNED ON.THE INJURED MAN WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CABLE AND AS THE CABLE TIGHTENED IT FLIPPED THE MAN ON TO THE GROUND THE INJURED FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN A PILLAR SPLIT AND THE RIB SHOT OUT, APPROX 4 FT PINNING HIM AGAINST THE BOLTER.
MAN WAS GRINDING ON A 988 CAT LOADER WITH A 9" ANGLE GRINDER WHEN A SMALL HOT CHIP OF METAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR
INJ COILING ROCK DUST HOSE AROUND ROCK DUSTER.GUAR HAD COME OFF COMPRESSOR FAN AND HIS LEFT HA D CAME IN CONTACT WITH COMPR BLADES AND HIS RING,LITTLE,AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE STRUCK.
INJURED WAS HOLDING LINE BRATTICE CURTAIN AND ANOTHER EMP WAS SPADING THE BRATTICE TO THE TOP THE SPADS WOULD NOT COUNTER SINK INTO THE SPAD GUN CAUSING THE GUN TO SLIP AND STRIKE INJURED MAN FINGER
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING & SLIPPED ON A WET ROCK & FELL ON HIS BACK.
INJURED STATED THAT A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE HAT, KNOCKING IT OFF, THEN ANOTHER PIECE OF LOOSE STRATA HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
INJ WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH ON BELT STANDS AND TGOT SLAG INTO EYE WAS WELDING GLASSES
EMPL WELDING DURING SHIFT AND JUST HAVE NOT HAD ADEQUATE EYE SHIELDING PROTECTION.EMPL COMPLAINED OF FLASH BURN TO EYES FOLLOWING DAY.
INJURED WAS ENLARGING HOLE IN SHAKER PUSH ARM MOUNT DRILL BIT CAUGHT PUSHING INJUREDS HAND ANDD FINGERS INTO SIDE RAIL ON SHAKER
INJ WAS RUNNING SHUTTTLE CAR UNDER MINER MINER BACKED UP WITH TAIL BOOM IN DOWN POSITION BOOM WENT UNDER SHUTTLECAR LIFTING IT OFF GROUND WHEN MINER PULLED AHEAD THE SHUTTLECAR DROPPED TO GROU CAUSING SHUTTLECAR OPR TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB HURTING NECK
INJURED WAS PUTTING IN LAST AROW OF ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF RIB FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT LEG.
INJURED WALKED TO OFF SIDE OF S/CAR TO ROCK DUST. THE C/MINER BACKED UP AND PUSHED THE S/CAR PINCHING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A REAR BUMPER OF A SHUTTLE CAR
EMPL WAS MINER OPERATOR CLEANIGN BOTTOM WHEN MINER BITS THREW PIECES OF ROCK BACK INTO CAB.
BACKING UP THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN BOLTER HIT LIP 1\\ ON FLOOR AND ROOF BOLTER SWERVED OVER AND CAUGHT EMPL RIGHT FOOT CAUSING RIGHT FOOT TO BE RUN OVER BY TIRE.IMMEDIATE SWELLING AND LATER DX AS FRACTURE.