EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS IN AN AREA WHERE AFALL HAD OCCURRED, DUE TO HIGH TOP HE WAS USING LONGER STEEL, WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE TH EUP PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE MACHINES ' BOOM CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST WRIST AND HAND SWOLLEN NO FRACTURE.
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Showing all 11EE WAS USING A "HAND-HELD" DISC GRINDER PREPARING METAL TO BE WELDED. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A CUT AND ABRASION. TREAT NEXT CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE WOUND AND PRESCRIBING INFECTION MEDICATION.
EE WAS DRILLING THE 2 HEADING EE WAS SHOVELING RIB BETWEEN 1 &2 WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF 2 HE TURNED HIS CABLE REEL ON THE CABLE JERKED UPWARD STRIKING AGAINST THE SHOVEL EE WAS USING THE SHOVEL HIT HIM UNDER HIS LOWER LIP CUTTING HIM NO STITCHES.
FLUID ON L KNEE
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING A CUT OF COAL IN A BREAK AND WAS BACKING THE MACHINE INTO THE HEADING WHILE HE WAS CORNERING THE MACHINE DUE TO THE SEAM HEIGHT HIS ENTIRE BODY WAS NOT ON MAC HINE HIS FOOT STRUCK THE RIB JAMMING HIS KNEE INTO PANEL OF MACHINE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING OF THE KNEE.
I NAME WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO ANOTHER SPOT BUMPED HIS KNEE AND BRUISED IT.
HE IS THE CUTTI3G MACHINE OPERATOR.HE COMPLAINS OF BACK TROUBLE.I'M SENDING A COPY OF THE LETTER THE DOCTOR SENT US.HE HAS A REOCCURRING BACK AILMENT.
WHILE RUNNING B2LTER,I NAME RAISED HIS HAND UP AND CAUGHT IT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE I.NAME WAS BOLTING.
USING HYDRAULIC DRILL, BIT CAUGHT JERKED HAND AND TWISTED IT
ROOF BOLT STEEL GOT AWAY FROM EMPL AND HIT LEFT WRIST,LEFT WRIST BROKEN.