EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #2 ENTRY CROSSCUT OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLELL SECTION MMU#005-0. AS HE WAS STANDING, WITH HIS BACK TO A SAFETY JACK, THE BOLTING MACHINE OPERATOR MOVED THE MACHIN E STRIKING JACK. THE SAFETY JACK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES TO HEAD.
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Showing 50 of 135EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROP IN THE 1ST CUT OF THE RIGHT BREAK IN THE #3 ENTRY, 2 SOUTH SECTION MMU# 001-0. AFTER FINISHING A ROW OF BOLTS HE KNELT BESIDE THE BOLTING MACHINE, WHILE THE OTHER BOLT ER OPERATOR MOVED THE MACHINE UP TO THE NEXT ROW, THE MACHINE TIRE ROLLED AGAINST A ROCK, CAUSING TI TO SLIDE AGAINST EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE RIB, SCRATCHING AND BRUISING HIS LEFT
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE #1 ENTRY, 2 SOUT PARALLEL SECTION, MMU#005-0. AS HE SWUNG THE DRILL HEAD TOWARD THE LEFT RIB, TO PUT UP THE OUTSIDE BOLT, HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD, JUST ABOVE HIS KNEE PAD. BRUISE ON RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE 1ST CUT OF THE RIGHT BREAK #1 ENTRY ON THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION, MMU #001-0. HE HAD PUT UP THREE BOLTS ON THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE BREAK. AS HE STARTED THE N EXT HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ATRS JACK AND THE CANOPY OF THE DRILL MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATING HIS HEAD AND FRACTURING HIS LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING TWO PIECES OF CARBON STEEL PIPE TOGETHER AS HE WAS WELDING THE PIPE TOGETHER A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EYE
CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH.HE CUT PIPE HALF WAY AROUND AND STOPPED TO ROLL PIPE OVER,HOWEVER,HE DID NOT CUT TORCH OFF AND LAY IT DOWN BEFORE ROLLING THE PIPE.AS HE R OLLED THE PIPE OVER,HIS ARM PASSED OVER THE LIT TORCH AND BURNED HIS ARM
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE 3 RIGHT BREAK OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION ID 001-0. AS HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS RING FINGER. EE RECEIVED STITCHES IN FINGER.
EMPL WORKING ON #48A CONVEYOR IN PREP PLANT.CUTTING BOLTS OFF BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR WITH TORCH WHEN PIECE OF SLAG FELL DOWN ONTO HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN RT BREAK OF #2 ENTRY OF 2 SO PARALLEL SECTION ID#001-0 AS HE WAS TRAMMING MACHINE TO SET IT UP FOR BOLTING MACHINE TIRE ROLLED OVER HIS RT FOOT MASHING IT EMPLOYEE HAS TAKEN MEDICATION FOR PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE RIGHT BREAK OF THE #4 ENTRY OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION I.D.#001-0.AS HE WAS STARTING A BOLT HOLE,A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT S IDE OF THE HEAD BEHIND HIS EAR.EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE STITCHES BUT HE IS TAKING MEDICATION FOR PAIN AND TO FIGHT INFECTION.
THE INJURED STATED HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN THE DRILL HEAD CONTROL LEVERS GOT CROSSED UP,CAUSING THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD TO FALL ON INJUREDS RIGHT HEEL.
TIGHTENING BOLT AGAINST TOP HEAD OF RF BOLT MACHINE SHIFTED CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST TOP AND MASHED END OF IT
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ENTRY OF 7 SO SECTION MMU#005-0AS HE WAS DRILLING THE TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT LEG BESIDE HIS KNEE CUTTING & BRUISING HIS LEG NO STITCHESNO MEDICATION
INSTALLING TRACK ROLLER ON EQUIP. USING AIR TOOK WHEN SM PC OF DEBRIS FLEW IN L EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. WHEN THE MACHINE STARTED DRILLING, A STEEL COUPLER HIT THE CENTALIZER AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEG.
EMPL WAS BOLTING TOP IN RIGHT CROSSCUT OF #3 3NTRY OF 7 SOUTH SECTION ID 005-0. AS HE WAS BOLTING TOP PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP & STRUCK LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND FRACTURING IT.
EMPL BOLTING TOP IN FACE OF #3 ENTRY OF 3 SO SECT #0111-0. AS HE WAS ROTATING ROOF BOLT NEAR MINE ROOF,FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE BY DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE 3 ENTRY OF THE 7 SOUTH SECTION I.D. 005-0. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM, BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN FACE OF #2 ENTRY OF 7SO.SECT.ID#005-0AFTER PLACING A BOLT IN A DRILLED HOLE HE BENT OVER TO MOVE MORE BOLTS OUT OF HIS WAY WHILE BENT OVER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL S TRIKING HIM ON BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL WHEN HE FELL HIS FOREHEAD HIT ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK LUYIING ON MINE FLOOR THIS ACCIDENT WAS RECEIVED LATE
EMP WAS OPER. ROF BOLTING MACHINE IN FACE OF #4 ENTY ON 3 SO SECTION I D #0110. WHEN HE WAS PUTTING A ROOF BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE A S MALL PC. OF DRAW ROCK FEL STRIKING HIM ON L.. FT. F RACTURING L. LITTLE TOE.
EMP WAS CUTTING A PC OF METAL FOR CONVEYOR GUARD IN 4 ENTRY, 2 SO PARALLEL SECTION I D 001-0. AS HE WA> CUTTING WITH TORCH A PC OF SLAG FLEW FROM METAL AND STRUCK HIM IN L. EYE LODGED THERE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE FACE OF THE ENTRY OF THE SECTION. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB, BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AT THE FACE OF THE ENTRY OF THE WEST SECTION, AS HE WAS PUSHING A RESIN BOLT INTO THE HOLE THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE ROOF BOLT PLATE TO TURN HITTING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #I ENTRY RIGHT BREAK OF THE 7 SOUTH SECTION ID #005-0 AS HE WAS DRILLING HOLE HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE DRILL STEEL BY MOVING THE DRILL HEAD THIS CAUSED A PIEC E OF ROCK TO BREAK LOOSE HITTING THE CANOPY OF THE MACHINE THEN SLIDING OFF AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK AND LEFT HIP BRUISING THEM
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP IN THE RT BREAK OF THE #3 ENTRY AS HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE CANOPY OF THE DRILL AND THEN FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT CUTTIN
EMP WAS PINNING TOP IN FACE OF SO PARALLEL SECTION 011-0 AS HE WAS DRILLING HOLE, HE STOPPEED THE DRILL TO WATCH A PIECE OF ROCK FALL. THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS USING GELLOUT OF THE HOLE AND STRU EMP LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURING IT
EMPL HANGING ROOF BOLTER GRAILING CABLE ACROSS #2 ENTRY LAST OPEN X-CUT 1 WEST SECTION 001-0.PUTTING UP CABLE INTO J-HOOK ROOF BOLTER OPER MOVED MACHINE CAUSING CABLE TO JERK HOOK ACROSS EMPL LEFT THUMB PUNCTURING THUMB.
EMPL. WAS BOLTING TOP IN #1 FA CE OF SOUTHSIDE PARALLEL SECTION, I.D.#011-0. AS HE WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE IN TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG, BRUISING & CUTTING IT.
EMPL OPERATING C.M.IN RIGHT BRK OF #2 ENTRY OF 7 SO.SECTION 005-0.EMPL BACKED MINER OUT OF FACE AND INTO LAST OPEN X-CUT.ROOF & RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM INJURING RIGHT HIP AND LOWER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE RT BREAK OF THE #3 ENTRY OF THE WILSON BRANCH #2 SECTION ID 009-0 AS HE WAS TAKING THE TWO PIECE FINISHING STEEL FROM THE HOLE THE TOP PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND STRUCK HIS RT FOOT INJURING HIS #4 TOE
EMP WAS BOLTING TOP AT THE FACE OF T HE #5 ENTRY OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION, I.D. # 001-0. AS HE WAS PLACING A ROOF BOLT IN A DRILL HOLE A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS M IDDLE FINGER ON IS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 1 WEST SECTION, I.D. #001-0. EMPLOYEE WAS SPINNING A BOLT TO MIX THE RESIN GLUE WHEN SMALL PARTICLES OF METAL FLEW FROM THE ROOF BO LT PLATE AND ST9UCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP IN THE #2 ENTRY,LEFT BREAK OF THE 7 SOUTH SECTION,I.D.#005-09 AS HE WAS DRILLING,THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE DRILL STEEL CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND.AS THE BENT DRILL STEEL ROTATED,IT STR6CK EMPLOYEES'LEFT FOREARM,INJURING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI3NING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE 2 ENTRY OF THE 2 SOUTH PARALLEL SECTION I.D. 001-0. AS HE WASLOWERING THE HEAD OF THE DRILL MACHINE, IT HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE, INJURING IT.
OPERATING MINER3WHEN A PIECE OF COAL BROKE OFF RIB AND CUT RIGHT HAND REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI3NING TOP IN FACE OF #2 ENTRY OF 7 SO.SECT.ID#005-0 AS HE WAS PUTTING A ROOF BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE THE STGEEL PLATE ON THE ROOF BOLT TURNED QUICKLY & STRUCK HIS RT.HAND CUTT ING IT (LACERAT3ON REQUIRED STITCHES)
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING WHEN SMALL ROCKS FELL ON HIS HAND BRUISING AND CUTTING HAND, INFECTION SET UP ON 7/15/87, WAS OFF WORK ONE DAY.
EMP WAS WORKING3AT FACE OF SLOPE, ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON BRIDGE OF NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING A LARGE BEARING P LATE TO TOP OF A SAFETY JACK IN ELECTRICAL SHOP AS HE WAS WELDING HE WAS USING A WELDING HOOD JACK BECAME UNSTALE & FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT.SIDE BRU ISING HIS RIBS 3 CHEST NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE SAFETY JACK FALL IN TIME TO CATCH IT BECAUSE OF HOOD HE WAS USING
DRILLING A TRUS8 HOLE AND STEEL GOT IN BIND SO VICTIM OPENED JAWS OF HYDRAULIC DRILL STEEL GUIDE.WHEN HE FINISHED HE FORGOT HE OPENED JAWS AND GRABBED STEEL AND HIT LEVER TO OPEN JAWS.HE CLOSE D THEM INSTEAD 2N TWO FINGERS RESULTING IN FRACTURES.
VICTIM WAS CUTT3NG DOWN A SHAFT ON A LATHE AND CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT AND CUTTING TOOL.LACERATION BEHIND FINGERNAIL REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL IN HIS HAND IT SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT FRACTURING HIS SMALL TOE.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING A ROOF BOLT,WHILE TURNING THE TOOF BOLT IT BENT HITTING INJURED ON HIS RIGHT HAND BRUISING IT.
INJURED WAS MOV3NG MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT WHEN IT LODGED AGAINST RIB CAUSING A RIB ROLL.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP AT THE FACE OF THE #4 ENTRY OF 2SO.PARALLEL SECT.I.D.#001-0 AS HE WAS HOLDING A PLATE STRAIGHT WITH HIS RT HAND WHILE PUSHING A BOLT UP TO THE MINE ROOF HE CAUGHT HIS RT INDEX FINGER3BETWEEN ROOF & PLATE MASHING IT HE HAD NO BROKEN BONES BUT RECEIVED FOUR STITCHES NOTE THIS ACCIDENT WAS RECD LATE
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP IN THE FACE OF THE #1 ENTRY OF THE TIPPLE BLOCK SECTION,I.D. #007-0.AS HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT UP,HE LAID HIS HAND ON THE BOOM OF THE DRILL AND GOT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FING ER CAUGHT BETWE9N THE BOOM AND CANOPY JACK, BRUISING AND CUTTING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE #3 HEADING OF THE 1ST LEFT OFF 1 WEST BLEEDER SECTION, I.D.#001-0. AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE MACHINE, LEANING UNDER THE CANOPY TO REACH CONTROLS, THE 4ACHINE RAN OVER A BLOCK OF COAL AND AS THE MACHINE DROPPED OFF THE CANOPY STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE WILSON BRANCH SECTION, ID #009-0. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE WRENCH FROM THE DRILL HEAD, HE APPARENTLY HIT THE WRONG CONTROL LEVER, CAUSING THE DRIL L STEEL CLAMP T2 CLOSE AND CATCH THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND, CUTTING IT.
INJ WAS DRILLIN1 HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT HE LOWERED THE HEAD OF PINNER AND THE DRILL STEEL HAD LODGED IN THE TOP HE LAID HIS HAND OVER THE PINNER HEAD TO CHECK SUCTION ON DUST COLLECTOR AS HE DID THIS THE DR3LL STEEL FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON HAND THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 8 SUTURES
INJURED HAD DIS9NGAGED, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 90 POUND HYDRAULIC ROOF SUPPORT JACK AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.