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INJURED WAS OPE9ATING D-8 DOZER ON A CLEAR COAL STOCKPILE INJURED HIT A HOLE & WAS JARRED INJURED CLAIMS HIS BACK HURT ALL WEEK THAT THE ONLY TIME HE COULD OF GOT HURT WAS ON 091586 INJURED RE PORTED ACCIDENT3ON 091986
A 2' X 2'X 2' P3ECE OF ROCK FELL OUT JUST PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND CAUGHT THE OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER & RIGHT RIB ROLLED OUT & STRUC K HIM ON THE FOOT
EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND A FALLING ROCK BETWEEN BOLTS.
EMP WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN SHUTTLECAR LEFT PLACE AND SLID INTO THE MINER CABLE CAUSING IT TO BECOME TIGHT AROUND THE MINER OPERATORS LEG TWISTING AND STRINING HIS KNEE
WHILE MINER WAS MOVING, THE CABLE CAUGHT A TIMBER & THE TIMBER FELL & HIT MAN ON TOP OF FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO BEND HIS ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL IT IN THE HOLE AND AS HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT TO SHOVE IT UP IN THE HOLE THE BOLT TWISTED AROUND JERKING HIS ARMS AND BACK MUSCLES.
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF AND HIS FORARM TOUCHED THE DRILL HEAD WHICH WAS HOT AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREMAN
THE IN J WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AROUND THE DRILL STELEL STRIKING THE INJ ON HIS NECK AND HAND
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING ROCK WHEN THE MINER JARRED CAUSING AN INJURY TO THE LOWER BACK
TRYING TO UNCLOG DRILL HEAD AND MISTAKENLY HIT WRONG LEVER AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND MINE ROOF.
AN EXTENSION ON THE SAFETY JACK LOCATED ON THE SWING ARM OF THE BOLTER FELL TOWARDS THE INJURED TRYING TO AVOID THE EXTENSION THE INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT WIRST AND FELLBACKWARDS STRIKI A SAFETY TIMBER INJURING HIS BACK
WHILE DRILLING TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT INJURED ON FOOT.
SWINGING BOOM OVER TO INSTALL BOLT,BOOM SWING LEVER HUNG ON TOP OF BOOM LIFT LEVER INSTEAD OF CENTERING BACK TO NEUTRAL.CAUSED BOOM TO SWING OVER AND MASH LEG BADLY BRUISING LEFT THIGH.