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THE EE WAS INSTALLING HIS OUTSIDE BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ATRS JACK AND THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, STRIKING THE EE LEFTLEG. EX-RAY NEGATIVE , BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN OTHER TIMBERS FELL CATCHING THE JOSE OF THE HYDRAULIC SAW CAUSING IT TO BUCK UPWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE DID NOT HAVE HIS DRILL STEELS CONNECTED PROPERLY, THEY BENT, SNAPPED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ONT HE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. FRACTURE TO INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROOF BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK (RT SIDE).
NORTH MAINS, FACE AREA: THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN A HIGH TOP AREA & A ROCK (~3' X 2' X 2" THICK) FELL WITHOUT WARNING & STRUCK HIS HEAD. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & THE NEXT MORNI NG DECIDED THAT AN EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN WAS NEEDED.
ROOF-BOLTER ON MOVE CREW WAS BOLTING TOP. AS HE WAS DRILLING, HIS STEEL HUNG IN THE HOLE. HE RAISED HIS POT TO REMOVE HIS STEEL & MASHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
OPERATOR WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEEL STOPPING UP WHEN HE DROPPED THE HEAD THE STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. HE THEN RAISED THE HEAD BACK UP AND WHEN HE DID AS HE HIT THE ROTATION HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PINNER HEAD & HIS STEEL CAUSING HIS RT ARM AND HAND TO TWIST AROUND STEEL.
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER HANGING ROOF BOLTER TRAILING CABLE, THE BOLTER OPERATOR NOT AWARE HE WAS HANGING & ENGAGED THE CABLE TAKE-UP REEL & THE CABLE KNOCKED HIM FROM LADDER.
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE TOP & HIT EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS ARM. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MOVE OUTBY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF MEASURING 7"X 12"X 8" TO 9" FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE & FO OT.
PIECE OF RIB FELL AND STRUCK RT. SHOULDER AND LOWER RT. SIDE. EXAMINATION - NO X-RAY. EE RETURNED TO WORK REG. JOB NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER AND WHEN THE TRAILING CABLE REEL ENGAGED THE CABLE STRUCK THE EE ON NECK AND SHOULDER. THIS EE STARTEDMISSING WORK 6-11-02 AND DIDN'T INFORM MANAGEMEN T. HIS REASON FOR NOT WORKING UNTIL 6-18-02.
ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTALLING BOLT, WHILE PUSHING UP THE SPINNING PLATE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH, REQUIRED STAPLES.
EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER DUEL HEAD ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE OPERATOR SWUNG THE DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL THE ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, DRILLING A HOLE. A PIECE OF UNBOLTED ROOF FELL NEAR HIM. HE TURNED QUICKLY AWAY FROM HE FALLING ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
EE HAD THE STARTER HOLE DRILLED & THE EXTENSION STEEL CONNECTED. HE WAS RAISING THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE TO INSERT THE EXTENSION STEEL IN THE CHUCK. THE EXTENSION STEEL CAUGHT THE SID E OF THE CHUCK CAUSING THE STEEL TO BEND & BREAK. IT SNAPPED BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB, FRACTURING IT.
THE REMOTE CONTROL MINER WAS HUNG UP IN A SALT BOTTOM ENTRY & THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING CRIBS & THE STAB JACK TO LIFT IT. WHEN HE TOLD THE MINER OPERATOR TO LOWER THE STAB JACK, THE CRIB ROLLED & HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CRIB AND STAB JACK. THE BONE WAS NOT BROKEN AND THE TENDONS WERE NOT DAMAGED BUT THE SKIN WAS TORN FROM THE KNUCKLE TO THE END OF THE THUMB.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A SHARP ROCK APPROX. 6"X6"X 1" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK THE EE'S LT. FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE MASHED HIS THUMB WHEN INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. A ROOF BOLT UNDER TENSION SPRANG BACK WHEN RELEASED AND MASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD. HE WORKED NORMALLY UNTIL 2/3/02- THEN CALLED IN AND SAID HIS DR. WOULDN'T LET HIMWORK-??
INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE.
THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF TO PUT A ROOF BOLT IN FOR REASONS UNKNOWN THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS USING BROKE-A PIECE OF THE BROKEN STEEL HIT HIM ON THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 4" BY 12" BY 12" FELL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON ENTRY THAT WAS CUT HIGH FOR A BOLT HEAD. THE EE WAS ERILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT AND THE CONNECTOR THAT HOLDS THE DRILL STEELS TOGETHER BROKE. THE TOP SECI TON OF THE DRILL STEELS FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS RIGHT ARM. SIX STITCHES NEEDED.
EE WAS OPERATING A R-BOLTER. HE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING THE BOLT ON HIS SIDE AND WAS WAITING FOR HIS BUDDY TO FINISH HIS BOLT. AS HE WAS WAITING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP, BETWEEN THE RIB AND A ROW OF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE BACK AND ARM CAUSING THE INJURY.
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING A BOLT. WHEN HE PUSHED THE BOLT UP HALF WAY IT BENT. THEOPERATOR STARTED TURNING THE BENT BOLT & GRABBEDTHE BOLT WRENCH WHILE THE BOLT WAS SPINNING. THE PLATE HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM, CUTTING IT.
EMPLOYEE HIT DRILL STEEL THAT FELL AS HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM DRILLED HOLE. FRACTURED PINKIE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
PIECE OF STEEL FELL DOWN BETWEEN TRAY AND HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER. EMPLOYEE REACHING TO GET STEEL WHILE RAISING PINNER HEAD CATCHING HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FI NGER OFF.
INJURED WAS HELPING TURN A DRIVE PULLEY BY HAND IN ORDER TO POSITION A PUMP SHAFT, SO AN IMPELLOR COULD BE REMOVED. HE GOT HIS GLOVED LEFT THUMBCAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE PULLEY AND THE DRIVE BELTS. THE PRESSURE OF THE DRIVE BELTS CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL FIRST BOLT IN HIS SECOND ROW OF BOLTS IN THE #4 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK 3'LONG 6"WIDE 3"THICK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY & RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NE CK.
THE EE COMPLETED HIS VISUAL & SOUND VIBRATION METHOD ON THE TOP & HE FELT IT WAS SAFE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. THIS WAS A HIGHT ENTRY & WHEN HESTARTED HIS DRILL A ROCK FELL WITHOUT WARNING. T HE ROCK HIS THE DRILL HEAD & FELL TOWARD THE ROOF BOLTER STRIKING HIM ON ARM
EMPLOYEE PULLED DRAW ROCK DOWN. HE PUT UP OUTSIDE BOLT, SWUNG OVER TO PUT UP NEXT BOLT. PULLED DOWN DRAW ROCK, PUSHED RIGHT LEG, FELL, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF OBLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMT HE TOP CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM AND CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING TO HIS ARM.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER DECK CANOPY ON TRUSS BOLT MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND INJURED EE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE AREA LIGHT MOUNTED ON TRAM DECK, HIS LEFT HAND THEN BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND LIGHT AS THE CANOPY WAS LOWERED.INJRING 4 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF ROCK BOLTS IN A FACE ENTRY. THE ROOF BOLT NEEDED BENT FOR INSTILLATION. WHEN BENDING THE ROOF BOLT, THE EE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. THE EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 9-6-01.
EE WAS BOLTING IN #2 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION. AS CANOPY CAME DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME LOOSE, GOT ON HIS BACK, & INJURED HIS UPPER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR 7/11/01, IS BEING TREATED FOR BRU ISING & HAVING P.T.
THE JOB TASK WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. THE EE COMPLETED DRILLING & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE DRILL STEELS FROM THE HOLE. A SMALL ROCK WITH A SHARP EDGE FELL FROM THE TOP WITHOUT WARN ING, STRIKING THE EE ON RIGHT FOREARM. 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS OPERATING COAL DRILL WHEN HIS HAND CAUGHTBETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE EE WAS WELDING HE SUFFERED A FLASH TO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A MINOR BEGINNING A NEW CUT. ROOF WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SAND STONE. A SMALL PIECE(SAUCER SIZE) FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING IT. DR. INSERTED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOU ND.
EE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK CAME SPINNING DOWN THE DRILL STEEL CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD & SHOULDER.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL BOLTS FOR ROOF. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.
HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
EE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF. THE EXTENSION FELL FROM THE MACHINE. HE REACHED TO PICK IT UP, PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ONTO THE DRILL HEAD. STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE ONTO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN HIS UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.
MEN WERE WELDING ON THE BIN WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED DAMAGING THE LOAD OUT SYSTEM.
ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING THE TOP OF THE CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND ALSO STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE. DAYS LOST BEGAN 1-31-01.
EE BOLTING ON #2 SECTION. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CANOPY JACK. HE RAISED THE BOLTER HEAD, SMASHED RING AND LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. X RAY NEGATIVE.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN MINE ROOF A FLYING PIECE OF BROKEN SLATE FELL FROM AROUND HOLE HITTING HIS RIGHT CHEEK, CAUSING LACERATION TO CHEEK.