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DOZER BOUNCED ON A ROCK WHILE WORKING A SHOT
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRILLING THROUGH A 2" PIPE WHEN THE BIT HUNG CAUSING THE DRILL TO BACKLASH AND STRIKE HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HELPING DRILL RIB HOLE THE HAND HELD DRILL STEEL STALLED CAUSING HANDLE OF DRILL TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT JAW.
USING METAL DISK TO GRIND RUBBER OFF A METAL BELT PULLEY AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN SAW DUST WENT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER & LOWERED DRILL HEAD ONTO FOOT.
EMPL STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN WELDING BIT LUGS ON CONTINUOUS MINER HE HAD LAID GLOVES ON CONTINUOUS MINER HEAD. WHEN HE REACHED FOR GLOVED HE LAID HAND DOWN ON HOT BIT LUG THAT HAD JUST BEEN WE LDED.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING A HOLE THRU METAL OVERCAST PANEL IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TROLLEY LINE CAUSING A FLASHBURN TO EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT NEXT TO THE RIB. AS HE LOWERED THE HYD DRILL HEAD, HE WAS STRUCK BY THE DRILL HEAD ON THE RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN A BRUISE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE TOP DRILL STEEL FROM THE DRILL HOLE WHEN THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE MOVED SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE BOTTOM DRILL STEEL TO PUSH UPWARD STRIKING HIS FI NGER.
SETTING BEHIND ELECT. WORKING ON RF BOLT MACHINE ROCK FELL CATCHING L ARM AND WRIST
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. AS HE PUT THE DRILLS TEEL AGAINST THE ROOF. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.
EMPL STATED HE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING INSIDE BOLT IN ROOF BOLT PATTERN WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND OUTSIDE BOLT & STRUCK HIM IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REACHING TO CHANGE DRILL STEELS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL LYING ON THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE THE DRILL STEEL THEN BOUNCED UP STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT UPPER ARM
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOWERED THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN A METAL STRAP WHEN THE DRILL BIT BROKE AND A METAL FRAGMENT WENT INTO THE CORNER OF THE LEFT EYE NEAR THE NOSE.
DRILLING FACE HAND HELD DRILL HELPER LET GO DRILL SPUN AROUND STRUCK EMP IN BOTH WRISTS
DRIVING CRANE ON ROAD WHEN FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD HIS SHUTTLE CAR UNDER THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. THE MINER WAS LOADING OUT ROCK AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT FROM THE BOOM OF THE MINER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON T HE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN THE BOOM OF A ROOF BOLTING ACHINE BROKE AT THE HIMGE POINT. SUPPLIES ON THE BOLTING FELL OFF. THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT THE DRILL STEEL JUMPED OUT OF THE DRILL POT CATCHING LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND GUARD ON BOLTER
WHILE TRAMMING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE FROM #3 CROSSCUT LEFT TO #3 ENTRY THE EMPLOYEE SPLIT THE TRAM ON THE ROOF BOLTER MACHINE CAUSING THE MACHINE TO PUSH HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, HITTING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL TRAMMING ROOF BOLT MACHINE IN REVERSE.IT TRAMMED UP ON ROCK WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT CAUGHT EMPL LEFT FOOT UNDER BUMPER OF MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO GREAT TOE.
THE ROOF BOLT CREW HAD POSTIONED A FLY BOARD ON THE T-BAR IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE BOARD.WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED DRILLING THROUGH THE BOARD THE BOARD SLIPPED OFF THE HELPERS SIDE.THE OPERATO R LOWERED THE T-BAR TO RESET THE BOARD BEFORE THE HELPER WAS READY.THE BOARD HIT HE HELPER ON THE SIDE OF THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HYDRAULIC FITTING ON DRILL HEAD AND FRAME WHILE DRILL WAS BEING LOWERED.
EMPL STATED THAT WHILE DRILLING HOLD TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT HE HAD IS HAND ON DRILL POT. PIECE OF COAL FELL DOWN STRIKING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 5 IN X 3 IN X 1 IN STRUCK HIS FOREARM RESULTING IN A BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROF BOLT WHEN HE DROPPED DRILL HEAD AFTER DRILLING HOLE. DRILL HEAD FELL ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE TURNING A WATER VALVE ON AT FIRE TAP, FILED TO HAVE HOLD OF END OF HOSE AND WATER PRESSURE CAUSED END OF HOSE TO FLY UP STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPL STATED WHILE WALKING ALONG HEAD END OF SHEARER DRUM KICKED ROCK OUT & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE PUSHING TRUSS BOLT INTO THE HOLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOD BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLD IN THE MINE ROOF FOR TROLLY WIRE ANCHORS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF EMPLOYEE S FACE.
EMPL SAID HIS DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN TOP WHEN HE REMOVED ON ESECTION OF DRILL STEEL OTHER PIECE FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE PUT THE STEEL AGAINST THE MINE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE CANOPY THE HITT ING EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF THE NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE BENDIN1 OVER TO PLACE MINER CABLE IN CABLE HOOK ON MINER WITH LEFT HAND AND PLACED RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY. CANOPY RAN OVER HIGH PLACE IN BOTTOM AND CANOPY MOVED UPWARD CATC HING HIS RIGHT 3NDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST HALF HEADER.
I NAME STATED H9 GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH. PART OF THE CASE WAS BROKEN ALLOWING FINGER TO CONTACT THE MOTOR FAN.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE HAD DRILLED PPART OF HOLE, THEN PROCEEDED TO FINISH THE HOLE WITH WRENCH WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE LOWERING CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER, A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED THAT HE WAS GETTING READY TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF HITTING ON TOP OF THE CANOPY AND THEN SLID OFF STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT. PLEASE NOT E: THERE WAS NO3MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 05-11-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8ERTING ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF.THE BOLT FOULED. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE HEAD AND POINCHED HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR AND THE MACHINE. N APPROX. 45 MI3TUES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LOWER NECK AND UPPER BACK CAUSING BRUISE TO NECK AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE STEEL STRAP THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED-JERKING HIS ARM.
EMP WAS DRILLIN1 A HOLE DURING BOLT INSTALLATION A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK THE T.R.S. SYSTEM FALLING INTO CANOPY HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT HE WAS WEARING METATARSALS
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS STANDING, WATCHING BOLT MACHINE CABLE, WHEN OPERATOR TURNED ON CABLE REEL. AS SLACK PICKED UP IN CABLE, IT HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS INSTALLING 6 FT ROOF BOLTS HE TRIED TO INSTALL A BOLT INTO A HOLE THAT HE HAD ONLY DRILLED 4 FT HOLE HE STATED THAT THE BOLT BENT AND THE WRENCH THAT HE WAS USING TO INSTALL THE3BOLT HIT HIM ON THE ELBOW
EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE DRILLING A HOLE TO INSERT A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRICKING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT THE CHAIN AND EAR ON JACK BROKE LETTING HEAD DROP STEEL LEFT HOLE STRIKING HIS ARM
EMPL HOLDING BO5T MACHINE CABLE AT X-OVER,CABLE JERKED AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN RIGHT ARM.