EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A HOLE TO INSTALL PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREARM.
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Showing all 25EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTING PINNER AROUND WHEN IT CAUGHT THE FOOT UNDER THE DECK.
EE WAS RUNNING PINNER WHEN A ROUND PIECE OF METAL WHICH HOLDS INSERT IN PINNER HEAD BACKED OUT AND FLEW AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT, WHILE PUSHING AT THE SAME TIME HE STAINED THE STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WHEN A PIECE OF CARBON FLEW OFF THE BIT AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE HAD INSTALLED SECOND ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE BACKED UP THE ROOF BOLTER, A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MACKING OFF ROOF BOLTS WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL DRILLING COAL WITH SMALL HAND DRILL WHEN SLUG OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
HE WAS INSTALLING 1ST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FROM THE OUTBY SUPPORT FELL FROM ROOF AND HIT HIM.
A LOOSE ROCK 3IN THICKX18IN WIDE X3FT LONG FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK ROOFBOLTER WHILE INSTALLING 5FT BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM & CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD TAKEN A CUT. THE OPERATOR THEN DROVE THE ROOF BOLTER TO CLOSE TO THE CUT. HE THEN DECIDED TO BACK THE ROOF BOLTER UP WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK.
EMPL WAS PUTTING UP THIRD ROW OF ROOF BOLTS WHEN ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND ROW OF BOLTS. ROCK FELL DIRECTLY ON HAND PUSHING HAND ONTO OPERATING LEVERS & CUTTING IT.
EMPL WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON UPPER BACK & SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUT TING UP A ROOFBOLT IN T HE TOP HE WAS PUSHING UP ON T HE ROOFBOLT WITH THE HEAD WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS HAND
A ROCK FELL ON HIM WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER.
DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACK.
LARGE SLUG ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS MADE OPERATOR FALL BACK NTO SAFETY JACK WITH BACK OF HEAD.
EMPL. WAS CUTTING ON MINER WITH TORCH & HOT SLAG FELL IN EAR.
LARGE SLUG OF ROCK RODE OUT SAFETY JACK ONE EDGE BROKE LOOSE FROM ROOF BOLT SLUG SLID DOWN MAN S BACK RIDING HIM OVER. MAN COMPLAINED OF BACK STRAIN BUT REMA NED ON JOB 3-12-88 DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
CAUGHT RT.INDE3 FINGER BETWEEN TRTAM LEVERS WHILE MOVING PINNER TO NEXT BOLT H OLE TGRIED TO JERK FINGER LOOSE CHANGING BOLT ER TO JUMP AWAY FROM HIM COMPOUND FX.RFT.INDEX FINGER BETWEEN FIR ST & SECOND JOI3T
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND LAST RUN OF BOLTS
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP LOST POW OF BOLTS IN #71 HEADING WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM FACE TO JACKS ROCK WAS APPROX. 2'X2'X2".
ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SAFETY JACKS.