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EMPLOYEE LACERATED LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER WHEN INSERTING BOLT INTO HOLE. HE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND MESH HEAD. STITCHES WEREREQUIRED.
EE HAD JUST SET A LARGE ALTERNATOR ON A 240 TON HAUL TRUCK, USING A OVERHEAD CRANE. AS SHE WAS MOVING THE CRANE OUT OF THE WAY, ONE OF THE LIFTING HOOKS ON THE LIFTING CHAIN CAUGHT ON ONE OF T HE LIFTING EYES OF THE ALTERNATOR AND POPPED BACK AND STRUCK THE EE BEHIND HER RIGHT KNEE, BRUISING SOME. E.R. DOCTOR WOULD NOT RELEASE HER TO WORK.
LACERATION TO FINGER WHILE TRYING TO GET DRILL OUT OF ROOF IT FELL AND HIT FINGER.
TROUBLE SHOOTING SHEAER ELECTRICAL PANEL. HE HAD HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PANEL COVER AND THE PANLINE. CHECKING SHEARER START UP AND THE SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE SHEARER CAUSED THE PANEL COVER TO SLIP. THIS CAUGHT HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE PANEL AND THE PANLINE LACERATING (SUTURES) IT.
HE WAS INSTALLING LAST BOLT IN THE PLACE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND FINGERS IN THE DRILL CLAMP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MACHINE. HE PULLED THE WRONG LEVEL WHICH CAUSED THE INCIDENT.
WAITING FOR FULL FACE MINER TO FINISH CUTTING COAL SO HE COULD INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. THE WORKING PLACE HAD UNEVEN ROOF BECAUSE THE MINER WAS NOT LEVEL. A PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN CHA NNEL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 5/4/99.
HAD LOWERED JACKS ON MINER TO BEGIN MINING. WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX WHICH WAS SETTING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM A CLAY VEIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HANDS. STRAP S WERE 33" APART.
EE FRACTURE TO MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, HE WAS DRILLING INSIDE HOLE, HAD EXPERIENCED SUCTION PROBLEMS, PUT LEFT HAND ON TOP OF WRENCH TO CHECK SUCTION. THE STEEL THAT WAS LEFT IN ROOF FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND STRUCK HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS THROUGH WIRE MESH. AS HE DRILLED HOLE HE WAS OBSERVING THE DRILL STEEL TO MAKE CERTAIN IT WAS CLEAR OF THE WIRE MESH. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE DRILL STEEL GUIDE HE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT HIS HAND AND LACERATED HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A 1/2 INCH WIRE PULLING CABLE FROM THE BACK OF A RUBBER TIRED DOZER. THECABLE WAS TWISTED AND AS THE EMPLOYEE MOTIONED THE DOZER TO MOVE FORWARD HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS IN A LOOP OF THE TWISTEDCABLE, PULLING THE MUSCLE, NERVES, AND SKIN AWAYFROM THE BONE. HE WAS HAVING SURGERY TO TRY TO SAVE FINGERS.
B2#3 ENTRY AT FACE. WORKING ON SUCTION LINE LINE OF BOLTER AND HAND WAS CAUGHT N T LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER.
MEDICAL REPORTABLE EE TRYING TO INSTALL A BENT ROOF BOLT CLAMP WAS CLOSED AROUND THE ROOF BOLT &AS THE DRILL HEAD WAS RAISED THE ROOF BOLT BENT MORE SMASHING EE'S HAND
INJ & COWORKER WERE INSTALLING BOLTS WITH A SINGLE BOOM DRILL. AS INJ WAS WALKING ALONG THE SIDEOF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE LOOSE ROOF SEPARATEDAS HIS COWORKER WAS DRILLING A HOLE & FELL BETWE EN ROOF SUPPORT CHANNEL. A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK INJ ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT
EE 1W#2 BELT-GRADING OUT BOTTOMS TO INSTALL ARCHES AFTER ROOF FALL. INSTRUCTING OPR, TOLD HIM TO BACK UP AND THEN THE CUTTING HEAD STRUCK 12" STEEL CHANNEL CAUSING THE BACK END TO STRIKE THE F OREMAN IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG. CONTUSION TO LOWERLEFT LEG. EE HAD SURGERY ON LEFT KNEE ON 10-6-99 MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN AN OFF-SET BESIDE A FULL FACE MINER. ENTRY WAS OFF-SITE AND NARROW DUE TO ROCK INTRUSION. WHEN OPERATOR BACKED UP MACHINE TO CUT ROOF, EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SHIELDS. A SHIELD FAILED TO COME COMPLETELY IN. AS THE EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE FAILED SHIELD A LEG HOSE BURST CAUSING THE OIL TO GO UP UNDER HIS AIRSTREAM HELMET AND SOM E OF THE FLUID ENTERED HIS EYES.
USING A SPAD GUN TO POUND WEDGES INTO ROOF CHANNEL. THE AREA WAS HIGH AND A HAMMER OR AXE WOULDN'T REACH. HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN SWINGING THE SPAD GUN.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT USING A WET DRILL. BOLT WAS A COMBINATION BOLT AND AS HE BEGANUSING ROTATION, HE HAD A GROUP ON THE COUPLER. WHEN THE BOLT BEGAN TO SPIN, IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND IN TURN, JERKED HIS HAND.
EMPTYING CONTENTS OF VACUUM PUMP, AFTER CLEANING IT OUT, HE TURNED THE PUMP ON, PREDSSURIZING IT, THE CLEAN OUT CAP WAS NOT FASTENED AND IT BLEW OFF, FRACTURING HIS NOSE. HE BEGAN MISSING WOR K ON 1-30-99.
THE RELAY BAR BROKE STRIKING EE IN THE LOWER LEFT ANKLE AREA.
AFTER INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, INJURED WAS LOWER THE MAST JACK ON THE SINGLE BOOM ROOFBOLTER. HE GRABBED THE DRILL STEEL AS THE JAC WAS DESENDING. HIS RIGHT , MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND MAST JACK FRACTURING IT AND SEVERELY LACERATING IT ABOVE THE FIRST JOINT.
I WAS WARMING UP EQUIPMEN AND NOTICE THE FEEDER BELT WAS FROSTED SO I THREW THE POWDERED ROCK ON BELT. IT WAS STILL FROSTED SO I PROCEEDED TO WIP OFF ROLLER WITH HAND WHEN GLOVE CAUGH AND PULL ED RIGHT ARM IN WHERE I WAS STUCK UNTIL FIRST AID ARRIVED.
USING A TABLE SAW TO CUT A SIX INCH PVC PIPE IN HALF. A PIECE OF PVC BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB LACERATING IT. THE INJURY REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.
SMASHED TIP OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND OFF. WHILE DRILLING A HOLE BOLTING THE DRILL HEAD CAME APART, THE STEEL FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS INSTALLING RIB PIN ON CORNER. LARGE PORTION OF RIB RASHED OFF, PULLING THE BOLT DOWN HE WAS PUTTING IN THE HOLE. PULED DOWN THE BOLT WHILE IT WAS STILL IN HIS HAND. WENT DR. DISABLED HI M ON 12-14 DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS ELBOW WAS FRACTURED.
WHILE BOLTING ON A IN-PLACE CM, A PIECE OF ROOF 1' X 1' X 2" FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT. PART OF THE ROCK MISSED HIS METATARSAL AN STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE. SUSTAINED A SEVERE BRUI SE.
RESTRICTED DUTY, EE WAS IN ENTRY BEHIND BOLTER APPROX. 50 FT WHEN BOLTER WAS BACKING UP. CABLE CAUGHT HIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND HURTING LEFT KNEE.
HAD HIS FOOT AGAINST RIB WITH HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINING MACHINE'S DUST BOX. THE MINING MACHINE WAS MOVED TO CUT SLAB TO PUT PLACE BACK ON SIGHT & THE INJURED'S LEG WAS CAUGHT BY THE DUST BOX
WHILE OPERATING CONT MINER, RIB BROKE OFF AND STRUCK LOWER LEG AND RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING 2ND TOE.STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY 10/6/98 EE WAS WAITING FOR REPLACEMEMT METATARSOL BOOTS WHICH HE NORMAL LY WEAR. THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INJURY Y
HE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER, SPINNING STEEL OUT OF ROOF WHEN WRENCH CAME LOOSE FROM THE DRILL STEEL, STRIKING HIS IN HEAD.
STANDING BESIDE FULL FACE MINER WHILE WAITING TO ROOF BOLT, COAL RIB ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE BACK OF HIS LOWER TIGHT LEG CAUSING A SEVERE CONTUSION AND ABRASION. INJURED BEGAN MOD IFIED DUTY THE NEXT SHIFT.
EE ROOF BOLT STEEL WAS BOWED WHEN IT SPRANG BACKAND HIT EE'S RIGHT WRIST WHILE ROOF BOLTING.
STRAINED TO REACH HOLES TO INSTALL BOLTS, FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT ARM
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A SINGLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER. WHILE POSITIONING TO INSTALL DRILL STEEL STABILIZING JACK CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT TO MINE FLOOR. RIGHT FOOT WAS CRUSHED, NO FRACTURES.
SHEARER OPERATOR CUTTING OUT T.G., ROCK FROM DRUM HIT HAND ON THE RAIL.
THE FULL FACE MINER HAD BACKED OUT OF THE FACE TO CLEAN UP ROCK. THE MINER OPERATOR WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MACHINE FROM THE INJURED. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT INJURED WAS IN THE CLEAR AND MOVED THE MINER FORWARD. THE INJURED HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER CABLE AND THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS ON BENT LEG ON HEAD FRAME WHILE STANDING ON A STEP LADDER. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS CUT THE BENT LEG KICKED BACK, HITTING EE S LEG.
WHILE RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER EE WAS PUSHING A STEEL UP INTO THE ROOF AND THE STEEL BENT AND PINCHED EE'S LEFT THUMB. EE HAD TO HAVE 5 STITCHES IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY ON 6-22-98 AND STATED THAT SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT ON 6-19-98, AS HE WAS TURNING AND SITTING DOWN ON THE OPERATOR'S SEAT OF THE DOZER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK /UPPER RIGHT HIP.
WHILE INSTALLING A CABLE ROOF BOLT WITH AN INGERSOL-RAND JACKLEG, THE BEARING PLATE SPUN AND HIT EE IN THE RIGHT CHEEK.
EE REPORTS HE CLIMBED UP ON BOLTER AND HIT DRILL FEED, PINCHING HIM BETWEEN TRAY AND DRILL HEAD. WILL RETURN TO RESTRICTED DUTY ON 6-3-98.
EE WAS HELPING TO FREE THE DEBRIS FROM 12' DRILL HOLE IN THE FLOOR WATER PRESSURE TURNED ON BY OTHER. DRILL STEEL BEGAN TO TORPEDO OUT OF HOLE BECAUSE OF THE WATER PRESSURE. EE GRABBED THE WAT ER SWIVEL IN ORDER TO DIRECT IT AWAY FROM MAIN DRILL FRAME. HIS LEFT HIS HAND IN WRONG PLACE TOO LONG CAUSING A PINCH BETWEEN DRILL FRAME AND WATER SWIVEL.
EE WAS HOLDING A SHAFT STEADY WHILE THE OILER LOWERED THE OVERHEAD CRANE THAT WAS HOOKED TO THE SHAFT. THE CRANE BLOCK BUMPED THE SHAFT PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
WHILE DRILLING IN A HIGH AREA THE INJURED WAS PUTTING FINAL STEEL ON AND RAISING DRILL HEAD WHEN THE STEEL INSERT BROKE. THE DRILL STEEL HIT HIMCAUSING A LACERATION.
WAS ROOF BOLTING ON FULL FACE MINER. HE WAS STANDING WATCHING THE MINER CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED SIDEWAYS.
EE WAS SWINGING BOOM TO INSTALL BOLT WITH WALK THRU BOLTER NEXT TO RIB. TOP FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ATRS AND BOOM AND STRUCK RIGHT SHOULDER. EE DIDN'T START MISSING UNTIL SURGERY ON 8/18/98. TOR N RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF.
B2 UNIT, #5 ENTRY--WHILE ROOF BOLTING, EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF PLACE AND THE MINE ROOF. INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED LIFT CYLINDER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE IN A PINCH POINT. FRACTURE TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT THE FIRST AND THIRD JOIN, LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES ALSO.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT. THE BIT STRUCK THE ROOF CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK TO BE SPUN FROM THE ROTATING BIT. THE PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK LIP JUST BELOW THE NOSE. DX: LACERATION T O LIP, BELOW NOSE REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING AN EMPLOYEE START A CHAINSAW, AFTER MUCH EFFORT THE CAHINSAW STARTED. THEEMPLOYEE QUICKLY LIFTED THE SAW TO KEEP THE CHAIN AND BAR OUT OF THE DIRT. THE SUPERVISOR SUSTAI NED LACERATIONS TO THE END OF 2 FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE LACERATIONS REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.