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While drilling holes to anchor the section tail piece, the air line came loose from the drill and sprayed air and debris into individuals eyes, the foreign material in his eyes needed to be removed at the hospital and the Optometrist office.
While re-installing the relay bar pin to the pan line. A crib block was used to apply pressure to the relay bar, assisting in aligning the holes. The crib block flipped out and the shield rocked forward striking the individual's hand, causing a fracture to his right little finger.
While releasing the roof screen mesh from the top of the ATRS individual had right elbow pinched between mesh support plate and ATRS main frame. This caused a severe bruise to right elbow area, resulting in missing work to allow swelling to subside.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A STUCK DRILL STEEL. AS HE PULLED ON THE STEEL IT RELEASED, SMASHING HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL STEEL & THE DRILL BOX ON THE BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK & SHOVED FACE FIRST INTO A SHIELD. THERE WAS A BOUNCE ON THE FACE.
Coworker got Employee's attention & indicated that he had stuck a roof bolt. Employee hurried over to the left (cab) side of the bolter and tried to save it. He ran the head up while holding the roof bolt wrench. When the wrench came in contact with the bolt, because the resin had already set, the bolt/wrench kicked in against the jaws, pinching employee's finger.
While cutting thru the tailgate a piece of coal bounced off the face and hit employee in the head causing a laceration which took 6 stitches to close.
EE had drilled a hole with a starter steel. Inserted top piece of his section steel in the hole and was pushing the bottom section up with the drill head. When the two sections met the bottom section bowed out smashing his hand against the drill head.
While installing the resin roof bolt into the mine roof by pushing the bolt in place with the chuck wrench, the wrench slipped off the head of the roof bolt and struck individual in the nose. This caused a small laceration that required 3 stitches to close.
While installing a roof bolt, the individual was rotating the chuck wrench aligning the end of the roof bolt and the chuck wrench. While rotating the chuck wrench, caught his left ring finger between the end of the bolt and chuck wrench. This tore fingernail loose. After examination it was determined that the fingernail needed to be removed.
The Employee was attempting to bend a roofbolt to put in the roof, the bolt slipped forcing his hand into the bolting machine. this resulted in a broken bone, in his left hand, behind the ring finger.
The Employee was roof bolting in the 12th East section. He was pushing a bolt to the roof using the head of the roofbolter. The roof bolt he was pushing bent smashing his finger between the roof bolt and the machine.
Individual was reaching to remove a chain used to transport a longwall shield located within a shield haul vehicle, when the chain lift arm was activated to lower the shield pinching individual's right upper arm (humorous). The pinching of the lift arm fractured the individual's right upper arm.
EE was bolting the face in the 11th East section. He had put the bolt in the hole and run I up the first stage. He then dropped the head to insert the wrench between the head and the bolt head. As he ran the bolter head up to engage the roof bolt, the bolt bent pinching the little finger of his left hand between the wrench and the jaws of the bolter.
After spraying some stoppings with Versa Foam polyurethane sealant, individual experienced shortness of breath and nausa. Taken to hospital and Doctor felt was having a reaction to the chemicals used in the foam. Doctor requested follow-up examination in two days for release to return to work.
While installing a roof bolt, a chuck wrench was used to help push the bolt into the hole. As push pressure was applied to the bolt and rotation started, the chuck wrench flipped free and struck individual in chin. This caused a 1/2 inch laceration to chin which needed stitches.
While helping install roof bolts, the injured individual was holding the wire mesh screen. The other operator raised the ATRS against the mine roof and the individual who was holding the wire mesh had his right hand pinched between the ATRS frame and the mine roof. This caused lacerations to all four fingers of his right hand and fractured the 3rd and 4th fingers.
The ee was transfering rock dust from a mobile tank to a pressurized holding tank. The compressor for the duster was not de-energized and the pressure not bled off, when the cap was unlatched it blew off and struck the ee in the face.
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE CANSETTER WHEN HE WENT TO PARK IT HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE ROOF AND THE CAB HIT A ROOF BOLT. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE ROOF BOLT.
While installing a roof bolt, the roof bolt plate became stuck against the drill mast. The individual moved the roof bolt plate to get it unstuck. As he moved the plate it popped free spinning and stricking the individual in the left ring finger. This caused a laceration to the back of the finger, which required stitches.
EE CUTTING TIMBER WITH A TIMBER SAW, THE SAW BOUNCED OUT OF THE CUT GROOVE AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.
WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN ROOF TO BLAST FOR AN OVERCAST, INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A DOUBLE-BOOM LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER. INDIVIDUAL MOVED BOOM TO REPOSITION AFTER LOWERING BOOM'S STAB JACK. THE CANOPY AND BOOM ROSE, PINCHING HAND AGAINST ROOF CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND FINGERS THAT NEEDED STITCHES ON RIGHT HAND.
THE EE HAD HIS HAND ON THE LUMP BREAKER FOR THE SHEARER, A LUMP OF COAL FLIPPED OFF OF THE SHEARER DRUM AND HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS USING SECTIONAL STEELS. AS HE WAS ADDING A SECTION TO EXTEND THE STEEL HE GROSPED THE STEEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE TOP SECTION FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND PINCH ED HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE INJURED EE WAS HANGING THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE ON INSULATED "J" HOOKS AS THE BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED. AS HE WAS HANGING THE CABLE, IT BECAME TIGHT AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE END OF THE J HOOK CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING WITH A STOPER ROOF DRILL, INDIVIDUAL HAD JUST COMPLETED INSTALLING THE ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE WENT TO LOWER HIS ARM IT WOULD NOT COME DOWN. INDIVIDUAL PUSHED AND FORCED ARM DOWN , FELT POP & PAIN. FOLLOWING AN MRI & DR'S APPOINTMENT ON 6/16/03 FOUND HAD SMALL TEAR TO ROTATOR CUFF IN RT SHOULDER. WILL TREAT W/THERAPY. HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK, REPORT DUE TO POSITIVE DI
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL FROM THE BRETT-BEE CHANEL WHEN A BOUNCE CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF OCOAL TO BE THROWN FROM THE FACE TOWARD THE SHIELDS. THE COAL HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND B ROKE HIS RIGHT FRONT TOOTH.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE HE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING. AS HE PLACED THE WRENCH ON THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWE EN THE ROOF BOLT AND THE WRENCH. THE FINGER WAS CUT AND REQUIRED SUTURES.
THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE CUT TO ALLOW THE CONT MINER BACK INTO THE CUT. THE CONT MINER OPERATOR BENT OVER TO KEEP THE BOLTER FROM RUNING OVER ITS CABLE. WHEN HE BENT TO PICK UP THE CABLE HIS FACE STRUCK MATS THAT WERE LOADED ON THE MACHINE.
WHILE INSTALLING A RESIN GROUTED ROOF BOLT, THE INDIVIDUAL WAS RAISING THE DRILL BOX UP WITH A CHUCK WRENCH IN DRIL CHUCK. THIS WAS TO PUSH AND SPIN THE ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE. AS THE CHUCK WRENC H CONTACTED THE OF THE ROOF BOLT, THE JOINT MOVED AND PINNED INDIVIDUALS THUMB BETWEEN CHUCK WRENCH AND DRILL GUIDE BRACKET, CAUSING A 1/4" CUT ON RIGHT THUMB NEEDING 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
WHILE TRAVELING TO THE TAILGATE OF THE LONGWALL TO OBSERVE CONDITIONS, A SMALL BOUNCE OCCURRED, WHICH CAUSED A LUMP OF COAL TO COME OVER THE BACK OF THE PANLINE, STRIKING INDIVIDUAL IN RIGHT L OWER LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A TEN FOOT HOLE IN THE ROOF TO INSTALL CABLE BOLTS. HE WAS USING A SECTIONAL STEEL. WHEN HE COMPLETED DRILLING THE HOLE HE LOWERED THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE, THE TOP SECT ION REMAINED IN THE HOLE SO HE REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO RETRIEVE IT. THE STEEL RELEASED FROM THE ROOT SUDDENLY AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO SECTIONS OF THE STEEL.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING, DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN HOLE. INDIVIDUAL PULLED ON DRILL STEEL WITH HAND. WHEN DRILL STEEL CAME FREE PINCHED RT RING FINGER TIP BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND CHUCK WRENCH, CA USING A LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER NEEDING STITCHES. RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK 10-19-01. REPAIR SCHEDULED FOR 10-25-01. WAS OFF WORK UNTIL10-30-01 WHEN RETURNED.
INDIVIDUAL HAD COMPLETED MINING CROSSCUT AND HAD MADE AN INITIAL CLEAN UP PASS ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE CROSSCUT. INDIVIDUAL PIVOTED MACHINE TO CLEAN OPPOSITE SIDE OF CROSSCUT AND THE RIB B SLOUGHED AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIGHT REAR CORNER OF THE MACHINE.
WHILE TRYING TO STEP OVER A TOOL BOX-LOST FOOTING AND RAISE RIGHT HAND TO MAINTAIN BALANCE AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SIDE SHIELDS WHILE IN MOVEOUNT-CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OUT OF THE FACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE. THE COAL WAS REMOVED BY THE MD. PRESCRIPTION EYE MEDICATION WAS GIVEN.
WHILE PREPARING TO CONNECT HOSE TO ROCK DUST TANK OUTLET, THE 4" COVER CAP THAT WAS RESTRAINED BY A CHAIN WAS REMOVED. THE TANK STILL HAD PRESSURE IN IT AND THE CAP BLEW OFF WHEN THE CLAMPS WE RE REMOVED. THE RESTRAINED CAP FLEW AROUND AND HIT A GLANCING BLOW TO NOSE, CHEEK LT, AND UPPER LIP CAUSING SWELLING BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK (ROCK DUST) BLEW INTO EYES