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EXTENSION ON TRS OF BOLTER WAS WEDGED, EMPLOYEE WAS ON MACHINE PULLING DOWN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON GROUND PUSHING UP WHEN EXTENSION CAME LOOSE, EMPLOYEE S HAND WAS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE TRS E XTENSION.
USING WINCH TO MOVE SHIELD WHEN PULLING SHIELD, CABLE KICKED THE BOTTOM OF DUKE OUT THE DUKE HIT EMPLOYEE ON FOOT AND ANKLE.
I.NAME WAS INSTRUCTING I.NAME HOW TO OPERATE THE SHEAR A LARGE PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF THE DRUM AND HIT I.NAME ON THE FOOT. I.NAME WAS STANDING BY THE CUTTING DRUM OF THE SHEAR THE COAL LANDED ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE HIS TOE HIS FOOT AND BR2KE HIS TOE
I.NAME WAS STANDING ONT HE LEFT SIDE OF MINER WATCHING THE MINER CUT COAL THE RIB BEHIND HIM FELL OUT & FELL ON TOP OF I.NAME. THE WEIGHT OF THE SLAB OF COAL BROKE THE RIBS ON THE LEFT SI DE PUNCTURED THE DIAPHRAM & BRUISED THE BACK & CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BOLTER TIGHTING TRUSS BOLT, THREADS IN BOLT STRIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD, HE FELL ON LEG AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
IN NAME HAD THE HOOK OF AN AIR HOIST HOOKED TO A CLEVIS WHICH WAS WELDED ON A LONGWALL SHIELD. WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE SHIELD WITH HOIST THE WELD GAVE ON THE CLEVIS AND THE HOOK COME DOWN AND STRUCK CHUCKS HAND PINCHING IT AGAINST THE LEG OF THE SHIELD.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE HAD GLOVES ON & GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLTER DRILL TABLE & THE WRENCH. IT CRACKED HIS KNUCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER.
EE MOVED INTO AN AREA BETWEEN LEFT SWING ARM & TRS TO TALK TO ANOTHER EE. THE OTHER EE NOT SEEING HIM MOVED THE ARM IN PINCHING EE BETWEEN TRS & SWING ARM.