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EE was operating a roof bolting machine. The EE stated that while roof bolting, he attempted to swap the head out, but the EE pulled the wrong lever and the movement of the machine pulled and injured the EE's left shoulder.
EE was using a spray machine to coat the ribs, roof & brattice with a non-combustible material or coating. The tip of the spray machine stopped up while spraying. The 2nd EE was trying to unclog the tip of the machine. When the tip uncloged, the pressure forced the material out knocking the ee's safety glasses off permitting the material to splatter into his left eye.
Employee was using a spray machine to spray brattice/ribs for a battery charging station. While spraying the nozzle stopped up. The employee was trying to clear the material away from the tip, when the object in the tip was cleared the pressure forced the material out knocking his safety glasses off and spattering in his eyes.
The individual was drilling a hole for an 8 ft super bolt. The drill steel stuck in the hole and while trying to dislodge the steel it suddenly broke loose and fell out of the hole striking his left hand. This is a medical only report with no lost or restricted work days.
Employee was installing a roof bolt. He spun the chuck to line up bolt. His glove caught between bolt & chuck. Glove twisted, dislocating his left thumb.
The EE was observing the operation of the CM when a piece of rock and coal came off the head of the CM and struck him in the left eye. Some material was embedded in his eye and had to be removed. This is a medical only treatment. No lost or restricted work days.
Employee was roofbolting in the #3 RT crosscut. Employee was pushing up a roof bolt when the bolt wrench broke. The bolt wrench hit the employee on the left side of his face cutting a place about 1" inch long in his upper lip. (required 4 stitches).
The individual had been grinding in the shop area. When he finished he rubbed his eyes with his hands and got a sliver of metal in his right eye. He was wearing prescription safety glasses while he was grinding. The individual received prescription medication for his eye.
EE went to foreman and told him that his right shoulder was hurting. EE is a roof bolter operator. EE stated that his shoulder started hurting while putting up a roofbolt. The foreman asked the EE if there was an accident, the EE responded no. EE stated again that his shoulder started hurting.
EE was in the shop welding. EE put his gloves on when he felt a sting on his left hand. EE's hand turned red and swollen. EE went home and returned back to work with a bad red streak running up from his hand up to almost his arm pit.
The individual was standing in the center of the bolter as the ATRS was coming down. His foot was caught in the scissors part of the ATRS causing fracture to the toe area of the left foot.
The individual was drilling a roof bolt hole and was removing the drill steel from the drill hole when it struck him above the right eye. The individual received stitches and returned to work on next scheduled shift. (Medical only).
EE was bolting in the #1 entry and used the lever to extend the head out. EE attempted to slide the head back in when he made a mistake and got hold of the boom swing lever. The EE pulled the boom over and struck his right knee.
The individual was using reverse rotation to remove a bent roof bolt from the bolt hole, when the bolt rotated abruptly and struck him on the right forearm.
EE was operating roof bolter while ee was drilling a test hole he put on a second piece of steel. When ee finished the hole the roof bit got hung in the top causing the connector between the 2 pieces of steel to break and let the second piece of steel strike the ee on the left hand and index finger causing a bruise to the hand.
EE was welding bolt heads on planetary hub on miner, when EE got flash and burnt his eye's. Doctor at Whitesburg ARH removed a piece of metal from the EE's eye.
The individual had his back to roof bolter waiting on miner to exit #5 entry. When miner trammed out of the way, the roof bolter trammed forward with the T-bar of the roof bolter catching the toes on the right foot.
The individual was operating a roof bolting machine. He had his hand positioned on the boom lift of the roof bolting machine. As he raised the drill head on the machine, he caught the tip of his right ring finger. The tip of his finger was surgically removed by the physician.
EE was raising drill head, when fast feed lever stuck causing drill steel to bend, striking his left hand.
The injured employee and co-worker were putting up the 1st row of bolt and metal straps. The co-worker had his metal strap laying against the frame of the t bar on atrs. The injured employee his rt. elbow on the corner of the metal strap while stepping back to the walk through drill cutting his rt. elbow requiring 3 stitches.
The injured was operating a roof bolting machine and was raising the drill head up to the drill steel, when he caught his right hand btween the drill head chuch and the drill steel. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures.
Employee was positioning the drill head on the roof bolting machine to drill a roof bolt hole. When he moved the drill head it struck his left knee. The injury required physical therapy.
Employee was installing a roof bolt. When he looked back to count the rolls of bolts from the last test hole, he let the drill head down on his upper right leg.
Employee was bending a roof bolt when a small piece of drawrock fell against t bar causing him to jerk back. Sudden motion caused severe pain in lower back and testicles.
Employee was roof bolting on 002 section. While drilling the hole in the roof, the drill steel bowed out, twisted, kicking around and hitting employee on the right hand.
Employee was roof bolting on 003 section. A piece of drill steel was hung together with the drill steel inside the drill hole. While the employee was trying to get the steel apart, the two pieces that were hung together came loose or apart and hit the employee on his right side.
The employee was using a set of torches to remove wear strips from a continuous mining machine. He was positioned under the machine and a piece of slag fell in his ear. On January 5, 2009 a physician determined that medical treatment was necessary to treat infection of the ear.
The injured was hanging the electrial cable to the roof bolting machine. The machine operator engaged the cable reel and caused the cable to knock EE down to the mine floor.
Employee was drilling hole in roof for a roof bolt and went to change out a piece of steel, when it fell on his right hand.
EE was bolting on his knee's, when he went to stand up his right knee popped. He said it felt like it popped out of place
Employee roof bolting in no. 5 right entry, while putting up a roof bolt the roof bolt bent, spun and hit employee in or on left arm above the elbow, puncturing the skin requiring stitches.
He was pulling cable away from the side of the roof bolter. When roof bolter pulled forward it got on his right foot with tire.
Employee was drilling the inside hole when he hit the fast feed lever. The head caught his knee pad causing the boom to hit his left thigh, twisting his knee.
Employee was helping roof bolting crew turn the machine around by watching the cable. As machine started to move, he positioned himself between the machine and coal rib, where his ankle and right leg became caught between the roof bolting machine and the coal rib.
Employee was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt when his glove got caught on the drill steel, which caused his hand to twist with the drill steel before he could stop the rotation of the steel or get the glove off.
While putting up roof bolts, employee's hand slipped off causing the bolt to strike his right hand.
The continuous mining machine finished a left run out of the entry while pillaring. The injured was preparing to reposition the mobile roof supports when the mining machine accidently struck a piece of metal on the MRS. The metal shot off unexpectedly striking him on th right forearm. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
The injured was loading coal into a shuttle car with a continuous mining machine when a rock flipped off the machine boom and struck the individual on his left leg. This resulted in a fracture of his lower leg.
Employee was hitting a strap with bolt wrench trying to knock it over and missed the strap hitting his right ring finger on canopy.
Injured was stepping across the cable to the roof bolting machine. When the cable reel of the machine was turned on, the cable caught his foot, causing him to fall and bruise his ribs.
EE was welding and did not wear a welding hood. He received flash burns to his eyes.
While roof bolting, the roof bolt bent causing employee to accidentally hit the rotation control lever. In doing so that caused the roof bolt to spin around and hit ee's left hand and wrist.
Employee was roof bolting and let the drill head down onto his left foot.
Employee was roof bolting and had his left hand under the roof drill canopy and his right hand on the controls. When he moved the boom it caused the canopy to swing and hit a piece of cap coal smashing his left index finger.
EE was bringing drill steel out of the hole on last bolt in place when coupling broke. The bottom piece of steel spun hitting employee in the face on the left checkbone and under the eye and mouth.
The injured was preparing to cut a piece of metal using a band saw. He lost his balance and his gloved band contacted the moving band gladp. The injured suffered a laceration to his right index finger which requirely sutures.
Employee was roof bolting, when his right arm got caught on the roof bolt, twisting his right arm.
Employee was tramming miner to the face. The miner pan got caught in some broken sandstone in the floor causing the miner to shift quickly to the right catching him between the miner tail and rib.
While roof bolting employee caught his right hand between drill steel and drill head.
EE was welding, arc of welder flashed his eyes, causing burn to both eyes.