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EMPLOYEE STATES EE WAS PUTTING EE'S SECOND STEEL AND A ROCK FELL HITTING EE'S HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
glove got stuck between 2 drill steels and EE accidentally hit the rotation when trying to get it out resulting in 5 stitches and a fracture all on EE's left little finger.
the section mechanic was greasing the ripper roller on the tail of the miner and employee was on the opposite side of the roller when the relief breather blew out and struck them in the left side of the nose. resulting in a cut and grease in their tear duct.
loading resin onto the fletcher twin boom bolter in the #2 entry of SW section the operator of the bolter thought that they were done and started to tram the bolter and ran over the employee's left foot resulting in 2 broken toes.
bolting a cut a small piece of rock was falling and they deflected it with their hand. the rock cut the palm of right hand resulting in 5 stitches.
Individual was installing 48" roof bolt and felt a pinching type of pain in EE's back. Worked up till 09/10/2025.
When the miner operator activated the cutter heads on the miner, a foreign object struck the individual in the left side of face resulting in a laceration and fracture.
Employee had a rock stuck in the arms of the bolter when EE lowered the head the rock sprung out hitting the employee in the lip and shoulder causing lacerations that required sutures.
Individual was on top of bolter while the operator of bolter lowered boom the individual's left foot was pinched between the long and short arms of boom causing a partial amputation of toes on left foot.
Individual was getting into the MBC when something contacted the man-in-position switch allowing the CM to start. The CM pulled forward moving the MBC and the kitchen contacted individual's foot fracturing two bones in the foot prior to shutting off.
Individual was installing a roof bolt when EE strained their groin area resulting in a hernia. EE worked until EE's surgery on 12/30/2024.
While bolting, a steel came out of roof landing on right thigh while lowering drill the head caught the steel puncturing right thigh resulting in sutures.
While installing a bolt, EE pinched pinky finger between the plate and drill head. Which resulted in stitches.
Employee was placing a roof bolt into the chuck of a twin boom bolter head, when the roof bolt plate cut EE's finger resulting in stitches.
While adjusting the bolter head employee got EE's finger pinched between the longarm and the canopy post. Employee received medical treatment 6/12/2024 receiving stitches making this a reportable accident.
While employee was pinning the belt tail EE's glove got caught in the hilti drill bit causing 7 stitches.
While pulling drill steels out of roof, a stuck drill steel became dislodged and struck individual in upper lip resulting in stitches.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SIX FOOT ROOF BOLT. EE WAS TRYING TO SEAT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT INTO THE CHUCK WHEN EE BUMPED THE ROTATION TO LINE UP THE CHUCK WITH THE BOLT AND EE'S GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND THE CHUCK CAUSING EE'S HAND TO TWIST AND BREAK EE'S LITTLE FINGER.
Employee was loosening a bolt when the wrench broke and from that force caused employee to fall forward into the roof bolter hitting chin, this causing the laceration.
ind was removing drill steels from the roof when EE's steels got stuck and EE tried to use the drill chuck on the bolter to remove the steels when EE's finger got smashed between the steels and the chuck which resulted in eight stitches
Troubleshooting to see what was broken on leveling arm. Operator raised head and fingers were caught on boom.
Employee was doing repetitive bolting when employee felt pain in right arm. After doctor appointment had surgery for tendon tear
While swinging bolter head, employee tripped and fell forward and put right handout to catch their fall and left hand grabbed joystick which dropped bolter head onto their right hand causing 2 fingertip amputations.
installing roof bolt with plate, bending bolt over to bolter head when hand slipped and it sprang back causing a laceration on top of right thumb requiring stitches
The employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the drill steel fell out of the roof, bounced off the bolter head and struck the employee in the chin causing a laceration and required sutures
The helper snubbed the cable of twin boom as operator was pulling into the number 5 entry. The helper went toward the off-operator side without notifying the operator. As the operator turned the machine into the cut, the back of the bolter swung towards the solid rib pinning the helper against the rib causing a fracture.
Tightening a bolt on the joy stick when the boom came down on the wrench in EE's hand causing a laceration in EE's palm
When installing a roof bolt and plate. The plate spun and cut employee's right middle finger resulting in 3 stitches. Doctor said no restrictions and able to return to work.
Pinched their hand between drill head and roof, which resulted in stitches
DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE DRILL HEAD. RESULTING IN STITCHES
tramming the bolter out of #2 entry it trammed into a hole in the bottom and swung and bumped EE's arm resulting in a cracked rib.
While roof bolting, the employee said they got dust in their eye. EE rinsed the eye out and had blurred vision. EE then sought medical treatment on 08/27/2022 and was diagnosed with a detached retina. This resulted in a lost time injury.
The individual was in the number 4 entry which was 40" high and 18-18.5' wide in wet and muddy conditions. EE was bending and throwing out bolts on the helper side of the twin boom when EE turned to go back towards the back of the machine and the operator trammed forward and EE's toes got under the cats of the machine resulting in two fractured toes and sutures.
The operator was backing out the first side of the cut when they were struck by a piece of coal rib that fell out behind the curtain striking them in the lower back. This pushed them into the miner where they struck their face. The incident resulted in a fractured L-2, broken nose and 6 sutures above their nose.
While belting up, EE's right middle finger got pinched between two top stands, resulting in six stitches
While tramming bolter to freshly mined cut to start bolting, rock fell off canopy striking right shoulder, this resulted in a lost time injury.
While installing a cable bolt the bolt bent during the up thrust employee attempted to push the bolt up and spin the rotation resulting in the disengaging of the bolt from the chuck the bolt whipped around striking employee on the wrist fracture wrist.
Operator was trying to pull out a bent roof bolt and EE's right finger got caught between the bolt and plate. Resulting laceration on right finger that end up receiving stitches.
Employee was backing roof bolter out of cut, canopy was too high striking cable bolt head, head broke off striking employee on right forearm resulting in three stitches.
Employee was installing a roof bolt when unknowingly EE's glove got snagged and when EE started the rotation it fractured EE's right wrist.
WHILE INSTALLING 12' CABLE BOLT, CABLE BOLT PLATE SPUN STRIKING RIGHT ARM RSULTING IN 14 STITCHES
Was backing up miner for the day, the employee shut the machine off. Crawled under the bridge and it teetered and pinched their hip, causing a dislocation.
Dropped bolter head after installing roof bolt, bolt wrench came out of chuck, bounced off drill head, striking EE in right eye resulting in one stitch in eye lid.
Was putting strap under bolt, put two foot bolter wrench on to bolt, wrench came off bolt and struck EE above left eye resulting in four stitches.
Cutting steel 1"X6"X10', steel started to fall, moved hand out of way, caught finger on saw blade resulting in five stitches, saw was not on.
Holding drill steel in roof going to add another steel, steel fell out of roof with steel pinching finger between another steel
Pinched finger between pusher plate and head of roof bolt, resulting in a fracture.
the roof bolter was backing out of the entry winding up slack cable and pulled it down from the roof. striking the ind in the facial area resulting in a fractured nose.
While rib bolting the individual was pushing up a bolt when the individual pinched left index finger between the roof plate and the bolt resulting in stitches.
employee was attempting to cut off a cable bolt hanging out of the roof with a cut off wheel when the grinder slipped and cut employees forearm