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Employee got finger caught between pinner wrench and drill steel while installing roof bolt. pinched right index finger. he had to get mine stitches in it. He was wearing gloves.
While bolting top employee got end of index finger caught against top and mashed end of finger off.
PINNING 3 LEFT BREAK A PEACE DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS MOVING GLUE ON PINNER 1-BREAK OUT FACE AREA IN #5 HEADING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT. SHOULDER. BOSS SAID ROCK WAS ABOUT 1'X 2"THICK, EE HAD NO VISIBLE PLACE ON HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN PINNER AND BUGGY AND HIT TRAM LEVERS, CAUSING PINNER TO MASH HIM BETWEEN BUGGY AND PINNER.
EE WAS MOVING BOLTS FROM MIDDLE OF PINNER TO BOLT TRAY ON FRONT, WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON BACK. PUSH HIM DOWN AGAINST PINNER, BRUISE HIS RIBS.
WHILE PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT EE TOOK HOLD OF STEEL AND IT BROKE CUTTING EE ON INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EE DID HAVE GLOVES ON.
EE WAS RUNNING MINER IN #6 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG- IT BRUISEDHIS LEG.
EE WAS PUTTING BOLT UP IN HOLE AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS BOLTING IN #1 HDG DRILLED A HOLE TO PUT BOLT IN TURNED AROUND TO REACH ON TOP OF BOLTER TO GET ROOF BOLT. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SWINGING BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HEGOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE FRAMEOF THE MINER MASHING HIS SMALL & RING FINGERS ONHIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO BRING A CAN OF OIL TO ROOF BOLTER AFTER PUTTING OIL IN ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR OF ROOFBOLTER STARTED BACK TO BOLT TOP. HE DIDN'T SEE EMPLOYEE HAD LAID HIS HAND ON BOLTER, WH EN HE SWUNG HEAD TO ONE SIDE IT CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL A HOLE. HE SWUNG BEAM IN POSITION. DRILL STEEL ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER WAS STICKING OVER TRAP. AS HE SWUNG BOOM STEEL CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND VALVE CAUSING S TEEL TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM.