EE WAS UNDER CONTINUOUS MINER GRINDING AND METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE EVEN THOUGH HE HAD ON A FACE SHIELD AND GLASSES. REPORTABLE BECAUSE HE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR INFECTION.
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Showing 50 of 69EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN RIB AND ROCK ROLLED AND HIT HIM IN LOWER BACK KNOCKING HIM INTO PINNER AND KNOCKING HIM OUT.
EMPLOYEE WA SBOLTING TOP WHEN APIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.
EE WAS HELPING ON PINNER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND FIRST BOLT STRIKING EE IN THE HEAD AND BEHIND THE LEFT EAR. ROCK WAS APPROX 2'W X 7' LG X 18" T.
EMP HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF HEAD OF BOLTER WHEN HE WAS PUTTING UP BOLT AND CAP. COAL WAS BETWEEN THE BOLT AND PLATE AND CAUGHT INDEX FIGNER ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT WHILE PUSHING IT UP WITH THE BOLT WRENCH, THE BOLT BENT & THE WRENCH CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER, MASHING THE NAIL & CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. [POSSIBLE FRACTURE]
A ROCK 3' LONG X 9" WIDE X 4" THICK FELL FROM TOP AROUND STEEL. LANDED ON HEAD OF PINNER AND BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ONE PIECE OF THE ROCK (16" LONG X 9" WIDE X 4" THICK) FELL FROM HEAD OF PINN ED AND LANDED ON RIGHT HAND OF EE WHO WAS RESTING IT ON THE MINE FLOOR.
EE WAS WAITING BESIDE BOLTER FOR LEFT SIDE OPERATOR TO FINISH HIS BOLT POSITION, WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND SHOULDER AND BACK AREA. ROCK WAS APPROX 36" X 48" X 7" .
EE SET ATRS, AS HE SLID HEAD OVER TO PUT UP RIB BOLT A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HARD HAT AND SLID DOWN HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK. ROCK WAS APPROX. 2"X2'.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER, HIS HAND WAS RIDING GUARD WHILE PUSHING UP BOLT (COW CATCHER AROUND HEAD) AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TOP AND GUARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 4" RESIN BOLT IN THE FOUR RIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN THE BOLT WRENCH USED TO INSTALL THE ROOF BOLT CAME OFF THE NUT ON THE BOLT CAUSING THE 4" BOLT AND 6" X 16" PLATE TO HIT T HE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.
EE WAS TRAMMING PINNER FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTEHR. MACHINE WEN TOVER A RISE IN BOTTOM THROWING HIS HEAD INTO TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN FRONT OF HIS GOT IN A BIND AND THE BOOM OF THE MINER BEING RAISED AGAINST THE TOP CAUSED ROCK AND COAL TO FLY FROM THE MINER . A FIST SIZE ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
BOLTING IN #4 HEADING HAD PUT UP OUTSIDE BOLT AND SET UP TO PUT 2ND BOLT UPWHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS BENDING ABOLT, HIS SHOULDER (LEFT) GAVE OUT.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK BROKE LOOSE & FELL DOWN THE STEEL, THE ROCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 3' L, 2' W, & 3" THICK. THE ROCK DROPPED ON EE'S LEFT HAND.
EE WAS ROOFBOLTING & ROCK BROKE LOOSE, FOLDED BACK UNDER THE CANOPY & HIT EE'S RIGHT HIP. WHEN ROCK HIT, FORCED EE TO HIS KNEES.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 16" LONG 4" THICK 6" FEL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTIG WHEN A ROCK 5/X5/X4" THICK FELL AS EMPLOYEYE WAS SETTING HIS SAFETY JACK. THE ROCK FELL STRIKING BOTH OF EMPLOYEE'S FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DRAW ROCK AND LETTING THE MINER CUT IT UP. THE CONTINUOUS MINER BOUNCED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE BOUNCED (HEAD FIRST) INTO THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS THE ANOMMETER CASE ON HIS BELT PUSHED HEAD CONTROL LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO PIN HIS KNEE AGAINST FRAME (RIGHT KNEE).
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG (COAL) DROPPED FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ACROSS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS RUNNING ROOFBOLTER AND INSTALLING A RIB BOLT ON LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE FACE WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN WRENCH WHILE SPINNING A BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RIGHT SIDE OF ROOFBOLTER WHEN LET HEAD DOWN CAME DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE
CUTTING METAL, SPARK FELL ON LEG OF WORK PANTS, TOOK HAND TO PUT FIRE OUT, CUASING LEFT HAND TO BE BURNED.
ROCK ABOUT SIZE OF QUARTER SPUN OFF STARTER STEEL WHEN BOLTING &HIT EMPOYEE ABOVE & BELOW RT EYE BETWEEN BROW & LASH & RT CHEEK BONE CAUSING LACERATIONS 1/4 TO 3/8 INCHES LONG
DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE EMPLOYEE PULLED STEEL & WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE STEEL FELL & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN STEEL & DRILL POT ON BOLTER
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE OPERATING THE DOZER HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN THE LOWER LUMBAR AREA THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AS THE DAY CONTINUED AND EE HAD SOME PAIN AND STIFFNES BY THE END OF T HE SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE TOP STARTING THE STARTER STEEL WHEN A ROCK (12INX12INX2IN) FELL OUT OF THE TOP & HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD THE ROCK THEN SLID OFF & HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND & AR M CATCHING THEM BETWEEN THE BOLTER HEAD & THE FRAME
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED PINNING HIS SIDE NAD HAD PLACED HSI HAND ON TOPOF THE CANOPY WHILE WAITING FOR THE OTHER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK APPROX 2'X8"X1" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS MASHING THE THUM B OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE AND WAS ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER RIPPER HEAD AND THE RIB.
EE WAS DRILLING THE TOP WHEN A SMALL FLAKE OF STEEL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS BOLTING TO TOP AND A DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING STEERING JACK PIN OUT OF A 488 SCOOP WITH AN AIR WRENCH, WHILE HOLDING THE NUT ON THE BOTTOM WITH A WRENCH, HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED HIS HAND OVER ON THE BROKEN JACK CUTTING HI S LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FRAME AND HE ACCIDENTALLY LET THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DIESEL SCOOP AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED UP THE FAN STARTED AND A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS SLUNG OUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND REACHING FOR A WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE DRILL ARM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ACCIDENTLY DROPPED THE DRILL ARM ONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EMPLOYEES R T ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OFFSIDE OF PINNER AND HE WAS DRILLING THE HOLE WITH PUSHER AND FINISHER STEEL WHEN THE STEEL BROKE,HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE AND THE AREA AROUND IT.
I.NAME THE OTHER ROOF BOLTER TOLD I.NAME THAT HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE ROOFBOLTER.STARTED TO BACK UP NOT REALIZING I.NAME WASNT CLEAR OF THE T-BAR.IT HIT EMPL IN THE UPPER BACK(SHOULDER)AREA.
BRUISED LEFT KNEE WHEN BUMPED AGAINST BOLT MACHINE.
TWISTED MIDDLE (RIGHT) BACK AREA WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BACKING UP THE ROOFBOLTER HE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING JERKING HIS RT HAND & CUTTING HIS THUMB
ROOFBOLTER RAN OVER LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS TO BOLT THE TOP WHEN HIS ELFT SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT.
EMPL STATED HE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING THE T-BAR DOWN ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HAD HIS LEFT HAND LAYING UP ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPL OPERATING MINER CUTTING BOTTOM AND CM KICKED TO LEFT.OPER SIDE WENT TO RIGHT,EMPL HAD LEG OUT OF DECK AND MINER CAUGHT LEG & FOOT AGAINST RIB OF COAL CRUSHING RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.
EMPL STATED LEFT HAND WAS ON BUMPER OF ROOF BOLTER WHILE HE WAS TRAMMING & TURNING ROOFB OLTER WHEN ROOFBOLTER HIT RIB & CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOFBOLTER & RIB THUS CRUSHING LEFT HAND.