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LYING ON MINE FLOOR CUTTING PIN ON MINER CATS PADS WITH A TORCH. FLAME POPPED FROM TORCH AND SLAG FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EAR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ADNYTIME UNTIL 7-25-96 WHEN EAR GOT INFECTED.
EE WAS USING HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW & CHAIN BROKE STRIKING KNUCKLES OF RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS REPLACING A BENT ROOF PLATE WHEN WRENCH CAME OFF BOLT HEAD STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.
EMP WAS RUNNING ROOFBOLTER AND HAD JUST ADVANCEDBOLTER UP AND WAS MARKING BOLTS OFF WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE ATRS STRUCK HIM IN THE HELMET, PINNING HIS LEFT LEG U NDERNEATH THE ROCK. ROCK WAS APPROX 4'L,2'W TAPERING OFF TO A POINT.
EE WAS RUNNING MINER ON THE PILLAR SECTION, TOP STARTED TO FALL IN, EE LEFT MINER AND A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE (12 INCHES BY 3" THICK) FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS BURNING KEEPER OFF CAP PAD UNDER MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN HIS EAR. DID NOT THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM SINCE HE GOT SLAG OUT UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHEN HE BLEW HIS NOSE AND AIR CAME OUT HIS EAR AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO DR HE HAS MISSED TWO DAYS WORK, 12-1-94 AND 12-2-94.
HE WAS PUTTING UP A BOLT. HIS FOOT SLID UNDER THE BOLTER HEAD. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN ON HIS FOOT. DISLOCATED ANKLE AND BROKE BONE IN FOOT.
PIECE OF STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE WHERE IT MASHED HIS FINGER & PUT 6 STITCHES IN IT
DRILLING IN ROOF, STEEL HUNG UP FELL HITTING HA ND
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND BOUNCED OFF BOOM STRUCK HIM IN EYE.LACERATION BENEATH EYE ON CHEEKBONE.
BOLTING TOP GOT DUST IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING AND HE WAS BENDING BOLTS WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PLATES AND THE ROOFBOLTER.
EMPL BOLTING TOP AND A ROCK 18"X 18" FELL ON HEAD,SHOULDER AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH STEEL AND HE WAS BRINING THE HEAD DOWN WHEN HE REACHED UP TO GET THE DRILL STEEL THE HEAD CAME DOWN THIS SCARED HIM AND HE LET THE HEAD FALL ON HIS LEFT THIGH AND LEG.
VICTIM WAS CHANGING BIT WHEN CANOPY JACK EYE BROKE OFF ALLOWING THE CANOPY TO FALL APPROX. 4 1/2' AND STRIKING HIM ACROSS HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE AND THE IMPACT APPARENTLY BROKE HIS RIGHT FEMUR. THE MACHINE HAD POSSIBLY BEEN EXPOSED TO ABNORMAL STRESS DUE TO FALLING DRAW ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHUTTLE CAR WHILE MINER WAS LOADING COAL INTO CAR WHEN A ROCK APPROX 4LBS CAME OFF THE END OF THE BOOM OF THE MIER & STRUCK HIM IN HIS UPPER LEFT SIDE OF CHEST
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING ONE PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF PLACE AND THE OTHER PIECE OF STEEL FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS L HAND
CUTTING PORTAL TO MOVE IT LET PIECE OF STEEL DROP ON LEFT FOOT BREAK IT IN 4 PLACES.
WHILE STARTING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE STEEL CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK TO FALL AND HIT HIS LE FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION
EMPL IN #3 ROOM 5 RIGHT SECTION ROOF DRILLING WHEN DRILL STEEL HIT CRACK & CAUSED ROCK TO KNOCK SAFETY JACK DOWN THEN ROCK HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
WAS WELDING ON STACKER CHUTE AND GOT HIS EYE BURNED BY A WELDER FLASH,FIRST AIS WAS ADMINISTERED AND PERCODAN PRESCRIBED.
EMP STATES WHILE BOLTING ROOF HIS BODY WAS OUSIDE CANOPY WHEN A ROCK FELL A(D HIT HIS BACKJ
RUNNING ROOFBOLTER WHEN ROCK APPROX. 12X18X4" SLID OFF CANOPY ONTO HIS BACK WHICH WAS OUT UNDER THE CANOPY EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT
JACK ON TOP PIN3ER HIT ROOF AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT TEMPLE.
EMP WAS BOLTING3TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF BOLTER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMP IN LOWER BACK
WHILE DRILLING 2OLE IN TOP ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACK AND CANOPY HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG.