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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH MINER CABLE. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CABLE & COAL RIB WHEN THE CABLE THREW HIM AGAINST COAL RIB. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 11/11/93.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE IT WAS ROTATING IT SOMEHOW CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND HIS GLOVE STRUCK TO BOLT.
HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HM ON THE THUMB. EE THOUGHT HIS THUMB WOULD BE OKAY, BUT HAD TO GOT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL ON 12/4/92. THEY PU T A TEMPORARY SPLINT ON IT UNTIL THE SWELLING GOES DOWN. THEY TOLD HIM IT COULD BE A POSSIBLE BREAK AT THE KNUCKLE.
HE WAS HOLDING THE CUTTER CABLE WHEN THE CUTTER OPERATOR TURNED ON REEL TO ROLL UP CABLE CATCHING AND FOULING HIS FOOT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROTATION OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS FINGER.
I,NAME SAYS HE WAS CLEANING A SCOOP USING A AIR HOSE TO BLEW THE DUST OFF SOMETING GOT IN HIS EYE.
PC OF ROCK FEL AROUND DRILL STILL ON BOLTING MACHINE ROCK SLUNG OFF STILL AND HIT HIM IN MOUNTH.
I.NAME SAYS HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE STARTED THE DRILL STEM A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME DOWN & HIT HIM IN THE EYE
I. NAME SAID HE HAD ROOF BOLTER STEEL IN HIS HAND, WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.