EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE MOVING OF THE CONTINOUS MINER. HE PLACE HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE PAN AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE MINER CABLE. HE ASKED THE MINER OPERATOR TO RAISE THE PAN. WHEN IT WAS RAISED, HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PAN & THE STOP ON THE CUTTER HEAD. HIS HAND WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES.
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Showing all 31Ee was grinding a small piece of steel on a truck bumper. He was wearing a full face shield; apparently the protection was unable to shield him from a small piece of some foreign matter entering eye.
Employee stated that he was using grinder-felt something in eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER WHEN THE BOOM OF THE MINER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST RIB. EE BELIEVES THAT HE MAY HAVE CAUGHT TRAM LEVER WITH HIS LIGHT CORD. ALL EMPLOYEE'S HAVE BEEN REPEATEDL Y CAUTIONED ABOUT STAYING CLEAR OF THE MINER WHEN IT IS ENERGIZED.
PUTTING STACK STEEL IN ROOF OBLTER HEAD TO DRILL A HOLE, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT WHEN HE STARTED ROTATION. BROKE LITTLE FINGER AND DISLOCATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN THE METAL BLEW OUT, THROWING SLAG INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT THE METAL WENT AROUND GLASSES TO GET TO HIS EYE.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLTS STRIKING EE ON R HAND AND R KNEE, ROCK WAS 5' LONG, 30" WIDE AND 0-2" THICK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMT HE TOP, STRIKING L HAND.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN THE BEARING PLATE ON THEROOF BOLT HE WAS INSTALLING SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LT. FOREARM.
VICTIM HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE BOOM WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE & CAUGHT YIS WRIST BETWEEN THE BOOM & TRAY.
EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON THE STOCKPILE. HE BACKED OVER 4 UNKNOW LEFT BY ANOTHER DOZER AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE ADDING A 2" WRENCH TO THE DRILL POT, THE DRILL STEEL DISCHARGED FROM THE TOP AND PINNED HIS HAND.
RIB FELL ON EE AND HIT INJURED EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DRILL ON BENCH. HE APPROACHED EDGE OF WALL TO DRILL THE LINE OF HOLES ON OUTSIDE EDGE. THE HIGHWALL KICKED OUT FROM UNDER THE DRILL AND THE DRILL ROLLED OVER.
EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER BACK BY A RIB ROLL WHILE OPERATING THE MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON ANKLE AND CUTTING THROUGH BOOT.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE #2 ENTRY, AT THE FACE, WHEN THE STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE, STRIKING HIM ON THE RT. WRIST.
WHILE BOLTING TOP, A PIECE OF RIB FELL AND HIT EE ON THE BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EE WAS INSTALLING A 6' RESIN BOLT. THE BOLT STARTED BENDING, SO HE STARTED ROTATING THE BOLT AS HE PUSHED IT UP. THE PLATE STARTED SPINNING AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT. FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ON RIB WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.
EE WAS STANDING ON OPERATOR'S SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER CHANGING A BIT ON HIS DRILL STEEL. SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON THE L SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORK UNTIL 5:55 PM WHEN HE LEFT WORK TO HAVE IT CHECKED.
PUTTING DRILL STEEL TOGETHER AND PUSHER STEEL POPPED OUT AND HIT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS BOLTING A BROW AND IT BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS SHIN.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, HE SAID HE RAISED FROM A SQUATTING POSITION TO INSET ROOGBOLT IN TOP AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS PUTTING UP 8' BOLTS WITH ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE TRIED TO BEND THE BOLT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AS HE LOWERED THE CANOPY, IT STRUCK HIM ON HIS NECK, BACK.
EE WAS PULLING BOLTER CABLE WHEN MINER HOOK CABLE AND PULLED CABLE. PULLING MUSCLE IN NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. HE SAID HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT REPORT IT TO FOREMAN UNTIL 1-11-00 AT 3:20PM. HE CALLED WED 1-12-00 ABOUT 1:00PM TO TELL HE WOULD NOT BE AT W ORK.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS IN THE MINER CONVEYER BOOM CHECKING SCRUBBER. HE TOLD THE PERSON ON THE GROUND TO START THE SCRUBBER THAT HE WAS WORKING ON. THE OTHER MAN STARTED CONVEYER CHAIN BY MIST AKE. THE INJURED MAN'S RIGHT FOOT WAS PULLED UNDER A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE CONVEYER CHAIN.