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EE WAS PUSHING COAL IN E-PILE WITH CAT D9H DOZERHE DID NOT HEAR THE RADIO TRANSMISSION THAT THE BELT LINE WAS STARTING UP & OPERATED HIS DOZER OVER THE DRAW OFF TUNNED DOORS & DOZER NOSED OVE R INTO A HOLE THROWING HIM OUT OF HIS SEAT. HE WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GRINDER WITH WIRE BRUSH ATTACHMENT TO CLEAN PARTS PRIOR TO RE-ASSEMBLY WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPL WAS WORKING BOLTING ROOF IN #6 HEADING WHEN ROCK FELL ONTO BACK. FALL APPENED BETWEEN RIB & SAFETY JACK. EMPL WILL BE OFF GREAT DEAL OF TIME.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OFF FOR SEVERAL MONTHS WITH HIS BACK HE WAS HELPING MINE OPERATOR FOR 11/2 DAYS WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT HIS AGAIN
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER LOOSE ROCK FALL FROM ROOF & LANDED ON LEFT ARM. BROKEN BONE IN LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING GRINDER WHEN APICE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.HE WAS WEARING A WELDERS SHIELD.HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT MO RNING WITH NO LOST TIME.
I.NAME OPERATING ROOFBOLTER.INSERTING STEEL BARREL INTO HOLE GUIDING IT WITH LEFT HAND.DRILL WAS TURNING.BARREL WAS HOT AND PAIR OF RUBBER GLOVES STUCK TO BARREL CAUSING FINGER TO GET STUCK AN D PULLING OFF THE FINGER.
I.NAME WAS RUNNING THE ROOFBOLTER & FOR SOME REASON PUT HIS HAND ON THE ROOF & THE BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUGHT HIS ARM
I.NAME WA S PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS AFTER PUTTING UP JACKS HE WAS MOVING TO ASNOTHER PSITION TO CONTINUE PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER GOT STUCK AND SOME ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM -BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM AND LACERATING HIS FACE WITH ABRASIONS ON HIS BACK.
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT THE TRAM LEVER & THE BOLT MACHINE PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINES
WE WERE CLEANIN1 UP A ROCK FALL. HE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER, THE STEEL WAS LONG AND HE WAS HELPING HOLD IT STEADY. HES GLOVE CAUGHT IN A BURR OR WELD TWISTING AND TEARINGGLOVE OFF. THIS RES ULTED IN AN AM1UTATION OF THE FIRST JOINT ON LITTLE FINGER. ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE TWISTING OF THE GOLVE RESULTED IN THIS INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING OVERHEAD WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL ONTO HIS EAR.
PERSON WAS USIN1 HAND GRINDER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG UP A ROOF STRAP HE HAD PUT A BOLT IN ONE END OF THE STRAP THE OTHER END WAS LOOSE HE TURNED AROUND & HIT THE LOOSE END OF STRAP
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROOF BOLT IN HIS LEFT HAND AS HE GUIDED IT INTO THE HOLE THE ROTATION ON THE MCHINE WAS ENGAGED TWISTING EMPLOYEES HAND AROUND BOLT