EE was welding at the face. The arc from the weld ignited a hole in the cutting torches burning EE's hands.
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Showing all 17While installing a roof bolt, the roof bolt fell out of the top and struck employee in right thumb. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue. The incident was reported to the employer the next day.
Subject was trying to straighten roof bolt. Canopy struck subject in head. Stab jack was set on loose bottom. Bottom busted and canopy struck subject in head. Head aches. Waiting on test results.
The continuous miner operator was tramming across the working section, tripped and fell causing him to lose control of the machine pinning him against the coal rib resulting in a fracture of the top & bottom of pelvis (left).
Welding cutter head hyd/jack 14-15 joy cont/miner. Punctured hole in hyd/jack. Oil spray on both hands and face causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns.
EE was setting miner up to turn cross-cut, started cutter head, when the cutter head started to cut a piece of rock and coal struck EE's left foot.
Operator had hand lying on leveling arm when he raised the head of the bolting machine & caught his finger between leveling arms.
Installing roof bolt (resin) with 8 x 8 x 1" plate. Drill pot mashed left hand against ATRS. Fractured left thumb.
Subject was lowering the boom of the roof bolting machine and the drill pot came in contact with left knee. bruised left knee.
Subject was positioning drill pot to install roof bolt. Swung boon out with left hand elbow of right hand hit coal rib and jammed wrist against drill pot. off-side operator.
Subject was installing roof bolts. Left hand caught between roof bolt plate while spinning and the head (pot) of machine. Dislocated left small (pinky) finger.
EE CLAIMS THAT RIB ROLL HIT HIS RIGHT HIP. BRUISED RIGHT HIP. WHILE OPERATING EIMCO CONT. MINER.REMOTE CONTROLLED.
SUBJECT WAS TRAMMING DDO-13 FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER, CROSSING CONT MINER CABLE HE WAS TRAMMING IN REAR DECK WHEN HE CROSSED CABLE THREW REAR DECK WAS NOT IN LOW POSITION IN TO MINE ROOF. RIGHT UP PER ARM AND SHOULDER HIT ROOF.
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROLLED CONT/M WER PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HIT HIS RT HAND.
SUBJECT WAS BOLTING ROOF, AND A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & SLID DOWN SHOULDER & NECK WHILE OPERATING THE REMOTE CONTROLLED 2480-1 EIMCO CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE.
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, CAUGHT IS HAND BETWEEN THE PIECES OF PINNER STEEL.