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OPERATOR ON 650 DOZER WAS DOING RECLAMATION WORK ON SLOPE WHEN DOZER GOT ON LARGE ROCK WITH ONE TRACK. WHEN HE CAME OFF ROCK DOZER CAUGHT SOLID GROUND AND FLIPPED 1 TIME. ENDED UP ON SIDE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BOOM ARM FROM 980 LOADER CRANE FROM SERVICE TRUCK WAS HOOKED ON BOOM ARMS WHEN LEET PIN WAS REMOVED THE BOOM SWUNG FORWARD & PINNED INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN LOADER BUCK ET & BOOM ARMS
MECH WAS WORKING ON DRILL WHEN AIR LINE CAME LOOSE BLOWING A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
FOUR EE WERE WORKING ON THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWO ON TOP AND TWO ON BOTTOM AND A FLOOR SEPERATED THEM. THE EE WAS INJURIED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE OTHER WERE GOING TO REST. HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE A WRENCH FROM THE MACHINE WHEN THE OTHER TURNED IT RESULTING IN INJURY TO RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO RIGHT HAND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
EE WAS WORKING ON AL BLOWER WHEN HE REACHED INTO DUST WORK TO MOVE LOOSE WINE STRIKING HIS FINGER INTO FAR BLADES ON BLOWER CUTTING FINGER.
DOZER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING RECLAMATION CREW IN LOADING CULVERT PIPE ON TOP OF D-8H. AFTER LOADING THE FIRST PIPE THE 2ND PIPE WAS BEING LOADED WHEN IT BECAME UNSTABLE & STARTED TO PUSH THE O PERATOR OFF THE TOP. HE JUMPED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PIPE, LANDING ON A ROCKY TERRAINS.
EE SWINGING POT TO POSITION FOR 2ND BOLT PUT RIGHT HAND ON MINE FLOOR AND SWUNG POT TWOARDS HIS POSITION PULLED DOWN ON BOOM LEVER CATCHIN GHARD UNDER DRILL POT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL ON D9H ROLLER FRAME WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO KNOCK SLAG OFF ON ROLLER FRAME A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT EAR
THE OPERATOR WAS CHANGING STEEL ON A ROBBINS DRILL WHEN BREAKER PIN ALLEGEDLY FLEW FROM THE STEEL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
MANUFACTURER HAD LEFT SHARP BURR ON HEAD OF ROOF BOLT DURING MANUFACTURING PROCESS EMPLOYEE HANDLING ROOF BOLT TO INSERT INTO MINE ROOF WAS CUT IN PALM OF RT HAND RESULTING IN 10 STITCHES
CANOPY POST ON MINER HIT ROOF BOLT. ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD AND CUT HIS HEAD.
INJURED WAS CUTTING SOME OLD METAL AT SCRAP YARD, HE HAD CUT A PIECE AND LAID TORCH DOWN TO PULL THE FREASH CUT PIECE OUT FROM UNDER ANOTHER PIECE. WHEN HE REACHED TO PULL THE METAL HIS ARM CA ME IN CONTACT WITH THE PIECE OF HOT METAL.
INSTALLING BOLTS DRILL DOWN ON R T LEG
HE WAS RUNNING A DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER BOLT MACHINE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN #1 BOLT AND CANOPY. THE ROCK LANDED ON HIS FOOT AND BROKE IT.
HE WAS TRAMMING PINNER. HE HAD HIS HAND UP ON THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY CAUGHT HSI HAND AGAINST THE TOP. IT HURT HIS FINGER.
EMPL INSTALLING TRACKS,ROLLERS,IDLERS ON A D10 DOZER. WAS USING 1" AIR IMPACT GUN TO INSTALL INDLER BOLTS WHILE IN A STRAIN UNDER DOZER,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.
CLEARING SLAG FROM METAL AND PIECE OF SLAG CAME UNDER WELDING HOOD AND HIT RIGHT EYE.
TRAM CHAIN BROKE ON RDC 16 DRILL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON INNER THIGH.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON LADDER & MOVED AUGER CARRIAGE FORWARD & MASHED RIGHT FOOT AGAINST SAFETY POLE.
EMPLOYEE PUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER INTO HOLE ON GREASE PUMP ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A PIECE OF PLASTIC LINER FROM INSIDE PUMP, WHEN PLUNGER INSIDE PUMP RELEASED, CAUSING PLUNGER TO CUT THE TIP OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WERE REPLACING ELEVATOR CHAIN ON JIG WASHER REMOVING BUCKETS FROM OLD CHAIN SPOTTING BUCKETS WITH MOTOR, BUCKET STARTED ROLLING BACK AS EE STARTED MOTOR EE TOOK HOLD OF DRIVER BELTS CUTTING FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS FILLING DRILL WITH WATER WHEN HE SAW INJECTION LINE LEAKING HE REACHED HIS HAND INTO CK LEAK WHEN LINE SPRAYED FUEL INTO HIS RT HAND.
TRYING TO PUT AIR IN FLAT TIRE ON MANTRIP RING BLEW OUT STRUCK ON R HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL WITH GRADER AND GOT COAL IN LEFT EYE.
EMPL WERE INSTALLING STEEL GUIDE ON 16 DRILL. WHEN DOZER WAS PUSHING ROCKS OF HIGHWALL WHEN ONE OF FALLING ROCKS HIT PILE OF LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING ROCKS TO FLY OUT ONE OF WHICH HIT EMPL ON LE G. ROCK HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 15 OR 20' FROM WHERE DOZER WAS PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL.
DRILLING A HOLE IN TOP TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WITH METAL STRAP. THE BOLTER STEEL CAUGHT THE STRAP TWISTING IT AROUND AND STRIKING THE EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT OUT AND PUSHING IT UP INTO THE HOLE RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MINER OUT OF #4 HEADING AS HE MADE HIS TURN TO GO INTO THE LEFT BREAK OF THE CROSSCUT THE TAIL CONVEYOR OF THE MINER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT HIP. RESULT ING IN A DISLOCATED HIP.
WHILE CUTTING LEFT BRK IN #6 ENTRY THE OPERATOR WAS SETTING CUTTER OVER AND GOT LEFT ANKLE CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND FRAME OF CUTTER. CHIP BONE IN ANKLE AND BRUISED LIGAMENTS.
EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN ANOTHER FREE DISLODGED STRIKING EE ACROSS SIDE AND STOMACH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BITS OUT WHEN ONE OF SNAP RINGS WHICH HOLD BITS ON FLIPPED OFF BIT & HIT EMPLOYEE IN AREA OF RIGHT EYE
SHARPENING BITS AND PIECE OF METAL GOT IN EYE.
WHILE BOLTING TOP HE BEGIN TO BEND A BOLT AND SLIP AND SPRAIN HIS HAND.
BENDING ROOF BOLTS PULLED MUSCEL IN LEFT LEG AND LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP 2ND STEEL ONTO STARTER STEEL WHILE PULLING ON STEEL EMPLOYEE FELT SOME SHARP PAIN IN H IS BACK
ROCK FELL FROM LAST ROLL OF BOLTS TO SAFETY JACKES. THE PIECE OF ROCK HIT BOLTER MAN.
WHILE MOVING THE BOLTER THE LEFT TRAM LEVER STRUCK CAUSING THE BOLTER TO SPIN AND STRICKING HIM WITH THE BOOM.
TWIST KNEE WHILE BOLTING TOP
EMPLOYEE AND (NAME) WERE INSTALING MACK REAR SPRING ON A COAL TRUCK.THEY HAD SPRAY LIQUID WRENCH ON BOLTS AND THEN USED AIR GUN TO REMOVE BOLTS.WHEN RUST DIRT AND OIL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH CUTTING THICK METAL A PIECE OF METAL SLAG BOUNCED BEHIND HIS PROTECTIVE EYEWEAT INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFORT.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOLT ROOF #4 HEADING DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND SAFETY JACK INJURING EMPLOYEE
WHILE PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK ROCK 51 IN W X 51 IN L X 0-6 IN THICK
WHILE PUTTING UP A ROOFBOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT CUTTING HIS RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHAIN JAW TO CUT MINE PROPS WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CUT SMALL SLENDER TREE OUT OF WAY WHEN IT MOVED CAUSING CHAIN SAW TO KICK BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE KNEE CAP CUTT ING IN SEVERAL PLACES
UPON ENTERING THE WORKING FACE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR MADE A VISIBLE SOUND INSPECTION OF ROOF THEN ROOF BOLT OPERATOR AND HELPER SET JACK THEN THEY GEAN BOLT ROOF WHEN TOP BEGAN TO FALL CAUSING TH E ROOF JACK TO RIDE AND FALL THE OPERATOR WAS AT THE CONTROL LEVER AND HEP LPER WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF BOLTER THE BOLTER CAUGHT MOST OF THE ROCK THAT FELL..
UPON ENTERING THE WORKING FACE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR MADE A VISIBLE AND SOUNDING INSPECTING OF ROOF THEN ROOF BOLT OPERATING AND HELP SET JACK THEN THEY BEGAN BOLTING ROOF, WHEN THE TOP BEGAN TO FALL CAUSING THE ROOF JACK TO REIDE AND FALL THE OPERATOR WAS AT THE CONTROL LEVER AND HELPER WAS ON THE OFF SIDE OF BOLTER THE BOLTER CAUGHT MOST OF THE ROCK THAT FELL.
EMPLOYEES WERE 4ELDING ON SHOVEL BUCKET.WHEN FLASHBACK BURNED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING AWAY SLAG AND FORGOT TO LOWER HOOD. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE CAUSINTG IRRATION AND BLISTERING EYE. WENT TO HIGHLAND REGLIONAL EMERGY RM. REMOVED PIECE O F SLAG AND PATC2 EYE FOR 24 HRS AND GIVE HIM MEDIANE FOR PAIN. HAD HIM TO RETURN NEXT FOR EXAMATION EVERTHING OK.
WHILE SETTING 16RB CUTTER OVER HE SAT THE MACHINE ON HIS LEFT LEG.
WHILE TRAMMING 1INNER UNDER CUTTER CABLE THE BOLTER CAUGHT THE CABLE.THE OPERATOR TRIED TO AVOID CABLE AND FAILED TO SEE THE RIB AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN PINNER AND RIB.