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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A HEAD JACK HOSE WAS LEAKING ON THE MINER IN #2 ENTRY. THERE WERE TWO HOSES RUNNING SIDE BY SIDE & THAT HE COULD NOT TELL WHICH WAS LEAKING. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE HOSES T O FEEL FOR THE LEAK. HE TOLD THE MINER OPERATOR TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE HOSE, WHEN PRESSURE WAS PUT ON THE HOSE, HYDRAULIC FLUID PENETRATED THE SKIN ON THE TIP OF R INDEX FINGER INJECTING FLUI

THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS SHEARING THE LEFT RIB IN #3 ENTRY. THE MINER BACKING UP TO CUT PEG OFF CORNER. THE MINER PULLED FORWARD CATCHING THE TAIL PIECE, PUSHING THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BACK. THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BOWED INTO THE ROOF. HE WAS LAYING ON THE BELT AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN ROOF AND LONG JOHN STRUCTURE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #6 ENTRY THROWING MINER CABLE OVER AGAINST RIB. THE ROOF BOLTER IN #7 ENTRY JERKED BOLTER CABLE DOWN, CAUSING RIB TO ROLL. A PIECE OF ROCK FROM RIB ROLL STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT AND WHEN HE JERKED TO RUN, HE HURTHIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING BRUISE TO LEFT FOOT AND STRIN TO LEFT KNEE.

INJURED STAKED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN #2 ENTRY. HE SAID THAT HIS DRILL STEEL WAS NOT STARTED STRAIGHT AND HE WAS USING HTE DRILL STEEL GUIDE TO PULL THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE GUIDE AND RAISED THE DRIL BOOM UP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DRILL GUIDE AND THE MINE ROOF. CAUSED LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGE RON RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 12 SUTURE

EE STATED HE WAS IN #1 ENTRY WATCHING THE MINER CUT COAL WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF LEFT HEEL CAUSING A BRUISE THE ROCK WAS APPROX 2IN THICK & 2FT LONG

WHILE ROOF BOLTING EE HIT THE WRONG CONTROL LEVER CAUSING THE FINGERS OR CRIMPERS (THAT HOLDS THE DRILL STEEL IN PLACE) TO CLOSE ON HIS LEFT HAND. EE SUFFERED ABRASIONS ON HIS LEFT THUMB, LEFT INDEX FINGER AND BACK OF HAND. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ROOF BOLTIG #1 HEADING.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF THE DRILL STEEL WOULD NOT FALL OUT HE PULLED DOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL STEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE PULLED DOWN THE STEEL CAME OUT HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLTER DRILL POT MASHING LITTLE FINGER.

IN #5 ENTRY AT FACE ASSISTING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL ROOF BOLT AND STRAP INTO HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED. AS EE WAS HOLDING THE GLUE IN PLACE, THE ROOF BOLT WAS PUSHED UP AND PINCHED HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN END OF ROOF BOLT AND THE HOLE IN THE ROOF.

EE STATED THE BOOM ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WOULD NOT SWING OVER. EE SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING ON THE BOOM WITH BOTH HANDS AS HARD AS HE COULD WHEN A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE CENTER OF H IS LOWER BACK.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN #5 ENTRY. HE HAD PUT UP THE RESIN GLUE AND BOLT INTO HOLE. HE SAID THAT HIS BOLT WRENCH HAD FALLEN OVER OUT OF THE DRILL POT AND HE R EACHED AND GOT THE WRENCH. HE LEFT HIS LEFT HAND LAYING ON THE BOOM AND RAISED THE BOOM CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOOM FRAME AND ATRS, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO LEFT INDEX FING

EMPL.STATED HE WAS TRYING TO START A JOHN DEERE 550 DOZER & THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK, STARTED THE DOZER USING A WRENCH WHILE DOZER WAS IN GEAR CAUSING HIS FEET TO FLY OUT FROM UNDER H IM CAUSING HIM TO LAD ON BACK ON THE TRACKS. EMPL.STATED THAT HE HELD TO THE ROLL CAB TO KEEP FROM GOING UNDER THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SWITCHING OUT ROOF BOLT OPERATORS WHILE THEY ATE DINNER. EE HAD SWITCHED OUT THE OFF SIDE AND WENT OVER TO THE OPERATOR'S SID. EE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE BOTTOM BAR AN D HAD INSTALLED THE FIRST ROOF BOLT IN #4 HEADING, WHEN EE LET THE CANOPY DOWN CATCHING THREE FINGERS BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND BOTTOM BAR, CAUSING FRACTURE TO DISTAL END OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CUT IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON MINER & BOUNCED UNDER THE CANOPY STRIKING HIM IN DHEST LEFT KNEE & LEG ROCK BROKE BEFORE BOUNCING UNDER CANOPY ROCK MEASURED APPROX 3INTHICK BY 15INBY1 5IN

EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #1 HEADING AT FACE, HE WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER (OFFSIDE) WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE GOT STUCK UNDER LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF ROOF BOLTER, STRETCHED AND BROKE, STRIKING HIM ACROSS LOWER RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING LACERATION APPROX 5 INCHES LONG. IT TOOK 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF, APP-IN SIZE 2" THICK 2' WIDE 4' LONG FELL FROM THE RIB AND LAST BOLT STRIKING VICTIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD, AND TAKEN HIM ON DOWN TO TH E MINER FLOOR.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ATRS AND ROOF BOLTER.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS FINISHING UP THE CLEAN UP RUN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RIGHT BREAK IN #1 ENTRY, WHEN A ROCK GOT UNDER THE CONVEYOR CHAIN, CAUSING THE CHAIN TO COME OUT OF THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME OVER TOP OF THE CANOPY AND ONTO THE MINE FLOOR WHILE STILL RUNNING. THE CONVEYRO CHAIN HIT ME BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES AND ON HIS LOWER BACK ABOVE THE RIGHT HIP, CAU

EE STATED HE WAS BOLTING IN 2 HEADING HE HAD INSTALLED TWO BOLTS IN HIS FIRST CUT TO BOLT. HE WAS ON OPERATORS SIDE OF MACHINE. EE WAS USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ONTO FRAME OF MACHINE HE LOW ERED HIS ATRS TO MOVE TO INSTALL THE 3 BOLT. AS ATRS LOWERED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE AND ATRS.

EE STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF PERSONNEL CARRIER TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOORS TO LET PERSONNEL CARRIER THRU. AFTER THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WENT THRU HE WAS CLOSING THE AIR LOCK DOORS WHEN THE DOORS CLOS ED QUICKLY CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOORS HE WENT TO DR AND NO TREATMENT RENDERED ON 12-6-91. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN, AND SAW ANOTHER DR ON 1-31-92 AND DISCOVERED FRACTURE.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS HELPNG DRILL AUGER STEEL THROUGH A THICK CROSS COLLAR AND WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL DOWN WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT HAND.

HE STATED THAT HE HAD DRILLED HOLE FOR RESIN ROD. HE PULLED HIS STEEL OUT OF HOLE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLT WRENCH STANDING IN HEAD OF ROOF BOLT MACHI NE.

THE TOP WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SANDSTONE AND IT WAS BEING STRAPPED. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE STRAPS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY WHEN THE DRAW ROCK FELL.

RF BOLTER INJ INSTALLING RF STRAPS IT CAUGHT ON STORAGE TRAY, WHILE ALIGNING STRAP, STRAINED BACK

EMPL STATED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2"X14" ALLEGEDLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS PUTTING UP FIRST ROOF BOLT IN #4 RIGHT BREAK.

INJ & WITNESS INSTALLING BOLTS & STRAPS IN #5 HEADING.AREA OF UNDETECTED DRAW ROCK FELL,STRUCK LEFT ANKLE CAUSING BRUISE.

WHILE GRIDING ON FRAME OF 265 LEE NORSE MINER GRINDER KICKED BACK & GRINDER WHEEL STRUCK HIM ON LEFT THIGH RESULTING IN LACERATIONN TO THIGH REQUIRING 13 SUTURES.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN STRAPS & CAUGHT LEFT ARM BETWEEN ROCK & LEVERS ON ROOF BOLTER

WAS STEADYING PIECE OF 3/8" X 4' X 8' SHEET METAL DURING HOISTING. HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN METAL AND CROSS BRACE. REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSING WOUND. NO BONE OR LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

THE CONTRUCTION CREW WERE INSTALLING A DRAIN PIPE I NAME WAS OPERATING THE DOZER PULLING THE PIPE SO IT COULD BE PLACED I NAME WAS WALKING BEHIND I NAME TURNED THE DOZER TO THE LEFT CAUSING TH E LEFT TRACK TO WALK UPON ONE END OF THE PIPE THEREFORE CAUSING THE OTHER END TO BE SUSPENDED IN AIR AFTER SEEING WHAT HE HAD DONE HE TURNED RT CAUSING THE PIPE TO SWING OVER HIT I NAME IN TH

HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMMING BRUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW AND A BRIAR BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SAW CHAIN, CAME BACK AND HIT RIGHT EYE CAUSING THE CORNAL ABRASION.

OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING DOZER TO WORK PLACE WHEN HE TRAMMED OFF OF ROAD CAUSING THE DOZER TO TURN ON ITS SIDE THE OPERTOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS AND WHEN HE UNBUCKLED THEM THAT CAUSED HIM TO FA L INTO SIDE OF CAB STRAINING HIS NECK AND BACK MUSCLES

PUSHING OVERBEARDEN TO LOADER, WITHDOZER. WHILE DOING SO, THE DOZER RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE FORNT TO DROP SUDDENLY. ALLOWING THE OPERATOR TO FALL FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE WIN DSHIELD. CAUSING BROKE NOSE, BUMP ON FOREHEAD, LOSE OF TEETH.

INJURED FOR UNKOWN REASON, PLACED HAND ON TROLLEY BEAM AND THE HOIST MOVED ALANG THE BEAM AND FRAME OF HOIST CUT HIS HAND.

THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE UNIT TRAIN LOADOUT ON THE CONTROL ROOM LEVEL STAIRS TO THE NEXT LEVEL. THEY WERE MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL UP THE STEPS. THE DRUM WS BEING MOVED BY A HOIST AND CHOKER. THE CHOKER BROKE CAUSING THE DRUM TO SLIDE DOWN THE STEPS AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ELUDE THIS DRUM WHEN IT CAME TO REST ON HIS LEFT LEG.

CLEARING BRUSH 5ND TREES FRO ADVANCEMENT OF IMPOUNDMENT. WAS CUTTING TREE LIMBS WITH CHAIN SAW. TURNED TO CUT ANOTHER LIMB AND AS HE TURNED A SMALL LIMB WENT IN UNDER HIS GLASES AND SCRATCHED HIS EYE 3

WHILE BOLTING I3 #4 ENTRY INJURED WAS MOVING DRILL CRADLE TOWARD HIM WHEN A PC.OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK NO INJURY WAS RECEIVED FROM DRAW ROCK BUTR WHILE ESCAPING FROM DRAW RO CK HE TWISTED H3S LEFT KNEE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE

ACCIDENT HAPPEN9D IN THE #3 ENTRY. AS BOLTING MACHINE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF #3 ENTRY, THE CANOPY OVER OPERATOR'S DOCK "HUNG" ON A ROOFBOLT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BOLTING MACHINE JERKED. TH E INJURED WAS W5LKING BESIDE MANCHINE AND WHEN MACHINE JERKED, A 36" ROOFBOLT CAME OUT OF SUPPLY TRAY AND HIT INJURED UNDER RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

AFTER BOLTING M3NER CUT IN #4 ENTRY HEADING THE INJURED HAD SQUATTED DOWN BESIDE BOLTING MACHINE ON THE OFF SIDE TO REPAIR A "RUN OVER" MAT,HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CLOSE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIMSEL F AND BOLTING M5CHINE.THE OTHER BOLTER OPERATOR WAS GOING TO MOVE MACHINE.AS MACHINE WAS BACKING OUT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE,BRUSHED THE RIGHT HIP OF THE INJURED ,CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE

WHILE WORKING I3 THE 3ENTRY PUTTING UP 6X6X16 WOOD COLLAR THIS ENTRY HAD ALREADY BEEN FULLY BOLTEDWITH 7 FT RESIN BOLTS THE TOP PIECE OF 30 TH FINISHING STEEL BEING USED TO DRILL HOLE BOLTS TO HOLD COLLAR BE7AME LODGED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM HOLE THE OPERATOR THEN TOOK BOLTWRENCH AND PLACE IT AT AN ANGLE A GAINST DRILL HEAD AND ATTEMPTED TO BEND STEEL AG

WHILE TIGHTENIN1 A BOLT ON THE CLUTCH HOUSING OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER USING A 102" DRIVE RATCHET AND 3/4"SOCKET,THE SOCKET SLIPPED OF BOLT HEAD,CAUSING HANDLE OF RATCHET TO HIT HIM IN THE MIDD LE OF UPPER LIP3CAUSING A LACERATION .REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE TIGHTENIN1 BOLTS IN SEAL CAP ON C/M USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET AND A METAL CHEATER PIPE 18" X 2" THE METAT PIPE SLIPPED OFF RATCHET HANDLE STRIKING HIM IN INDENTED AREA JUST BELOW LOWER LIP, CAUSING A 5ACERATION 1/2" LONG WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES