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HE HAD PULLED HIS ROOF BOLTER INTO #3 HEADING, HAD PUT UP A BOLT AND STARTED TO PUT UP #2 BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND SPRAINED HIS RISK. THE ROCK WAS 2' LONG AN D 2' WIDE 2 1/2" THICK.
EE REPAIRING TRACKS ON MINER WITH CUTTING TORCHES WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING HOT IN RITH EAR. EE STATED DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR. THOUGHT INJURY WOULD GO AWAY. THIS EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 3/11/97 . HE WENT TO DR. ON 3/10/97.
DRAWROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP OF MINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITCHES.
HE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
EE WAS MAKING UP HIS BOLTS AND SOME CAP COAL FELL ON HIM.
THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE IN ORDER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS & THE ATRS STRIKING HIM ON THE LT LEG.
EE WAS BENDING HIS BOLTS WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MACHINE WHICH THE BOLT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT & THE DRILL HEAD
55061S GRINDING DOWN A SHAFT TO PUT NEW GEARS ON WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIMSELF ON THE KNEE WITH THE GRINDER WHEEL.
EE WAS BOLTING IN 2 HEADING WHEN HE PUSHED A GLUE BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE PUT UP PRESSURE TO HOLD THE BOLT AFTER SPINNING THE BACK PART OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM.
HE WAS HELPING SPLICE A BELT. THEY SAID THE MAHCINE WAS SETTING OVER TO CRIMP THE ZIPS TO HE WAS HOLDING THE SHIFT MECHANISM WITH HIS FINGER. HIS FINGER SLIPPED ABOUT THE TIME HE WORKED THE LEVERS AND CAUGHT INJURED'S FINGER UNDER THE SHIFTER.
THE INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND MUST HAVE FLASHED HIMSELF.EYES DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL MIDNIGHT THAT EVENING.
I,NAME WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTING WAITING TO HAND THE OPERATOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A SMALL SLUG OF DRAW ROCK FELL OFF A ROOF STRAP AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
MINER HAD PUT UP ONE ROOFBOLT & PULLED HIS MACHINE OVER & UP TO START NEXT ROW OF ROOFBOLTS AS HE WAS DRILLING HOLE STEEL LOOSENED SLUP OF DRAWROCK WHICH FELL FROM LAST ROW OF BOLTS TO SAFETY JACKS. ROCK FELL MOSTLY ON MACHINE BUT UPPER ENDCAME DOWN ON EMPLS HEAD BENDING HIM DOWN AGAINST BOTTOM STRAINING BACK.
MEN WERE USING BOTH BOLTER IN SAME PLACE ROCK SLUGGED OUT BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLT UP TO SAFETY JACK CROSSGRAIN TO BOLT PATTERN
MAN WAS BOLTING A PLACE WHEN ONE OF THE SAFETY JACKS FELL OVER & LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND