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Employee stated that due to repetitive motion, surgery was required to repair the rotator cuff. Employee continued to work from date of injury, 2-6-07, until 8-2-07, his surgery date.
Ee was repositioning the roof bolter when he caught his hand between the rib and the canopy of the roof bolter.
EE stated that he was removing a torque shaft, when oil blew out of clutches and burnt his hands. EE was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for burns. EE returned to work on 6/12/06, his next regular sheduled shift.
EE was attempting to straighten a piece of roof bolter drill steel that was bent, by lowering the head of the bolt machine on it. The drill steel sprang out and struck EE in the face. EE was X-rayed and had received a fractured cheek bone and jaw.
EE stated he was putting a rope on the cable of the miner as the tail was being swung over. EE was struck by the tail on the back and left arm.
An employee was moving an electric motor across the floor with a pallet jack when he felt pain in his upper back and left shoulder. He took off work on Jan. 8 & 9. X-ray tests were negative at the hospital.
EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT HAND UPON THE CANOPY OF THE ATRS. HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND THE ATRS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES. THE HAND WAS X-RAYED AND SHOWED NO FRACTURES.
Employee stated that he was roof bolting & caught his left index finger between the drill steel and the roof bolting wrench. He was transported to the hospital where it was determined that his finger was broken & excessive tissue required surgery to repair the damage.
Employee was driving a miner bit into the head of the miner when a piece of metal flew into his right eye.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HAND. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR A FRACTURED HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT. KNEE. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS LEG WAS BROKEN BELOW THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND THAT WAS ON THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE CONNECTOR BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF DRILL STEEL BROKE & THE DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE JAW. EE REFUSED TO BE TREATED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EE WENT TO THE E.R LATER THAT NIGHT AND WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN JAW.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE WRENCH CAME DOWN ON HIS LITTLE FINGER. EE REFUSED MED TREATMENT ON 8/14/04 DID NOT CALL IN OR REPORT FOR WORK.8/18/04 EE WENT TO ANOTHER EE'S HOME TO FIND HIS PAYCHECK. OTHER EE ARRANGED FOR A DR VISIT 8/19/04 WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS BROKEN. EE TESTED POSITIVE TO DRUG TEST & WAS DISMISSED 8/20/04
Ee stated that he was attempting to straighten a piece of roof bolt steel with the head of the bolt machine when the steel rolled away from him and tore the finger tip and nail away from his finger. He was transportal to the hosptial where he was x rayed and stitches were applied to reattach the finger tip. the x rays showed no fracture.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING THE ROOF BOLTER CHANGE PLACES WHEN THE REEL WAS ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE CABLE TO SWEEP EE'S FEET FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS HIP AND LEGS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS XRAYED AND TREATED FOR A MUSCLE SPASM.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-1-04 AND WENT TO THE DR. AND IS BEING TREATED FOR A BRUISED LEFT FOOT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS XRAYED AND EXAMINED BY THE DOCTOR. THE RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE WITH NO BROKEN BONES ONLY BRUISED.
EE STATED THAT THE ROOF BOLTER WAS DRIVEN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT AS HE WAS PREPARING TO ROOF BOLT.
PLACED LEFT HAND ON CANOPY AND RAISED IT UO TO SET AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST MINE ROOF MASHING AND CUTTING FINGER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE SAT THE DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER ON HIS RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A CRUSHING INJURY TO THE MIDDLE TOE. THE SKIN WAS SEWN OVER THE VERY END OF HIS TOE AT THE NAIL. THE STEEL TOE ACTUALLY MASHED THE END OF THE TOE.
AS 2 EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR A ROCKABOUT 1' WIDE, 2' LONG AND 1" THICK SHOT OUT OF THE MINER CONVEYOR FOR A DISTANCE OF 30' AND STRUCK VICTIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THE CUTS WERE CLEANE D & STITCHED, THEN HE WAS RELEASED.
EE STATED HE WAS A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUCKHIM ON THE 2ND FINGER OF LEFT HAND. EE WAS TREATED AT ER WHERE HE RECD 6 STITCHES & RELEASED
EE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BENT STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM FRACTURINGIT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AT THE COUPLING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. EE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING ON THE DECK OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND WHNE HE ATTEMPTED TO SWING HIS LEGS AROUND ONTO THE DECK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS E XAMINED AND TREATED FOR MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE SLID UNDER THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AS IT WAS DROPPED. THE HEAD CAUGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED AND HE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF THE BOLTER HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF ATRS. THE ATRS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROOF AND PINCHING EE'S HAND. EE WAS TREATED FOR FRACTURED FINGER AND RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT REGULAR SHIFT.
EE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.