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INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN 3H A OVERLANDING BRAW FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND HIP INJURED WORK THE REST OF THE SHIFT.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS. EE LET THE CANOPY DOWN ON THE ROOFDRILL. THE CANOPY PUSHED HIS HEAD DOWN ON THE LEVERS OF THE DRILL. ONE OF THE LEVER KNOBS HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. CAUSING BRUISI NG AND FRACTURE TO THE EYE SOCKET.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM TO FLOOR AND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A BOLT IN A CANOPY LEG. THEY WERE CUTTING THE HOLE WITH A TORCH.
54736YEE WAS MINER HELPER WATCHING CABLE,MINER CABLE STAND-OFF.HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT KNEE,PUSHING LEG TO SIDE FOOT WAS STUCK IN MUD THEREFORE IT BENT LEFT ANKLE OVER TO SIDE CAUSING IT TO BREAK 09593IAL EVALUATION WAS A SPRAINED FOOT X-RAY SHOWED IT WAS A BROKEN BONE IN LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE CHANGING COAL DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND BEARING PINCHING SKIN FROM LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE IN MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER GRINDER DEFLECTED OFF PIECE OF METAL & GRINDER DISC CUT THE LEFT LEG JUST UNDER THE KNEECAP
EE WAS GRINDING METAL WITH HAD GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT TOP OF LEFT HAND.
WHILE BOLTING TOP THE CANOPY BROKE THRU SOME CAP COAL CAUSING THE BACK OF THE CANOPY TO COME DOWN STRIKING EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER AWAY FROM FACE AREA CUTTING MAHCINE CABLE WAS LYING ON OPPOSITE RIB. CUTTING OPERATOR WAS BACKING UP AND REELED CABLE UP. CABLE HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK LEGS AT KNEES. PINNING HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BAD STRAINED LEGS AND LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS PINNING WET TOP WITH AUGER STEEL STEEL WAS CONECTED WITH NAILS HE WAS REMOVING AUGER FROM HOLE HE REACHED FOR AUGER AND NAIL CAUGHT GLOVE OF L HAND SMALL FINGER WAS SEVERED RING FINGE R AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE SEVERED AT FIRST JOINT SMALL FINGER AT 2ND JOINT