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EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN TOP WHEN STEEL BROKE NEXT TO BASE OF STEEL CATCHING EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER & MASHED FINGER NAIL & END OF FINGER OFF.
THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF FOR A SPAD. HE STATED HE WAS LOCATED IN THE #4 (BELT) ENTRY OF 001 SECTION ABOUT80' FROM FACE. INJURED SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE DRILL. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AT ABOUT 4PM ALTHOUGH HE STATED HIS BACK HURT FROM 2PM. FINISHED SHIFT 4PM. DID NOT WORK 3-7-8. DR 3-8. DR STATED MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHILE DRILLING TOP, A ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF LANDING ON HIS FOOT.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS WHILE BOLTING TOP, HITTING RIGHT SMALL FINGER CUTTING IT.
ROCK FELL FROM TOP WHIOLE DRILLING HOLE LANDING ON CANOPY THEN FALLING TO GROUND AFTER HITTING DEE ON LEFT HIP.
MAN STATED HE WAS INSTALLING CENTER BOLT IN ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
BOLTING #1 RIGHT BK. MASHED ARM BETWEEN CANOPY &BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING FIRST TURNED CROSSCUT WHEN 1/2" X 2' PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEENATRS AND CANOPY STRIKING HIM IN BACK.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.
MAN WAS BOLTING TOP WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT LET BOOM DOWN TO PUT WRENCH IN & HAD FOOT UNDER DRILL POT LET IT CATCH HIS FOOT UNDER DRILL POT PUSHING METAL TARSAL PLATE IN BOOT DOWN ON TOES
SECTION WAS BEING MOVED TO NEW PANEL. THEY WERE MOVING MINER DOWN TO NEW PANEL. MINER IS REMOTE CONTROL. I.NAME TOLD INJURED TO HOOK CABLE ON BOOM THEN GET IN THE CLEAR. INJURED TOLD I.NAME HE WAS IN THE CLEAR. I.NAME STARTED TRAMMING MINERSWUNG AROUND CAUGHT INJURED IN RIB.
BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING
PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW FELL OUT - RIGHT FINGER
DRAW ROCK FELL ON RIGHT SIDE HITTING RUSSEL ON RIGHT ANKLE AND BACK.
STEEL CAME OUT OF POT & HIT EE IN CHIN. 5 STITCHES & BROKE TOOTH.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ONLEFT HAND & CUT IT
PIECE OF ROCK WAS UNDER STABJACK BROKE AND LET CANOPY GIVE AND HIT OPERATOR.
SMALL ROCK FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL AND AS HE PUSHED DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP, HE DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK 13" X 10" X 15".
INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLE TO PUT UP STRAP WHEN NPIECE OF ROCK 2' X 1' X 3" FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT KNEE. INJURED HAS BRUISED KNEE ABLE TO RETURN 7-5-93.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT PUSING BOLT WITH HOLE. INJURED REMOVED FOR UP PRESSURE LEVER AND HIT ROTATION LEVE.R HIS GLOVE HAND WAS IN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND WHEN PALTE SPRONED AROUND HIS ARM WAS TWISTED AROUND BOLT. BRUSIHG BOTH BONE IN RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURE WAS DRILLING HOLE WHEN ROCK FELL ON HEAD HE REDUGE TO ROMACNH WK AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN LEVELING ARM AND ROCK LACERATED 2 MIDDLE FINGERS.
EE WAS BOLTING #3 ENTRY WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER ON OPERATOR SIDE. HE MOVED HIS HEAP TO LEFT SIDE WHEN HIS BOLT TRAY CAUGHT A THREADER BOLT AND SPRAY IT LOOSE STRICKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE RIB.
SECTION ROOF DRILL CANOPY HUNG UP IN THE TUBEAL HOSING JACK THAT OPERATED THE CANOPY EXTENDED DOWNWARD BUT THE HOUSING WAS HUNG THE OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION THE CANOPY FELL DOWN WARD APPROX 1FT & STRUCK OPERATOR ONTOP OF HEAD STOVED HIS NECK UP EE WORK REST OF SHIFT & 2 HRS OF NEXT SHIFT
WELDING ON MINER, DIDN'T HAVE SHIELD IN FRONT OF EYES WHILE HE WAS STRIKING ARC.
ROCK FELL ON TOP OF THIGH BRUISING IT
HAND ON SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER, SM ROCK FELL CUTTING FINGER ON RT HAND