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EMPLOYEE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT LINK OUT OF CONVEYOR ON FEEDER WHERE THE HOSE CONNECTS TO THE HANDLE. THE HOSE RUPTURED & BURNT HIS LEFT ARM. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & WAS TREATED & RELEASED. EE WORKED HIS NEXT SHIFTS ON FRIDAY & SUNDAY & THEN WAS OFF DUE TO THE INJURY, HE PLANS TO RETURN TO WORK ON 4/3/06.
Bolter operator was loading bolt supplies on bolter when other bolter operator trammed bolter forward - ran wheel up on metatarsal boot on left foot, bruising foot.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #5 RT BT -HAD PULLED SOME DRAW ROCK DOWN & MASHED SUCTION HOSE ON BOLTER. WHILE REPAIRING HOSE, ANOTHER PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 16" X 8" X 1 1/2" THICK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON H EAD & NECK. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL -CHECKED & RELEASED - NOTE - THIS DID NOT SEEM TO BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT TIME OF OCCURRANCE.
EE WAS DRILLING ROOF TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE LOOSE & SPUN ON THE DRILL STEEL & STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEK. ROCK WAS APPROXIMATELY 12" X 10" X 1"THICK, CAUSING LACER ATION TO CHEEK.
EE WAS MINING THE FACE OF #7 ENTRY-ON SOUTH MAINS-WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON LEFT HAND ROCK WAS 14X16"X3"-CAUSING LACERATION & CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND-WENT TO HOSPITAL-GOT 13 S UTURES ON OUTSIDE & 8 ON INSIDE.
EE WAS BOLTING UP PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. STEEL GOT STOPPED UP & HE HIT IT WITH BOLT WRENCH. PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF & FELL AGAINST CANOPY & HE TURNED TO AVOID IT. IT HIT HIM IN BACK OF HEAD & NEC K. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AS PRECAUTIONARY, TREATED & RELEASED. WILL BE OFF COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO STIFFNESS.
ELECTRICIAN WAS FLOATING MINER - HAD MOVED MINERTO #3 ROOM ON SOUTH MAINS. HE GOT BETWEEN MINER AND RIB TO GET A PIECE OF CURTAIN OUT OF THE WAYAND SWUNG MINER OVER AND FOULED HIS LEGS BETWEEN MINER AND RIB. HE BRUISED LOWER LEGS BELOW KNEESBUT WALKED TO MANTRIP TO RIDE OUTSIDE. HAD LEGS X-RAYED BUT TEST NEGATIVE - JUST CONTUSIONS.
INJURED WAS FLATING MINER OPERATOR OUT FOR LUNC. WAS SETTING MINER OVER IN A CUT & SWUNG MINER STANDOFF AGAINST HIMSELF & RIB. PINNING HIMSELF MOMENTARILY. HE MOVED THE MINER OFF HIMSELF BEFOR E HELP ARRIVED. HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE PELVIS ON LEFT SIDE. WENT TO HOSPITAL. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE VERY SERIOUS AT THE TIME.