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Employee was struck in his right hand by a piece of steel dislodged while drilling.
Employee states he got rock dust in his eye while freeing up the rock buster. He also states he was wearing his safety glasses.
Employee was drilling a test hole when his glove got wrapped around the steel injuring his left hand.
Employee was drilling a hole in the mine top, when the pusher flew out & hit employee between the eyes.
Employee was putting up belt hangers with bolter, hit rotation and loose clothing became caught on drill steel wrapping hand and arm up in steel.
A piece of rock fell on bolter canopy. When ee tried to remove the rock his right index finger was mashed between the canopy and the rock.
While roof bolting drill steel fell and smashed left hand index finger.
Rock came off of conveyor chain of miner and struck employee in the mouth.
Tightening bolts with impact gun, gun kicked back off of bolt, shoving against right shoulder.
While operating bolter in #4 heading of 1st right section, employee was drilling a hole in roof to install roof bolt when he applied too much thrust with less rotation. This caused the drill steel to bend striking his right hand. He was holding onto steel with hand at this time. He had no deformity to arm or hand but did have swelling.
EE was drilling hole with bolter using wrench. The steel wrench broke striking the EE in the lower right arm.
CABLE HOOK & METAL BROKE OFF OF MINER & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG.
EE HAD HEATED A FINAL DRIVE BOLT TO BREAK LOOSE WITH 1" IMPACT. ALSO, HE HAD PUT BLASTER AIR TOOL OIL IN IMPACT. WHEN OIL CAME OUT WITH AIR PSI FROM IMPACT IT IGNITED AND BURNT HIS LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT HAND AND LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EE WAS RUNNING THE HITACHI 1200 EXCAVATOR LOADING THE TRUCKS WHEN THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED INTO THE EXCAVATOR. HIS TRUCK WAS BURIED IN DEBRIS AND ROCK. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR TO DIG HIM OU T. EMT ON THE JOB TOOK EE TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE, BACKHOE OPERATOR, LOADING ROCK TRUCKS WITH ROCK HOE WAS CLEANING WALL- BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK-JARRED EE, HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. EMT'S CHECKED HAYNES- EMT TOOK EE TO HOSPITAL TO BE EXAMINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GUIDE AN AUGER FLIGHT ONTO THE SLED WHEN THE FLIGHT SLID UNDER THE SLED WHILE HOISTING THE FLIGHT HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FLIGHT AND SLED, INJURING FINGER.
EE, DOZER, OPERATOR, REPORTED TO ME ON 2-17-00, THAT ON 2-16-00 HE JARRED HIMSELF ON ROCKS IN OVERBURDEN SHOT. EE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO DR THE NEXT DAY TO BE CHECKED.