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EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER BACKWARD WITH SLACK HOOKED TO BOOM & BOOM SWING TOWARDS HIM. THE MINER WENT OVER A DIP IN THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED THE MINER TO PIVIT DOWN IN THE BACK STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.
Employee is a outside man. Employee stated he injured eye while welding and not using eye protection. Employee was welding without management consent or direction. Welding was not part of his job. Was not informed of injury until 5-14-05 from Worker's Comp.
KNEE SWELLED UP FROM OLD INJURY WHILE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER.
EE was running the roof bolter on 1 west section in #1 hog lost open break. while installing roof bolt he was lowering drill pot and had his leg under drill port and let drill pot down on his left knee twisted leg a little.
While roof bolting he was drilling a hole when his pin steel stopped up, while dropping his drill pot down he had his hand on machine drill pot. the steel was stuck in the hole and fell out, hitting his index finger on left hand. his finger swelled
EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT AND WAS PUSHING IT UP IN THE HOLE AND PULLED MUSCLE.