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Putting up curtain board and the drill steel got hung in drill hole. Employee was trying to pull drill steel out and felt pain in left shoulder.
Employee was putting up flypad boards & hit the wrong lever on the roof bolter causing the canopy to hit employee on the right side of head.
Employee was roof bolting. EE had put in finish and push steel. As EE began to drill the hole, loose shirt sleeve got entangled in the drill pad.
While employee was installing a roof bolt a damaged roof bolt struck the employee on the left side of face cutting it beside the left eye. Employee received 4 stitches. Came back to work the next day.
Employee was roof bolting and the bolt plate caught his middle finger on he lefty hand and cut it he received 5 stitches.
Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the drill steel fell out of the hole and hit him on his right thumb he recieved 6 stitches on his right thumb. Came back to work the next day.
Employee was roof bolting when he lowering canopy on the roof bolter the canopy hit his head.
Employee was installing 6' torque tension bolts when he felt pain in his back
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel broke striking him under his chin causing a laceration - he received 6 stitches.
Employee was roof bolting when letting down the canopy it caught his left hand on bolts in his tray with the canopy it mashed his middle finger and index finger on his left hand.
Employee was standing next to roof bolter when the roof bolter operator moved the bolter forward. The tire on the roof bolter hit employee's left foot.
Employee was roof bolting when his right index finger was pinched between pin steel and pot.
EE was changing out suction hose on the roof bolter he put his left hand over pot to check suction when his right hand slipped hitting joy stick allowing pot to raise and pinch left hand between pot and drill steel. It fractured top of his left hand.
Employee had drilled a hole for roof bolt. When he took bottom section of drill steel loose, the top section of steel fell out of hole striking him on his right index finger cutting it. He received 4 stitches.
EE was operating CM when he stood up he had pain in his lower back.
Take up pin on continuous miner struck EE on top of his left foot.
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel got stuck in the roof. Then the steel fell out of the roof striking him on the right hand little finger. He received 17 stitches on his finger.
EE was roof bolting and had a piece of drill steel in his hand and was dropping boom of bolter and the boom caught the drill steel and pushed it down on his right foot. This fractured his 2nd toe next to his big toe.
EE was roof bolting when his glove caught on drill steel and twisted finger he had a laceration on 2 middle fingers on his left hand. 14 stitches.
Strained right shoulder while he was roof bolting.
Employee was loading tray on off side a roof bolter. When the bolter moved up it ran over his left foot and bruise it.
He was climbing up in #4 face & moved miner over to the right side. He could not get the ripper head to start. He trammed the miner back out of the face. When the miner came toward him he moved forward to keep from being hit and was pinned between the miner and the rib. It hurt his left arm and torso.
He was grinding a bolt on a shuttle car with a grinder. When it kicked back and hit him on top of his right hand, which cut his hand. He received 5 stitches on top of his hand.
A rock slid off buggy, 2' X 1' X 3" and fell on his left foot. Broke his little toe.
Operating miner taking second cut in #2 right. He set miner over to the left side and started trimming bottom a piece of rock came up and hit him in the face and mouth it split his lip and broke front tooth. So stitches in bottom lip. off 5 days came back 7/27/07
Running roof bolter in #7 entry first bolt in the first row. He started to drill when the drill still bent and struck him in the left arm above his elbow broke it. He was also thrown : Back against the rib and hit his head that caused a small cut above his left ear.
Employee was using torches cutting out head jack bushing when some slag popped up got in the corner of his left eye. he had safety glasses on.
Drill steel was hung in hole in top. He was on his knees, placed hand on boom to pull himself up and while he was doing this the steel came loose falling and hitting his hand. Broke his middle finger on left hand.
Was pulling bolter steel out of hole. It caught left hand pinky finger between steel and bolter. Had 3 stitches, came back to work next day. No lost time.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING THE TOP, HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOOM, BOOM CAME DOWN & MASHED HIS RIGHT HAND, BRUISING IT. NO LOST TIME.
Installing 10 foot rope bolt, he spinned the bolt to get it to go up. The bolt head broke. The wrench came back and hit him in the mouth cutting his lip, breaking out a tooth and loosening three more.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE TURNED TO GET A BOLT HE FELT THE BOOM HIT HIS LEFT FOOT. IT BROKE HIS MIDDLE TOE.
Ee was turning left hand nich with miner. He was on his knees on right side of miner when a rock fell out between bolt and rib hitting him on shoulder then falling on his right foot cutting off his 3 little toes.