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EMPLOYEE SAID THAT A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, MEASURING 24" X 17" BY 1/2" TO 2", STRUCK THEM IN THE BACK OF HEAD AND NECK AREA.
While changing the cutter drums on a continuous mining machine, the employee got hand caught between the impact gun and a crib block bruising the left index finger.
EE was bolting top and dropped the head of the pinner down to remove the drill steel, when the drill steel came back and struck the EE on the right index finger. The finger was broken in two places.
EE was rock dusting Friday, Aug 31, 2007. He injured his left shoulder draggng the rock dust hoses. He finished his shift. After Labor Day weekend, he returned to work Tuesday. His shoulder still hurt. He did not work Thurs or Friday. When he reported Monday, he reported incident & sent to Dr. He was told he had a pulled muscle in shoulder & returned to work 9/11
Miner boom contacted shuttle car, lifting it up and then the shuttle car slammed to the mine floor. It occurred in sub mains, break 27, approximant location.
While bolting top, employee was drilling the top with a 4'drill steel. The drill steel bowed in the middle and spun around hitting the EE in the right arm.
Spot bolting the top with a single head bolter when his left hand was caught between the jack & the arm of the bolter. The end of the left index finger was pinched off.
The injured employee pulled roof bolter up then swung head of bolter out to put up outside bolts. swung head back in, drilled hole, put bolt & glue in hole. Employee set the head of the bolt in the chuck, hit the rotation control to set bolt down in head. Employee's glove had went in hole with bolt, finger was twisted with bolt.
Victim finished bolting (corner bolt). He reached over to let canopy down but hit swing lever by mistake. Bolter moved left hitting his left knee - hyper-extending his knee.