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Employee was putting up a roof bolt that he had bent, as he reached up to straighten the bolt back out the plate on the bolt cut his left forearm.
Principal was bolting when letting canopy down it struck him knocking him down he complained with back hurting. He continued to work and started missing work on 11-23-2011.
Drill steel got stuck in top while drilling hole, trying to spin the drill steel down, when the head went up and caught hand between steel and the top. Had five stitches in right thumb.
Drill steel stopped up, he was knocking it against the drill pot to get dust out and caught his index finger between the pot and drill steel.
While moving from the first bolt to the second bolt in the #1 heading, Injury twisted his right knee he complained of pain but continued to work the rest of the shift. Did not start missing work till 8/12/2009 Having knee surgery.
Employee was installing a cable bolt, when drilling the hole his drill steel stopped up. He laid his left hand over the drill steel that was still inserted in drill head checking the suction on the steel, when another piece of drill steel fell out of the hole hitting the tip of index finger on his left hand.
Operator said he was letting the boom down on the roof bolter when something happened letting the boom fall hitting his right knee.
He was putting a 4 foot bolt up. He put the bolt in the hole and had to bend the bolt back straight, once he did he bumped his rotation and the bolt caught his hand and spun it around the bolt. He thinks he just strained some ligaments to his thumb. He returned to work the next shift, but is doing restricted work.
He turned to tram the roof bolter forward, twisted back. He felt something pop in the middle of his back. Also had pain in neck area.
Bolter Operator was starting drill steel, and it bent out and hit him on his left wrist.
Employee was operating a roof bolter, when he got his middle finger on his left hand caught between the boom and the frame, resulting in a laceration that required several stitches to close.
Employee was operating the left side of a dual boom bolter when he got his left hand entangled with the drill steel and a wrench. This resulted in an amputation of his left hand and arm near his elbow. He was treated on site and then taken by ambulance to a local hospital. He had surgery and his arm was reattached. He was released from the hospital on 4-4-08.
While putting up a rope bolt about 6" from top, bolt started to bend. He tried to spin it the rest of the way up when the head of the bolt broke off & plate flew off the end of the bolt striking him in the face leaving a 2" cut over right eye.
Mixer clogged with cement and EE reach his hand around the guard and into the hopper to free clogg and encountered the auger.
Employee was operating a roof bolter when he got his glove on his left hand caught in the drill pot as he activated the rotation. This resulted in a fracture to his small finger on his left hand.
EYE INJURY, WELDING EYE BURN.
Employee was operating a dual boom bolter when he got his index finger on his right hand caught between a roof bolt plate and the mine roof as he was installing the bolt. This resulted in an amputation of the tip end of his finger.
Employee was operating a dual-boom roof bolter when he caught his left arm on the corner of a roof bolt plate that was bent down. This resulted in a laceration that required stitches to close.