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Employee stated that he was installing a rib bolt and as the bolt entered the hole it bent and then the rotation was engaged, which caused the bolt to strike/twist his hand and wrist. This resulted in a contusion and restricted work duties.
Employee moved the RBM into the 3 left crosscut and dismounted the operator's deck. As he was exiting the deck of the RBM, the continuous miner trammed into the flypads directly behind the roof bolter, striking the employee and knocking him to the mine floor. This resulted in multiple sprains/strains of the upper body.
Employee stated that he was pulling back on a roof bolt to line it up with the drill pot. As he applied pressure on the bolt he felt something pull in his right shoulder. This resulted in a right shoulder strain.
Employee was mounting the walk-thru roof bolt machine and as he stepped up onto the back of the bolter he struck his head on the thread end of a torque tension bolt that was sticking down from the top. This caused him to strain his neck.
Employee was bolting on the #3 Section in the #6 Entry 130' inby spad # 12262. The bolt crew had stacked plates and pans on the base of the t-bar where the t-bar meets the frame of the RBM. When the boom of the machine swung, the plates and pans fell off and struck the employee on the side of the rt. knee. Employee was diagnosed with a strain and began missing work on 3/8/13.
This report is being filed under protest and solely to abate citation 9005621. According to MSHA, employee incurred a reportable injury when his welding hood was too light and his eyes were exposed to welding arc. Brody denies that it breached and duty to report an occupational injury and reserves the right to contest the issuance of the citation.
The employee stated he caught his right index finger between a ratchet and miner frame causing an open wound that needed sutures. He was tightening ripper motor mount bolts.
The employee was operating drilling rotation using a pusher steel not properly affixed inside the hex drill pot and his hand placement was where he received an injury to his wrist.
The employee stated he was struck in the chin with a bolt wrench. He stated he was in the #2 entry face installing a bolt. The wrench broke.
The employee hyper extended his left wrist operating the RBM standing at the inch controls. The machine dropped suddenly in soft and busted up bottom causing the control lever guard to strike the employee's wrist.
Employee stated he was dropping drill head bring steel out of the hole using rotation. The drill steel was rotating outside the drilled hole allowing it to make contact with the employee's mouth/jaw. The event resulted in lost time injures.
The employee was operating RBM installing a header board and catching his index finger between the header bracket and header. The incident resulted in a medical reportable case. Cut/sutured.
EE pulled wrong lever on bolter causing mast jack to smash his right foot under the drill pot.
The employee stated he injured his right middle finger allowing to rest on the drill pot while installing a bolt and the finger was caught between the drill pot and bolt. He is missing work.
Twisted knee while bolting top
The employee stated he reached to activate the joy stick control on the operator side of the machine to push up and spin the bolt and strained his right shoulder near the scapula. he is missing work.
Running roof bolter & drill steel struck top of hand & bruised hand & swelled up. Didn't ride ambulance.
The employee, #2-section, was cutting on shields for cont. miner, hot slag (Foreign body) went into eye. The hot metal slid off down onto pool of water on top of miner frame and splashed underneath safety glasses into right eye. He had lowered his cutting hood.
Upon an investigation, the employee was operating RBM drill head with drill steel in rib. He attempted to remove the drill/pin steel and got his glove caught, causing a compound Fx to his left ring finger.
The employee was installing a rib bolt having his hand applied to the bolt when applying rotation and twisted his left wrist. The incident resulted in a sprain/strain lost time injury.
Drill steel got caught in hose and drill hit him in the face.
The employee stated he pulled his s/c up too close and on the miner bumper and his head was slammed into the canopy when the miner moved forward.
The employee was operating a RBM and was struck on the right hand by falling drill steel out from the roof.
The employee was attempting to lower the drill head due to a stopped up drill steel and accidently activated the rotation lever causing steel to strike his left arm.
The employee was operating a RBM on the # 5 section in the # 6 face and caught his left little finger between a 16" x 6" plate and a bolt wrench.
The employee caught his hand between the mass and rib when attempting to install a rib support.
The employee while installing a fly board bent the drill steel and was struck in the heel of the left hand.
The employee caught his left middle finger between the 16" x 6" inch bearing plate and the mine roof when installing the first outside bolt in the third row in the face of # 3.
The employee was installing roof bolts in association with supplemental support, metal strap, when one of the roof bolts he was installing fell down striking his upper lip resulting in a cut requiring sutures.
Right break #7 entry, 2 lines outby face. Bolting ribs in belt channel, after putting bolt in rib, he went to lower boom, hose busted, spraying him in face and eyes.
Tramming, Roof bolter prom side controls, EE broke bands on bolts afterward trammed the bolter. The bolts slide off pinner striking his mouth.
6 Right crosscut. Installing rib bolt. EE was installing rib bolt when the drill pot snagged his glove and pulled his hand in between the pot and mast.
Employee was rib bolting and put his hand on the bolt. When he was pushing the bolt in the wrench slipped off. The head of the bolt hit his right small finger.