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The victim was moving the roof bolter boom to put in center bolt. Finger got caught between canopy & boom. Seven stitches to close.
Was attempting to align drill steel with the pot. When he raised the pot he caught the tip of his finger under the steel. No fracture, just a contusion.
This electrician was welding on the boom of a miner when he sustained a flash burn to his eyes. Went to doctor on 6-25-08. This was his second day at this mine.
Victim was spraying fire proofing plaster on the ribs at the scoop charger station and it got under his safety glasses and into his eyes.
Drill steel fell out of hole and struck victims left hand. He sustained bruising & swelling of his left hand.
A rock was against the side of the continuous miner. When the operator trammed the miner forward the rock rolled over onto his left foot and ankle. He sustained a fracture to his left foot
Victim was backing miner out of #1 entry to go to #2 face. He stopped the miner as it rounded a corner to move a cable out of the way. As he bent over to get the cable, he hit the tram levers with his abdomen. The miner struck his upper thigh and pelvic area. He underwent surgery to repair a dislocated hip and fracture to the hip socket.
Victim was rockdusting the belt entry using the rock dusting hose. He struck his head on a roof bolt plate at break 46. Laceration to right side of head. He was transported to the hospital. Victim received 8 stitches to treat wound.
Employee was drilling hole for roof bolt, steel fell striking his hand.
Employee was installing a bolt in the metal strap. Employee moved to side of canopy to re-position bolt machine. The foreman pulled front tilt lever instead of tram lever. The canopy dropped striking employee on his head.