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Injured was grinding on piece of metal in the shop. The grinding wheel kicked striking his left hand resulting in a laceration on the top of his hand which required stitches.
Injured was trimming top out of the #3 face on the #1 unit when a piece of carbide struck the injured in the head causing a laceration which required stitches.
Injured was bolting in the #9 entry using a split steel and went to put in second steel and missed the chuck. This caused the steel to flex and contract striking his right hand index finger.
Injured had pinner steel fall out and strike his thumb on his left hand. Injured initially received first aid only. On 08/20/2013 injured was still having discomfort in his hand and went to see doctor for x-rays and discovered fracture in his thumb.
Injured fractured his right pinky finger, after catching the end of it with the retention jaws on the Sandvik Bolter.
Injured was Roof Bolting on the #3 Unit, injured was using a split steel when he went to insert second steel it caught the lip of the pod and buckled the steel which struck the palm of his hand. This caused a closed fracture of the distal end of the radius.
Injured states that drill chuck fell and struck his left wrist causing to swell. Injured was taken to doctor for x-rays and discovered had a hair-line fracture on his Radial Styloid.
Injured was moving miner from a completed cut in the #6 Entry to begin mining in the #9 Entry. The tail piece of the miner caught the injured employee and wedged him at the corner of the #6 Entry.
A miner operator was cutting in the #5 entry at the 169-xc on the #1 unit. A piece of Carbide come of a bit and struck the operator in the left arm. The operator received three stitches making this a reportable accident.
Miner operator was cut on his forehead over his left eye by a piece of car-bite from a miner bit. Operator received stitches for his laceration making this a reportable incident.
Injured was loading the roof bolter in the 3-left cut on unit #2, was finished loading cable bolts and had went back to the scoop. The operator of the bolter started the machine to set over to load more supplies, injured darted back beside the machine and was struck by the machine. Injured was taken to local hospital and treated for a pelvic fracture and was released.
Injured was roof bolting on the #3 unit when his steel become clogged, he removed the steel and got the steel unplugged. When he placed his steel back in the pot, it became wedged and caused the steel to bow. Injured lowered the pot back down and steel sprung and struck his hand. Fracturing the knuckle in his hand.
Injured was roof bolting on the #2 unit and his drill steel had become lodged in the mine roof temporarily and then fell and struck his left hand. Injured was taken to local hospital for treatment for his hand. Discovered that there was a fracture to the metacarpal bone, making this a reportable accident.
Injured was roof bolting outby on a travelway, when he placed his hand on an area of the bolter and hit a wrong lever and smashed his right ring finger. Injured was taken to local hospital and received treatment and is awaiting surgery for his finger which was broken.