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Employee was drilling the mine roof and was inserting another piece of drill steel, pushed it into the top and strained shoulder. Employee started missing work 3/6/2018.
Employee was using a hand grinder and got a piece of grit/metal in eye.
Was bending a bolt to put in top and accidentally hit rotation while pushing it into the hole. Started missing work on 5/1/2017.
The continuous miner operator stepped across the (MRS)Mobile Roof Support trailing cable just as the MRS operator activated the cable reel and the trailing cable knocked the miner operator off his feet and he fell on his right side fracturing four (4) ribs.
Roof Bolter was getting ready to bolt #4 left this was the 1st cut out of the break. Co-worker was using the inch tram to set up for a corner bolt when he activated the tram he ran over employee's left foot. He was transported to Mcdowell ARH hospital where he received x-rays which were negative for broken bones, but the toe nail of the 2nd toe was torn off.
Employee was setting up to install rib bolts in the # 4 heading when he got off the drill station platform on to the mine floor he lowered the platform on top of his left foot causing bruising to the top and bottom of his left foot.
Employee was bolting roof in the # 5 entry when the sleeves on the canopy slid down the post and striking the employee on the thumb of his left hand cutting the end of the thumb off.
Employee stated that he was backing the continuous miner out of the # 9 heading with his back to the miner when the cats either slipped or he split the cats, it was at this time the tail boom of the miner struck him in the middle of the back knocking the wind out of him. He was complaining of soreness in his back and a tingling sensation in his right leg and foot.
Victim was moving roof bolter while seated inside the operators compartment and bumped the mine rib dislodging coal which fell on his left arm resulting in bruising. He was treated at a local hospital but didn't return to work until 1-14-13.
Victim attempted to hold on to bolter wrench while reversing rotation in order to remove a bolt he bent during its installation. The wrench/bolt snagged his glove and pulled him into the steel fracturing his left arm. He was released from hospital same day and is scheduled for surgery later.
Bolter operator working underneath his canopy had a 1'long x 1.5'wide x 1" thick piece of rock deflect off of the canopy and strike him on his back