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Employee stated the following by phone on 3-10-04. Employee was pushing drill steel into the hole and felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work but felt pain while pushing the levers of the battery car he was operating. Started losing time from work 3-6-2004.
CREW WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE INTO MINE ROOF ALONG A NEW SLOPE. THE VIBRATION CREATED BY DRILLING CAUSED THE BOLTER TO CREEP A LITTLE DOWN THE SLOPE. THIS CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND AGAINST SIDE OF HOLE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADD A 2' EXTENSION OF DRILL STEEL EE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND MINE ROOF AT COLLAR OF HOLE CAUSING INJURY. STARTED MISSING 5-7-03.
EE WAS USING THE DRILL PRESS TO DRILL OUT A BEARING. THE DRILL BIT HUNG UP CAUSING THE BEARING TO SPIN AROUND. THE DRILL BIT BROKE & THE BEARING FLEW OFF & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT PALM. 4 STITCHES REQUIRED.
MOVING MINER TO NEW LONGWALL. INJURED WAS USING NAIL GUN TO SHOOT WIRECLIPS INTO TOP. WHILE COCKING NAIL GUN IT DISCHARGED INTO LEFT PALM AND FRACTURED A BONE IN 4TH FINGER.
LIFTING APPROX 21' DRILL STEELS TO JOIN ADDITIONAL STEEL WHILE DRILLING BEGAN LOSING TIME 11-26-01.
EE WAS PREPARING NAIL GUN TO SHOOT NAIL INTO SALT FORMATION. THE GUN DISCHARGED DRIVING PLUNGER INTO PALM OF RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
HELPING MECHANICS TO CHANGE SCRUBBER TANK AGITATOR. AGITATOR MOUNTED, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SHAFT CLAMP, CUT BOLTS WITH TORCH, CLAMP SWUNG OUT STRIKING FINGER AGAINST PIPE HAND RAIL. STITCHES R EQUIRED AND BROKE BONE IN FINGER TIP.
EE WAS DRILLING HOLES INTO MINE ROOF & INSTALLING 1' BOLTS WITH CLIPS TO SUPPORT THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE REACHED FOR BOLT WRENCH & ACTIVATED THEVALVE FOR STABILIZER BAR THIS LOWERED STABILIZER A GROUZER ON THE BAR CAUGHT FOOT, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND & FRACTURING BONE IN BIG TOE STARTED LOSING TIME 2/13/01
EE WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE TURN TABLE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE STEEL SHE TWISTED/SPRAINED LEFT THUMB. SHE WAS SENT TO DR ON 1/17/01 FOR XRAYS-THESE WERE NEGATIVE. SHE CONTD TO HAVE PROBLEMS, WAS TAKEN TO DR 2/7/01 BECAME A RESTRICTED DUTY WORK INJURY AT THIS TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER BACK FROM FACE AREA. THE REAR OF THE MACHINE WAS GETTING VERY CLOSE TO FACE FAN AND RIB ON LEFT SIDE OF ENTRY.HE SPLIT THE TRAM LEVERS TO MOVE THE REAR OF THE BOLTER AWAY FROM THE RIB. IN DOIN SO, HE PINNED HIMSELF AGAINST THE RIB WITH THE LEFT FRONT OF THE BOLTER, INJURING HIS FOOT.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN ARE 512 WEST. WHILE MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER FROM ONE BOLT LOCATION TO ANOTHER, THE BOLTER SWUNG TO THE LEFT AND THE STABILIZER BAR STRUCK THE INSIDE AREA OF HIS RIGHT FOOT ANKLE.
EE WAS MOVING MINER, SETTING UP FOR NEXT CUT,INJEE SAW THAT THE MINER WAS ABOUT TO RUN INTO THE FACE FAN, HE REACHED FOR THE TRAM CONTROLS TO MOVE FAN BEFORE HE COULD MOVE FAN THE BOOM OF THE MINER STRUCK & MASHED HIS LEFT HAND INJURING THERING & LITTLE FINERS. STARTED LOSING TIME 4/21/00