EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING CONTIOUS MINER OUT OF THE FACE AREA, TRAMMING LEVER STUCK, CABLE ANOCHOR CAUGHT EMPLOYEE KNOCKED HIM ITO COAL RIB.
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Showing all 13WHILE OPERATING PAN STRETCHED OUT OF WINDOW TO OPEN GATE FOR REFUSE BIN, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. GATE IS OPERATED BY PUSH BUTTON TO OPEN & CLOSE GATE.
INJURED HAD WELDED STEEL MEMBER AND WELD BROKE THEN MEMBER STRUCCK INJURED IN BACK OF HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE DRILL POT SMALL PIECE GLANCED OFF POT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CORNER OF THE RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ANCHOR HOLES FOR TAIL PICEE AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING AIR DRILL
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT AND EXERTED TOO MUCH UP PRESSURE ON DRILL STOOL STEEL BENT & CAUTHT EMPLOYEE ON WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROOFBOLTER DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A ROCK SCALE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RAMMING THE PAN ON THE 10LONGWALL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE RAM PLATE AND THE HEAD DRIVE AS THE RAM BAR EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE RAM PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE FELL NEXT TO THE COLA RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE CANOPY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLTS IN THE TOP. THE CANOPY DISLODGED AND PINNED THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DECK. EMPLOYEE RETRIEVED TO WORK AND ST ARTED MISSING 8/31/84
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING GRASS WITH A GASOLINE POWERED PUSH LAWN MOVER THE GRASS WAS WET AND FOULED UNDER THE MOWER AND THE EMPLYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CLOGGED GRASS WHILE THE MOWER WAS STILL RUNNING
EMPLOYE WAS SITTING ON ROCKDUSTER WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT AND TRACK ENTRY THE ROCK DUSTER IN EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND THE PIPES FROM THE COMPRESSOR GETS HOT THE EMPLOYEE CAME IN CO NTACT WITH THE PIPES
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND WAS JUST BEGINING TO START HIS DRILL STEEL. HE APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE DRILL POT WHICH RESULTED IN BENDING OF THE DRILL STEEL. HE STARTED THE ROTATION ON HIS DRILL POT AND THE BOWED DCRILL STEEL STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.