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EE WAS COUPLING ROOF DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE ROOF DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN INSERT BROKE. HE THEN STARTED TO ROTATE THE ROOF BOLT CAUSING THE BOLTING WRENCH TO COME OUT OF THE DRILL HEAD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE O F HIS FOREHEAD CAUSING ONE INCH LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING OFF A MECHANISM BEAM WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK (HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6/11/02).
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD STARTED A ROOF BOLT IN HOLE AND WAS STRAIGHTNENING THE BOLT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.
EE HAD PUT UP RIB BOLT AND WAS MOVING OVER TO INSTALL SECOND BOLT. HE HEARD ROCK STARTING TO BREAK AND FALL. HE STARTED MOVING TOWARD BACK OF PINNER. FALLING ROCK STRUCK HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER, TOP BUMPED, PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOLDING A TIMBER AND SAW-ING THE TIMBER AT THE SAME TIME- SAW SLIPPED ANDSTRUCK EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HAND.
EE WAS INSTALLING 1 ST BOLT IN #5 CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL IN FRONT OF ATRS AND END OF ROCK STRUCK EE ON THIGH. EE WAS TREATED AT A MEDICAL FUCILITY AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK AT REGULAR DUTY. THIS EE WORKS A FOUR ON FOUR OFF WORK SCHEDULE AND WAS A LOT DUE TO WORK UNTIL 10-01-01 AND HE FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK DUE TO PAIN IN AREA OF INJURY./
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONT MINER WHILE HOLDING THE REMOTE UNIT A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK APPROX 12" SQ FELL FROM ROOF ONTO BOX MASHING HIS HAND AND FINGERS BETWEENROCK AND REMOTE UNIT.
EE WAS DRILLING A 5' HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK(22" LONG X 5" WIDE X 2" THICK) FELL FROM ROOF ONTO DRILL BOOM TOP THEN ONTO EMPLOYEE'S FOOT. THE ROCK CUT A 3/4" TO 1" ROUND HOLE IN TOP OF EMPLOYEE'S BOOT AND INTO TOP OF FOOT.
EE WAS HAND ROCK DUSTING THE LEFT RIB IN THE #4 ENTRY APPROX. 16' OUTBY FACE. A ROCK APPROX. 9 -1/2' LONG, 24" WIDE, UP TO 7" THICK FELL FROM ROOF ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
EE WAS TRYING TO START A DRILL HOLE IN AN AREA OF SLOPING ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPROX 18" LONG X 12" WIDE X 8" THICK FELL FROM ROOF MASHING HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED WAS IN A TIGHT POSITION BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL- FEELING PAIN IN HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 4-19-01. STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY ON 4-20-01.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN #2 BRIDGE MBC JACK, JACK SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM #6 ENTRY TO #7 ENTRY. THE ATRS AT BOLTER CAUGHT VENTILATION CURTAIN AND HE PLACED HIS ARM UPON EDGE OF DECK TO RAISE HIMSELF UP TO GET BETTER VISION AND CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN RIB AND DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE MINER BROOM WHILE LOADING A UNIHAULER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME OFFHEAD OF MINER STRIKING MINER ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF RESPOSITIONING BOOM OF DRILL THESA. WAS SOME LOOSE DRAW ROCK ON MINE FLOOR. HER FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF OF SOME OF THIS ROCK AND AT SOME TIME SHE HAD A MUSCLE SPASM IN HER LE G. SHE WAS STRAIGHTING HER LEG TO EASE THE SPASMAND EXTENDED HER FOOT UNDER DRILL BOOM AND WHEN SHE SET JACK DOWN IT SET DOWN ON HER TOE.
EE HAD DRILLED A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT INSTALLATION, TURNED TO GET A STICK OF RESIN FROM HOLDING TRAY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
EE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. MOVED TO NEXT POSITION TO INSTALL ANOTHER BOLT AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL, A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 6" X 6" X 3/4" FELL FROM ROOF, STRUCK EE ON E AR.
EE REPORTED HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE BENDING A 5' RESIN BOLT PRIOR TO INSTALLING IT