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EMP WAS INSTALLING A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SWINGING HIS DRILL STATION TO THE RIB TO INSTALL ON RIB BOLT. HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CANOPY AND THE RIB.
CUTTING BRUSH AND GOT POISON IVY.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING AROOF BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD, SLID DOWN ONTO HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL POT HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT FOOR SLID UNDER THE FALLING POT AND PINCHED HIS FOOT.
AN ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE
EE WAS STANDING ON THE STAB JACK AND DRILL JACK PLATFORM, WHEN THE BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED THE DRILL HEAD. THE DRILL BOOM ARM CAUGHT THE EE'S LEFT FOOT IN A PINCH POINT CAUSING THE STEEL TOE O F HIS BOOT TO LACERATE THE TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS DRILLING AN ANCHOR HOLE WITH A HANDDRILL. THE STEEL GOT STUCK IN THE HOLE CAUSING THE DRILL TO SWING AROUND AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND FINGERS AND THE LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
EE MOVED FAST TO GET AWAY FROM PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK?? RECURRING BACK INJUREIES 1-14-82, 8-26-92, 10-15-93.
EE WAS BOLTING TO TOP WHEN A PIECE OFSLATE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL. BOUNCED OFF CANOPY AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER WHEN HE RAN INTO THE FEEDER TUBE THIS STOPPED THE DOZER ABRUPTLY & THE OPERATOR FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
I.NAME REMOVING THE BOLT WRENCH AFTER TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL AND STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A TREE THAT WAS HOOKED UP TO ANOTHER TREE.WHEN THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING FELL,THE OTHER TREE CAME OUT OF THE GROUND AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT. ]
HE WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE BARGE CARGO HOLD AS DIRECTED BY THE LOADING OPERATER IN ORDER TO BE OUT OF THE WAY OF THE COAL BEING LOADED. THE CRAB LINE ON THE BARGE HOIST SNAPPED UP UNEXP ECTEDLY, STRIKING HIM BREAKING BOTH LOWER LEGS AND FLIPPED HIM INTO THE WATER. SERIOUS INJURY WAS PREVENTED BY PERSONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
EE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE DRILL STEEL RESULTING IN A LACERATED THUMB.
THE INJURED WAS PREPARING TO CUT METAL.UNKNOWN TO HIM THERE WAS A PINHOLE IN THE ACETYLENE HOSE UP CLOSE TO THE TORCH.WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH A SPARK IGNITED LEAKING ACETYLENE RESULTING IN A FLA SH AND BURN TO HIS STOMACH.
I NAME WAS USING A GRINDER ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH KNEE.
I NAME WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME OUT OF THE BOOM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.
I.NAME WAS REAC2ING BACK TO GVET A ROOF BOLT FROM THE BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND
I.NAME ELECTRIC3AN WAS OBSERVING THE TRAMMING OFTHE CONTINOUS MINER WHILE THE MINER WAS BEING TRAMMED IT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A FLY BOARD LYING ON THE RIB THE BOARD SLID AROUND AND STRUCK I.NAM E ON THE LEFT F2OT
I.NAME WAS IN 8ECK OF ROOF BOLTER THAT WAS MOVING HE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON BUMPER WHEN HE STE%%*%* STOPPED ROOF BOLTER A CABLE CROSSING PAD 2'X2' MADE OF HARD PLASTIC FELL FROM TOP OF CANOPY & S TRU7K HIS H AND ON BUMPER.
HE WAS DRILLING3A ROOF BOLT HOLE. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRICKING LEFT ARM. RESULTING IN A BRUISE.
HE WAS DRILLING3ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL CATCHING HAND AGAINST DRILL HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING WHEN HE SET DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS FOOT
I.NAME WAS GRIN8ING THE SCOOP IN A TIGHT AREA WHEN THE GRINDER WHEEL HIT A CRACK IN THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KICK BACK AND STRIKE HIM IN THE CHIN
I.NAME WAS BOLT3NG ROOF, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF OF CANOPY STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND
I.NAME WAS HELP3NG PUT UP A FLY BOARD 2IN X 18 IN X 16 FT AND WHILE STEADYING THE BOARD UP PRESSURE WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE BOARD TO MOVE DOWNWARD RESULTING IN AN ACUTE SPRAIN TO I.NAMES LEFT WRIST 3
PASSING UNDER L3NE CURTAIN WITH ROOF BOLTER WHEN ATRS SYSTEM CAUGHT CURTAIN.I.NAME REMOVE CURTAIN AND ATRS BAR SWUNG FORWARD STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT SIDE.
I NAME WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE OUT AROUND THE HOLE. THE SLATE HIT THE EDGE OF THE OPERATORS CANOPY ON THE BOLTER AND FLIPPED INTO THE OPERATORS C OMPTMENT STRIKING HIS ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
MR. NELSON WAS HELPING DRILL AN ANCHOR HOLE IN THE BOTTOM WITH A BUTTERFLY DRILL. WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE THE DRILL STALLED. AS THE DRILL STALLED MR. NELSON LET GO OF THE HANDLE, ALLOWING THE HANDLE TO FLY AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
MR MARTIN WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL APPROX 3" THICK 3\ LONG AND 2\ WIDE AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT LEG
EMP WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT PLATE AGAINST THE ROOF WHEN HE REACHED TO REPOSITION THE PLATE HIT THE BOOM LEFT AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE PLATE
WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CAUGHT ARM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.