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TWO EE'S WERE INSTALLING RIB SUPPORT WHEN THE BOLT THEY WERE INSTALLING, TORQUED. THE HAND HELD DRILL TURNED AND THE HANDLE STRUCK INJURED ON RT CHEEK AREA.
HE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON THE CLEAN COAL PILE, THE DOZER BACKED OVER A SMALL BERM OF CLEAN COAL, JERKED HIM IN THE CAB, CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK AND BACK. HE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WOR K AND IS OFF UNTIL 8-4-97 ON VACATION.
EE WAS TRAMING THE ROOF BOLTER FROM ONE WORK LOCATION TO ANOTHER.THE CANOPY OF THE OPERATORS DECK ROCKED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF & DISLODGED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL INTO THE OPERATING DE CK. IT STRUCK THE EE & LACERATED THE BACK OF HISRIGHT HAND.
THE EE WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND OR HIS EAR WHEN A CABLE FELL FROM THE ROOF DUE TO A TAKE UP REAL BEING ENERGIZED. THE EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEE A DR UNTIL DEC 1996. MANAGEMENT R ECEIVED A WORKER COMPENSATION FORM FROM HIS DR ON 12-30-96INDUSTING THAT THE EE SYMPTON WAS REALTED TO THE 10-20-96.
A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
WHIEL EE AND EPMLOYEE WERE RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, AS THEY WERRE IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP A CUT OF COAL, A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF TOP OF THE MINER AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND, MASHING IT AGAINST THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE WAS OPERATING. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION ON TH E LEFT HAND AND ABRASION ON THE RIGHT HAND AND LEG. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
INJURED WAS WELDING ON A PIECE OF DISCHARGE PIPEWHILE CHIPPING THE SLAG, A PIECE OF RUST FLAKE FLEW UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE LAYING DOWN A PIECE OF DRILL PIPE WITH THEDRILL RIG AND 25 TON CRANE. THE CABLE SLING ON THE CRANE SLID UP THE PIPE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO RUN TO AVOID INJURY. HE FELL ON A PIECE OF METAL AND INJURED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
THE EE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER CANOPY AND SIMULTONEUSLY SET THE FOOT JACK. WHEN THE FOOT JACK CONTACTED THE MINE FLOOR THE MACHINE RAISED UP AND MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE ROOF RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING THE BOLTER FROM ONE ENTRY TO THE NEXT PLACE TO BE BOLTED.HE STOPPED THE MACHINE AND WAS PREPARING TO GET OUT OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.HE REACHED UP AND TOOK HOLD OF THE CA NOPY WITH HIS RIGHT HAND,THE MACHINE ROLLED OFF A PIECE OF ROCK AND MASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDDING IN MANTRIP, IN ROUTE TO 2155 SECTION, AS THE MANTRIP PASSED A FLYLE PUMP, WATER SPRAYED INTO HIS RIGHT EYEE, FROM A LEAK IN THE PUMP DISCHARGE LINE.
EE WAS PUTTING A 7' BENT BOLT INHOLE, & STATED TO SPIN BOLT, THE BOLT CAME AROUND STRIKING EE IN RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL, LEFT GLOVE CAUGHT DRILL STEEL, BURR ON THE STEEL, WRAPPING HANDAROUND THE DRILL STEEL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A WATER PUMP WHEN A HOSE BLEW APART & STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN BRUISES & STRAIN TO HIS NECK.
THE EE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AS THE MACHINE STARTED TO BACK DOWN A GRADE IT OVERTRAVELED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND STRUCK THE EE RESULTING IN A BRUISE AND STRAIN TO HIS H IP AND LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS HOLDIN GFINISHING STEEL IN HOLE, HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING. AS HE RAISED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER TO SECURE HTE STEEL, HIS HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE B OLTER HEAD.
WHILE INSTALLING GLUE IN DRILLED BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM ROOF STRIKING BACK SIDE OF NECK. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY!
EE HAD BEEN CHIPPING GRINDING CUTTING AND WELDING METAL IN PRIMARY WASHER AND REMOVING RUST FROM SIDES. WHILE TAKING A SHOWER THAT EVENING HE THOUGHT HE HAD WASHED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE OR HE H AD BURNT HIS EYES FROM WELDING. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE 13TH OF JULY AT THIS TIME HE REPORTED THAT HIS EYE STRILL HURTS AND THAT HE MAY SEE THE DR. NO WORK DAYS WERE LOST. ME
EE PICKED UP A HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW TO SAW A TIMBER WHEN HE SQUEEZED THE TRIGGER HIS LEFT HAND WAS AGAINST THE DRAIN. HIS THUMB WAS LACERATED IN THE PROCESS.
WHILE TRAMMING A MINING MACHINE THE MINER SLEWED THE MACHINE OVER & IT STRUCK HIS FOOT, RESULTING IN BRUISES & A SPRAIN.
AS THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR SET UP TO DRILL A HOLE A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS ARM, RESULTING INA LACERATION.
A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS HUNG IN THE DRILL STEEL.
EMPOYEE INJURED WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM WHILE HE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO BOLT HOLE.
WHILE PUTTING A WRECK MANTRIP VECHICLE BACK ON THE TRACK, THE LIFTING JACK KICKED OUT AND THE JACK BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
INJURED WAS SWINGING DRILL HEAD OUT TO PUT UP AN OUTSIDE BOLT. WHILE SWINGING THE DRILL HEAD HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A TIMBER AND THE DRILL HEAND. RESULTING IN A LACERATION AND CONTU SION TO LEFT HAND.
EE WAS REACHING ONTO ROOFBOLTER TO GET WATER WHEN MACHINE WAS TRAMMED AND WHEEL RAN ONTO FOOT CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN DRILL STEEL BENT AND STRUCK HIM WHEN HE ENGAGED WRONG LEVER.
EE WAS INJURED AS ROOF BOLT HE WAS PUSHING INTO HOLE AND ROTATING VENT AND END JUMPED OUT OF HOLE AND END STRUCK HIM.
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE AS HE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE HE HAD DRILLED MEDICAL TREAT MENT ONLY
EMLPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE SUNG DIRLL STATION AND HIS HAND THAT WAS PLACED ON CANOPY WAS PINCHED AGAINST ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN 2 ROOF BOLT HE HAD BEWNT PRIOR AS HE PULLED ON IT THE BOLT TWISTED CAUSING HIM TO JERK INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 06-01-93
SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AS EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING ANOTHER BOLT THAT WAS DAMAGED.
68935 DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL SLIDING DOWN DRILL STEEL SPINNING AND SMALL PIECE STRUCK MAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH IN SLOPE BIN AREA CUTTING FROM AWKWARD POSITION AND HOT METAL POPPED INTO EYE UNDER EYE PROTECTON.
EMPLOYEE HAD DOOR OPEN ON REFUSE CHUTE WELDING, WHEN DOOR FELL STRIKING HAND.
MOVING BOLTER MISJUDGED DISTANCE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN FRAMES
OPER CONT MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL ROCK TRHOWN BAK BY RIPPER HEAD AND STRUCK HIM ON L HAND
EMPLOYEE HAD STARTED DRILLING RIB BOLT HOLE WHEN RIB (2FTX3FTX0-10IN) FELL & STRUCK HIS LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN INTO BUGGY CANOPY ROOF WHEN CONTINUOUS MINER THAT HAD BACKED UP ONTO FRONT BUMPER PULLED FORWARD OFF BUMPER AND BOUNCED BUGGY.
EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING ROCK IN FACE AND WAS BOUNCED AND JARRED IN OPERATOR DECK. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WHILE HELPING LOAD ROCKDUST ONTO SCOOP BUCKET HE BEGAN EXPEREINCING BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLT ON RIB SIDE OF 2ND ROW BOLTS IN FACE AS ROCK APPROX. 5'L X 2'H X 2' THICK, FELL KNOCKING HIM INTO DRILL STATION.
EMPL WAS USING HYDRAULIC DRILL DRILLING HOLE FOR RIB SUPPORT BOLT WHEN RIB SLEUGHED & CAUGHT HAND AGAINST DRILL.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER MOVING POST, BETWEEN LAST TWO ROWS BOLTS, WHEN ROCK (20 X 28 X 2) FELL AND STRUCK HIM JUST AS ATRS WAS BEING LOWERED.
RF BOLTING, MINER REACHED TO CATCH DRILL ROD THAT FELL OUT OF HOLE CUT ON R THUMB BY METAL BIT RETAINING PIN IN DRILL ROD
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN 8IN COUPLING HE WAS CUTTING LOOSE WITH TORCH DROPPED DOWN & KNOCKED HIM OFF STEP LADDER ABOUT 7FT TO PLANT FLOOR
EE HAD STARTED DRILLING HOLE IN RIB ON CORNER TO INSTALL RIB SUPPORT WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF COAL ROCK RIB FELL KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EE WAS STARTING DRILL STEEL IN ROOF WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM.
SMALL LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT & STRUCK HIM ON INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING OUTSIDE ROOF BOLT IN ROW WHEN A SECTION OF THE COAL R IB BEHIND HIM FELL & STRUCK HIM