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INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING TREES FROM HOUSING BEHIND IMPONDMENT WHEN THE INJURED GAVE A HAND SIGNAL FOR THE DOZER OPERATOR TO PULL A TREE CAUSING A TREE LI MB TO STRIKE THE INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE AS TREE FELL.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 56 X 19 X 28 INCH LONG PIECE OF METAL IN COAL HAPPER WHEN METAL SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURN AND ABRASION WHEN LATTER BECAME IN FECTED AND INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 6-21-88.
WITH LATHE RUNNING, HE WAS CLEANING OUT METAL CUTTING INSIDE GEAR CASE WHILE GEAR CASE WAS TURNING, THE GEAR CASE CAUGHT HIS HAND PULLING INTO BORING BAR.
THE INJURED WAS3DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN THE ROOF WHENA SMALL LAYER OF ROCK FELL AROUND HIS SAFETY JACKS STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE SIDE OF HIS H EAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS EAR AND CONTUS
A LOADER OPERAT2R WAS SETTING A BUNDLE OF BELT STRUCTURE ON THE GROUND & INJURED EMPLOYEE WENT AROUNT ENDLOADER TO THE FRONT OUT OF SIGHT OF OPERATOR & REACHED UNDER LOADER BUCKET TO UNHOOK CH AIN WHILE BUCKE7 WAS STILL BEING LOWERED BUCKET CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOOTH ON BUCKET & BELT STRUCTURE
HE WAS USING TH9 ROOF BOLTER POT TO PUSH A 30 INCH ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE POT.
CUTTING METAL W3TH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND UNDER IT.
MOVING BOLTER F9OM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND WHILE WATCHING THE CABLE REEL ROOF UP THE CABLE, HE CAUGHT HIS LEG UNDER BOLTER
TRAMMING THE MI3ER AND THE STRAP USED TO PULL CABLE SLIPPED FROM HOOK ON MINER STRIKING EMPLOYEES HAND AND ARM.
WAS TRAMMING BO5TER AND PANIC BAR CAME UP OVER RIGHT KNEE.
HE WAS TRAMMING3A TRACTOR AND RAN OVER LOOSE ROCK ON ROADWAY HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TURNING THE BOLTER AROUND WHEN THE BOLTER CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN CABLE
WELDING A BRACE ONTO BELT STRUCTURE WHILE STA DING ON MAGNETITE BIN. THE POSITION IN WHICH HE WS STANDING AND REACHING OUT TO WELD CAUSED HIM STO STRAIN.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE PAD ON THE TRS WHEN THE PAD SLIPPED STRIKING HIS RT THUMB AND LACERATING IT
TAKING MINER ACROSS SECTION. HE HAD CABLE SLACK HOOKED ON MINER CABLE HOOK. THE HOOK BROKE LOOSE FROM MINER AND HIT RIGHT LOWER LEG
THE INJURED HAD JUST MOVED HIS ROOF BOLTER INTO THE WORKING PLACE. HE AND 2 OTHER WORKERS THEN PROCEEDED TO SCALE THE ROOF WITH A BAR. THE PLACE WAS A SHEAR. WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING AN INSIDE BOLT UNDER THE ATRS, A PIECE OF SLATE APP. 8 IN X 8 IN X 24 IN FELL FROM THE ROOF AND RIB. THIS WAS AN OVERHANGING BROW. IT HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, FORCING HIS FACE INTO THE FRAME OF
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRAM A JOY LOADING MACHINE WHEN THE MACHINE KICKED PINNING THE INJURED AGAINST THE RIB. INJURED RECIEVED BRUISES OF BOTH THIGS.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE CAME INTO THE KITCHEN OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. INJURED PUT UP HIS RIGHT HAND AND A PIECE OF SHARP SLATE STRUCK IT.
MOVING A PORTABLE FAN ON WORK BENCH WHILE FAN WAS STILL RUNNING & FINGER WENT THROUGH FAN GUARD.
THE INJURED WAS WELDING A HOT SPARK LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN
THE INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE STARTED HIS AUGER TOWARDS THE ROOF. WHEN THE AUGER CONTACTED THE ROOF, A SMALL POCKET OF SLATE FELL, STRIKING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE THEN BROKE UP WITH SMALL PIECE STRIKING THE INJURED\S RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND HIS SAFETY TOE. NO METATARSAL SHOES WERE WORN ONLY SAFETY TOED.
THE INJURED MINER OPERATOR WAS CUTTING DOWN TOP IN A FACE AREA WITH THE HEAD EXTENDED TO ITS LIMIT UPWARDS A PIECE OF SLATE SLIDE DOWN INTO THE KITCHEN RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND RESULTING IN 3 STITCHES