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While cutting a bearing out of a hub on a rock truck, he got a small piece of metal in his eye.
Employee was scraping roadway with a backhoe and did not see a washed out area, on the side of road, when the backhoe overturned onto it's side.
While pulling beams out of hole, a pin that connects beams together caught on blade, top of pin broke off, striking Member in chest and chin causing a laceration. Member was transported to area hospital where he recieved stitches to his chin.
THE ROOFBOLTER HAS TRACKS INSTEAD OF WHEELS, AND WAS BACKING OUT OF THE #7 ENTRY ON THE 002 SECTION PREPARING TO MOVE TO THE #8 ENTRY. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED AND THE ROOFBOLTER CAME DOWN ON HIS LEG.
Employee was filling in for absent RB operator & had bent bolt to install, and was straightening it. Bolt hd. & chuck not aligned. Employee bumped rotation to align bolt & chuck; caused bolt to spin - plate struck right forearm caused injury. Employee taken to E.R. for treatment.
Employee bent bolt to install, feeding bolt into roof, bolt kick out of drill pot striking left wrist. Continued to work until 4-13-09. Went to Dr. then taken off work.
Employee was bringing a two piece drill steel out of the hole when the bottom part of the drill steel came loose and struck employee on left side of face causing a laceration. Employee was later told he had suffered a fracture to his left sinus.
Dozer was pushing mateiral down a slope for reclamation. When he ran over a rock causing dozer to loose traction and slide sideways. Dozer then turned over.
Employee was tramming an excavator up a hill and was turning onto a road when the cat slid down the hill and the excavator turned onto it's side. Causing the employee to hit his right shoulder on the bars across the inside of the window.
EE WAS GRINDING ON 850C DOZER BLADE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RT. EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HOOD.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING TRANSMISSION FROM A DM800 MACK TRUCK WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC. WHEN JACK WAS LET DOWN ENGINE SHIFTED CATCHING EE'S L INDEX FINGER. LACERATION & SMALL BREAK TO EN D OF FINGER. REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO END OF FINGER.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 8" BY 11" THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS PUSHING BRUSH AROUND SIDE OF HILL, HILL WAS WET AND MUDDY DUE TO RECENT RAIN, DOZER SLIDDOWN HILL HITTING TREE STUMP, TURNING DOZER OVERON RT. SIDE, CAUSING PAIN IN BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS STARTING HIS TEEL AGAINST TOP WHEN IT KICKED OUT. IT STRUCK AN LACERATED HIS RIGHT CHEEK. LACERATION WAS APPROX ONE AND A HALF INCHES LONG AND REQ UIRED 10 STITCHES.
EE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE USING TWO-PIECE 6' STEEL. STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM,SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING TO FOREARM.
EE WAS OPERATING A CAT D9L DOZER RECLAIMING THE OUTSLOPE ON THE MTR MINE. HE WAS PUSHING DIRT & ROCK UP THE SLOPE AND AS HE BACKED DOWN THE SLOPE HE RAN OVER SOME ROCKS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, MOST LIKELY DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA.
VICTIM BROUGHT ROOF BOLTS TO SECTION TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER. THE BOLTER WAS PARKED IN BREAK. THE INJURED, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRAM THE BOLTER OUT TO THE INTERSECTION FOR LOADING, WAS PINNED AGAINST THE RIB BY THE BOLTER CAUSING A FRACTURETO RIGHT FEMUR. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE UNDERWENT SURGERY TO SET HIS LEG.
WHILE PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE DRILLED HOLE, THE BELT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, ALLOWING THE BOLT TO FALL. WHEN THE BOLT FELL, THE CORNER OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK THE RIGHT ARM OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR CAUSING A CUT ON THE FOREARM BETWEEN THE WRIST AND ELBOW.
EE WAS PLASTERING BRATTICES. WHILE PUTTING PLASTER IN HOPPER OF MACHINE, HOSE KINKED & PLASTER CAME UP OUT OF HOPPER, HITTING HIM IN BOTH EYES. NOTE: MINE IDLE FROM 12/22/00 TO 1/2/01.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. THE ROCK MEASURED APPROX. 2' X 2' X 1".