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WHILE PUTTING W9ENCH ON DRILL STEEL STEEL FELL OUT OF BOLT HOLE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES FINGER
DURING ROOF BOL7ING ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF ONTO CANOPY & BROKE APART FRAGEMENT OF ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD
INJURED HAD HAN8 RESTING ON DRILL HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE HOLDING ROOF BOLT AS ANOTHER ROOF BOLTER WAS RAISING DRILL HEAD ON MACHINE. INJURED'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD SLIDE & MAST GUIDE. 3
EMPLOYEE DRILLE8 BOLT HOLE REACHED BACK ON TOP TRAY OF ROOF BOLTER TO GET ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED WRIST AND HAND AGAINST TOP EDGE OF TRAY.
EMPLOYEE PLACED3HIS ARM UNDER THE FRAME OF AMINE LOCOMOTIVE TO CLEAN OUT THE SANDER OUTLETS THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS IN A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED POSITION SUPPORTED BY SAFETY CHAIN ATTACHED TO OVERHEAD CR ANE WELD ON CHA3N BROKE RESULTING IN THE LOCOMOTIVE COMING DOWN BACK ONTO THE TRACK WITH THE MOTORMANS ARM BEING MASHED
DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS FOR ROOF BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF MINE ROOF APPROX 14X14X2 FELL OUT AND STRUCK ROF BOLTER OPERATOR
WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER WITH RIPPER HEAD SUSPENDED BY OVERHEAD CRANE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT LOCATION TO MAKE PREPARETIONS FOR REPLACEMENT OF RIPPER HEAD WHEN WELD BROKE ON NUTS BEING US ED TO ANCHOR CABLE TO OVERHEAD CRANE. RIPPER HEAD FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES HANDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIM.
INJURED WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE TO INSTALL TRUSS BOLT WHEN A PORTION OF THE IMMEDIATE ROOF LOOSENED AND FELL OUT BETWEEN INSTALLED RESIN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM
INJURED HAD HAND ON DRILL HEAD OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE WAS MOVING DRILL HEAD UP & DOWN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOVING PARTS OF DRILL HEAD MAST GUIDES.
INJURED WAS IN AREA WHERE STOPER ROOF DRILL WAS BEING OPERATED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A FLYING METAL FRAGEMENT.
INJ WAS OPERATING CONT MINER WHEN ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ON THE MINER FELL OFF AND FELL INTO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT HITTING INJURED
INJ WAS IN FACE OF ENTRY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF
INJURED WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM.
INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT HE LOOKED UP AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
INJURED WAS SWINGING BOOM OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE DRILL HEAD CUT TOWARDS COAL RIB WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DE-ENERGIZE M,ACHINE BY HITTING THE PANIC BAR ON DRILL HEAD & HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF B AR AS BOOM CONTINUED TO SWING OUT RESULTING IN HIS ARM BEING FORCED AGAINST COAL BY THE BOOM.
INJURED WAS USING AIR/IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS IN AN AREA WITH RESTRICTED CLEARANCE WHEN HE LOOSENED BOLT THAT RESULTED IN HIS FINGER BEING MASHED BETWEEN WRENCH & EQUIPMENT
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH HALF HEADERS AS BLOCKING BETWEEN BOOM AND BODY OF MACHINE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A BLOCK FROM UNDER BOOM AND BOOM CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS AT DRILL HEAD CONTROLS OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF MINE ROOF ABOUT 4\ IN LENGTH, 12" THICK 2 1/2" WIDTH FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIM
INJURED WAS HIT ON KNEE BY WRENCH BEING USED ON DRILL STEEL TO ASSIST IN DRILLING BOLT HOLE IN HIGH MINE ROOF. AS DRILL STEEL WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BOLT HOLE WRENCH FELL OFF OF DRILL STEEL & HIT INJURED ON KNEE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING BLOCKS FROM UNDER BOOM ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE LET THE BOOM DOWN ON HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER CLEANING UP FALL AREA WHEN PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN BACK FROM RIPPER HEAD.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING FLY BOARD FOR CHECK CURTAIN WHEN HE APPLIED UP PRESSURE TO RODE BOLTER DRILL HEAD WITH HIS FINGERS ON TOP OF BOARD BETWEEN BOARD & MINE ROOF.
INJURED ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A FALLING BELT IDLER THAT WAS BEING WELDED IN PLACE BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND SUBSEQUENTLY STRAINED HIS WRIST NOTE INJURED DOD NOT EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY FROM INCIDENT IL 060483 DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 060683 AND DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 060883
INJURED WAS STRUCK BY CABLE TO WINCH THAT WAS BEING USED TO FREE HUNG UP SCOOP. CABLE BROKE AND FLEW AND STRUCK INJURED ACROSS HAND WRIST AND RIB CAGE.