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EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY WITH REMOTE OPERATING BOX ON BOTTOM, TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE OUTBY INTERSECTION. THE MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED TOWARD NO. 2 ENTRY AND AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAMMED PAST THE OPERATOR, HE SPLIT THE GATE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION RESULTING IN THE BOOM STRIKING EMPLOYEE A GLANCING BLOW ON THE BACK.
REPAIRMAN HAD MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS TO LEVEL DRILL HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER. ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH ADJUSTMENT AND ASKED REPAIRMAN TO OBSERVE WHILE HE PLACED DRILL HEAD AGAI NST ROOF. AS DRILL HEAD WAS RAISED REPAIRMAN FAILED TO REMOVE HIS LEFT HAND FOR CRADLE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN CRADLE AND CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTER INTO DRILLED HOLE TO CLEAR DRILL HEAD OF MACHINE & CLAIMED HE FELT PAIN IN RT SIDE OF BACK INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED ON 09--14-92
55081D FINISHED INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HIS TBT CANOPY OF ROCK 1 1/2 T X 20 X 14W FELL ROOF AND HIT EE IN BACK EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND THEN WENT TO PHYSICAN .
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING STARTER HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM ROOF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE OVER LEFT EYE
MAKING PLATE WITH LATHE WHEN MEAL CUTTING FLEW FROM MACHINE STRUCK HIS L FOREFINGER
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD, HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN HEAD AND MINE FLOOR.
CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN FAILED THROWING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK AGAINST MINER OPERATORS CHEST
ON MARCH 22 EE REPORTED THAT ON MARCH 17, HE FELT SHAPR PAIN IN HIS KNEE WALK ROOF BOLTING THE PHYSICIAN REPORT RECEIVED AT APRIL 24 RECEALED A DIAGNOSIS OF PREPATTELIAR BURSITS INVESTIGATION WIDE EE ON APRIL 25.
EE MOVED FROM HIS SAFE WORK LOCATION TO MOVE MINER4 CAGE AT THE SAME TIME OF MACHINE WAS BEING RESITING HE WAS STRUCK BY CONVEYOR BOOM AND KNOCKED INTO RIB AND TO MINE FLOOR INJURED DID NOT PR OPERLY COMMUNICATE HIS INTENTIONS TO MINER OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD EMPLOYEE PINNED SHIFT BUT SOMETIME LATER THAT EVENING WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL TO SC HEDULED TO SEE ORTHOPEDIST NOON OF JAN 13
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL HITTING TOP OF CANOPY AND BREAKING UP WITH A SMALL PIECE STRIKING LEFT FOOT.NOTE EMPLOYEE WORKED THROUGH 12-09-91 WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-10-91.
EE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTER HITTING CANOPY AND STRIKING EE IN LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD.
EE WAS DRILLING COAL RIB WHEN A PEICE OF RIB STRUCK EE ON NECK AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLICE TRAM CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINER, TRAM CHAIN WAS ACTUATED TO POSITION FOR SPLICE WHEN CHAIN FOOLED AGAIN SNAPPING CHAIN LINE. PART OF THE BROKEN LINK HIT EMPLOY EE ON LEFT ARM.
INJURED HAD FIRST STARTED TO CUT THE FIRST LEFT IN #5 PILLAR WHEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING BITS HIT THE END OF A CURTAIN BOARD CAUSING THE BOARD TO COME LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE R T EYE
E;MPLOYEE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT THROUGH OLD BOLTS A SMALL PIECE OF RUST FLEW UNDER EYE GOGGLES & STRUCK EYE INJURY REPORT; NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 02-12-91 & MEDICAL REPORT NOT RECEIVED UNTIL 02- 14-91
EMPL DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT,CAP COAL FLL FROM MINE ROOF INJURING HAND.
EMPL DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WITH 2-PIECE DRILL STEEL.ONE PIECE BECAME HUNG UP IN DRILL HOLE.EMPL FREEING DRILL STEEL,LAID HAND ON DRILL POT WHEN DRILL STEEL BECAME LOOSE AND STRUCK FINGER.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WEIGHTING APPROX. 150 POUNDS. THE STEEL FELL KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND LANDING IN HIS LAP. HE LOWER RIGHT STOMACH ADN BACK WAS INJURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON FRONT END LOADER AND FELT PAIN IN EYES SOMETIME AFTER COMPLETING JOB.
AFTER SCLAING ROOF EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BLLT HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK 1"X24"X24" BROKE LOOSE AND SLID DOWN THE DRILL STEEL.WHEN THE ROCK HIT THE DRILL POT,IT BROKE IN HALF AND RIC OCHETED,STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NOSE.
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER HE TURNED TO GET ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALLED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
IN STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER MAKING UP BOLTS WHEN OTHER OPER TRAMMED BACK AND RAN OVER FOOT.
INJURED WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH 6" SCREWDRIVER AND NO GLOVE TO PROTECT HAND WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TACKING BOLT WITH WELDER, THUS CAUSING BURN TO HAND.
INJURED WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HEAD OF BOLTER AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO FREE IT THE STEEL CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON T HE WRIST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING BACKHOE WITH CAB SEAT RAISED THE SEAT PEDESTAL SUDDENLY CAME UNLATCHED AND T HE SEAT FELL TO BOTTOM LOCATION CAUSING BACK INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BEHIND ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3 X 2 X 6 FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP HAD HIS FOOT ON PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN FROM TOP FOOT SLIPPED AS HE SWUNG HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER OUT AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE HEAD OF THE B OLTER
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING DOWN BOOM ON ROOF BOLTER DRILL STEEL HAD TURNED AND BOLTER CAUGHT UNDER BOOM WHEN HE REACHED TO GET DRILL STEEL IT FLEW AND HIT HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO DRILL BOLT HOLE WHERE CAP COA L HAD BEEN LEFT IN A SLIGHT ROLL IN ROOF. AS HE STARTED TO DRILL A PIECE OF COAL (3'WX6'LX8"THI CK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THUGH.
OPERATOR WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE EXTENDED BOOM TO STRAIGHTEN DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (6IN.SQ.X1INTHICK) FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE
INJURED WAS DRI5LING ROOF BOLT HOLE DRAW ROCK BROKE LOOSE & FELL DOWN ON TOP OF CANOPY IT BROKE INTO & A PIECE SLID OFF CANOPY HITTING INJURED IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK FACE WAS SUPPORT ED TO STANDARD3
INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP & WHEN HE STARTED TO SWING OUT THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER IT SHOVED HIM AGAINST THE RIB HURTING HIS HIP.
INJURED WAS MOV3NG A PIECE OF ROCK OFF MINER.
INJURED WAS SWI3GING HEAD OVER GETTING READY TO BOLT TOP WHEN RIB ROLLED OVER ON OPERATOR HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER
INJ WAS STANDIN1 ON LARGE PIECE OF DRAWROCK (WET AND SLIPPERY) TO BOLT TOP, HE SLIPPED CAUSING RT FOOT TO GO U NDER DRILL POT AND IN THE FALL HE PULLED LEVER DROPPING HEAD ON FOOT
INJURED WAS CUT7ING STOPS OFF RIPPER HEAD ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG OR FINE METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.
OPER BEGINNING 8RILL HOLE WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL HITTING HIM ACROSS BOTH FEET.TRS WAS SEYT.
INJURED WAS BOL7ING TOP(ON HIS KNEES) AND WHEN HE GOT UP SAID THEY (KNEES) BEGAN HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OD INSERTING PIECE OF FINISHING STEEL INTO ROOF HOLE AS HE REACHED BACK TO TURN DRILL POT ON A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 8" BY 10" BY 1" THICK FELL STIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND 7HUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PI3NING TOP PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING UP PIN AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CANOPY JACK AND HEAD
DRILLING ROOF B2LT HOLES PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND INJURING HIS LITTLE FINGER
INSTALLING SHEE7ING ON PREP PLANT ON WINDY DAY CUTTINGS FROM THE DRILLING HOLES FOR SHEETING SCREWS BLEW IN MANS EYE
A PC OF DRAW ROCK 4INX6INX3FT FELL FROM ROOF AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ROOF BOLT HOLE & STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SWING HEAD OUT ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE BOOM ON CAME LOOSE AND THE CANOPY CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
DRILLED HOLE IN ROOF AND INSERTED WOODEN DOWEL.IN PROCESS OF SETTING SPAD WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF KNOCKING INJ TO GROUND WITH SHARP EDGE STRIKING HIM ON LEFT AND RIGHT LEGS.
EMP WAS OPERATING CONTINIOUS MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL STATION AND POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND COAL RIB GETTING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE AND RIB