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I WAS TOLD THE MORNING OF 11-15-93 BY EE THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 11-11-93 WHEN HE BACKED INTO A TREE STUMP WITH A DOZER WHILE WORKING ON ROAD AT REFUSE PILE.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A 42" ROOF BOLT. AS HE WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE GOT HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND THE MINE ROOF CRUSHING HIS THUMB AND FINGER.
INJURED WAS GRINDING A TIP ON SLATE BAR, ONE END OF BAR CAUGHT ON GRINDER AND THREW HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE OTHER GRINDING WHEEL, THIS WAS A DOUBLE GRINDER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF DRILL ON 002 SECTION HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON DRILL STEEL.STEEL STOPPED UP AND SEPERATED(SPLIT) AT COUPLING CATCHING HIS HAND (HAD GLOVES ON) TWISTING HIS ARM.
EE WAS OPR. BOLT MACH. PUTTING-UP A ROOF BOLT AS HE STARTED THE ROTATION AND PUSHING THE GLUE BOLT INTO THE HOLE THE BOLT BENT AND CAUSED THE WRENCH TO TWIST HIS ARM.
HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT FACE OF 002 SECTION. THE BOLTER HELPER LOWERED THE ATRS AND PIECE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING THE TIP OF HIS FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 12" L ONG 8" WIDE AND 3 TO 4' THICK.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A GLUE BELT THAT WAS BENT A LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT, WHEN HE STARTED TO SPIN THE BOLT THE TORQUE WRENCH CAME LOOSE AND JERKED HIS LEFT ARM STRIGHT OU T, CAUSING IT TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN THE UPPER LEFT ARM.
PULLING CABLE ON MINER MINER BOOM CRANE BUMPED L SIDE SIDE GETTING SORE
I.NAME OPER ROOF BOLTER PUTTING UP 42" RESIN BOLTS,STARTING A HOLE WITH PIECE STARTER STEEL AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON STEEL AMPUTATING RIGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND ALSO BROKE SMALL FINGER ON SAME H AND.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER BUILDING ACCESS ROAD TO SLEDGE POND HIT STUMP TURNED DOZER ON SIDE CANOPY STRUCK RT LOWER LEG
I.NAME OPER BOL7 MACHINE SPOT BOLTING OUTBY PLACES.PUSHING UP ON ROOFBOLT WITH TORQUE WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS NOSE.DIDNT THINK HE WAS HURT.ON 10-30 EXPERIENCED DIFFICULY IN BREAT HING-WENT TO DR3FOUND HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 ROOF BOLTER, HE STATED THAT A SMALL PEICE OF COAL CAME OVER TOP OF HIS SAFTEY GLASSES AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
I.NAME WAS OPR. BOLT MACH., SAFETY JACK FELL OVER AND HIT RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS MAKING SOME METAL DOORS FOR PREP PLANT CUTTING WELDING ETC IN SHOP USING OVER HEAD CRAWUL TO LIFT METAL HAD EYE BOLT IN METAL THE EYE BOLT TRUSS STRPPED OUT OF THE NUT TURNING METAL LOOSE SHARP EDGE ON METAL CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND
EMP WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHING GETTING READY TO PUT 1ST BOLT IN THE LAST ROW BOLTS MACHINE SLIDE AROUND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST RIB BRUISING HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH