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THE OPERATOR OF A DOUBLE BOOM BOLTER ENGAGED THEREEL TO PICK UP THE CABLE. THE OTHER WAS STANDING BEYWEEN THE CABLE & THE RIB AND AS THE CABLE REELED UP IT CAUGHT HIM CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LIP.
EMP WAS ROOFBOLTING AN AREA OF HIGH TOP WHERE THE ROOF HAD BEEN TAKEN DOWN FOR AN OVERCAST. AFTER DRILLING A HOLE HE REACHED OUT TO GET THE AUGER AND A SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING THE CANOPY. THE ROCK BROKE INTO SMALLER PIECES HITTING HIS ARM CAUSING TWO LACERATIONS.
EMP WAS REPOSITIONING THE ROOF BOLTER FOR THE NEXT BOLT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST 2 ROWS OF BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MACHIN E, BRUISING HIS MOUTH AND CHIPPING A TOOTH.
EMP WAS STRAIGHTENING OUT A 5' ROOF BOLT HE HAD BENT AND PLACED IN HOLE, WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING. WENT TO DR. BUT DID NOT RECEIVETREATMENT. CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND RETURNED T O DR ON 5-30-96. STARTED MISSING WORK 5-31-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A GD-83 DRILL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A CONCRETION FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
MAN HAD POSITIONED THE OPERATOR SIDE "LEFT" OF A DUAL BOOM BOLTER, TO INTALL A BOLT NEAR THE RIB. HE WANTED TO GET CLOSED TO THE RIB, SO HE LOWERED THE CANOPY A LITTLE & REPOSITIONED THE OPERA TORS STATION. THE CANOPY WAS HUNG ON A ROOF BOLT& AS THE BOLTER MOVED THE CANOPY SNAPED LOOSE CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY & JAM HIS NECK.
EE WAS DRILLING THE SHAFT BOTTOM AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK LIFTING THE DRILL. HE DID NOT LOOSE ANY TIME FOR DAYS BUT PAIN PERSISTED AND ON 12-16 HIS DR SAID HE SHOULD STOP WORKING.
AS THE CONT. MINER WAS TRAMMING THROUGH THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #5 & #6 ENTRYIES THE CABLE BECAME TANGLED. THE MINDER HELPER HAD WENT AHEAD TO CK FOR CH & HE TOLD THE OPERATOR HE WAS COMPING TO HELP. WITH THE CABLE. THE OPERATOR DIDN'T HEAR THE HELPER & HE TRAMMED THE MINER CATCHING HIM BETWEEN THE MINER & RIB. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & WENT TO DR THE FOLLOWING DAY. HE DID NOT MISS
EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN THE DRILL BOUNCED AND HIT HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE DIESEL TRACTOR. AS HE WAS BACKING THE DUSTER HE HAD TO TWIST HIS BODY. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE STEERING LEVER HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE 1ST BOLT IN THE 2ND ROW OF AN ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF THE RIB FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS MINING COAL WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.
MAN HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT HE WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON THE ROOF BOLTER BOOM AS HE WAS LETTING IT DOWN A SMALL HEAD (CONCRETION) FELL FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HAND
MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT, HE DRILLED THE HOLE WITH THE STARTER AUGER, & THEN PLACED THE 5' SECTIONAL AUGER IN THE HOLE TO FINISH THE PROCESS, AS HE WAS BRINGING THE BOOM UP TO T HE AUGER, HE LOOKED AT THE LEVERS [TO BE SURE HEHAD THE RIGHT LEVER] THE BOOM CAUGHT THE AUGER CAUSING IT TO SPRING OVER & HIT HIS THUMB.
MAN WAS PUSHING ON THE REEL VALVE LEVER TO TURN THE REEL OFF. THE VALVE WAS TIGHT AND AS HE PUSHED HARDER HIS HAND STARTED HURTING.
MAN WA SPSOTTING (INSTALLING) AN ADDITONAL ROOF BOLT IN A CROSSCUT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN BOLTED. AS HE STARTED TO DRILLT HE HOLE, A CLUSTE OF JACKROCK HEADS FELL HITTING HIS LEFT ARM AND L EFT LEG.
INJURED STATED AS HE WAS TRAMMING AROOF BOLTER HECAUGHT HIS HEAD ONA CABLE CAUSING HIS HEAD TO JAM INTO THE TOP. EE DID NOT SEE THE CHIORPRACTOR UNTIL 12-28-94.
THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF CAUSING EE TO CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS WELDED TO THE BOLTER.
EE STATED HE WAS PINNING THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF & DRAW SLATE FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER & TOP HALF OF HIS BACK.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE MINER BITS HIT A CONCRETION CAUSING A PIECE OF BIT TO BREAK OFF & HIT HIM JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
MAN WAS ADVANCING THE WING CURTAIN WHEN THE CONTINOUS MINER HIT A HEAD/ROCK. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WENT INTO HIS EYE. HE HAD THE EYE WASHED OUT AND RETURNED U/G TO THE SECTION THE SAME D AY.
INJURED STATED DURING THE NORMAL ROOF BOLTING PROCESS HE TWISTED OR TURNED WHILE INSTALLING A BOLT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED BACKED OUT OF FACE INTO LAST X-CUT. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HE WAS UNDER CROSSOVER WHEN HE WENT TO TRAM FORWARD. CROSSOVER PUSHED HIS HEAD DOWN, JAMMING HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS BOLTING RIGHT X-CUT. THE FIRST HOLE HE STARTED TO DRILL A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX. 1' X 2' X 3 TO 5" FELL OUT OF THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND SLID DOWN HIS ARM .
INJURED STATED HE WAS TRYIN GTO PUSH UP A 7' PIN INTO A PIN HOLE HWNE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOUDLER ARM. HE FELT PAIN IN THIS AREA. INJURED DID NTO SEE A DR. UNTL SAT AUG 27TH.
INJURED STATED HE WAS USING 5FT SECTIONAL ROOF BOLTS HE WAS HOLDING PIN IN PINNER CHUCK WITH LEFT HAND WEARING RUBBER GLOVE HE SPUN THE ROTATION & IT JERKED HIS LEFT HAND AROUND HURTING HIS LE FT WRIST
MAN WAS RUNNING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A SMALL ROCK/HEAD CAME OUT OF THE CONVEYOR & HIT HIM IN THE UPPER CHEST COLLARBONE AREA CAUSING A SLIGHT BRUISE HE SAW A DOC BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICA L TREATMENT WHEN HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN IN THE CHEST AREA HE R ETURNED TO THE DOC & THE XRAY SHOWED A FRACTURE TO THE COLLARBONE
WHILE CUTTING AND WELDING, A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL WENT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING A HOOD WHILE WELDING AND CUTTING GOGGLES WHILE CUTTING.
INJURED WAS PINNING THE FACE OF #5 ROOM. HE STARTED HIS FIRST STEEL AND A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE 2 FT X 2 FT X 4 IN FELL OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS ON 6-13-94. SAW DR. FOR FIRST TIME ON 6-12-94.
MAN WAS USING A GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL CAME UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
MAN WAS INSTALLING THE FIRST ROOF BOLT IN A PLACE. AS HE WAS DRILLING THE HOLE, HE WAS HOLDING HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF. A PIECE OF DRAWSLATE FELL PUSHING HIS HAND DOWN AND BENDING IT BACKW ARD INJURING HIS WRIST.
INJURED STATED HE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING DURING HIS SHIFT HE RAN THE LOADING MACHINE DURING HIS SHIFT BUT STATED HE DIDNT KNOW JUST WHEN THE FOREIGN BODY GOT IN HIS E YE HIS EYE STARTED BOTHERING HIM AFTER LEAVING W ORK
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE HEARD THE SLATE CRACK AROUND A CONCRETION NEAR HIM. HE REPOSITIONED THE BOLTER TO PLACE A BOLT NEAR THE CONCRETION. HE WAS LOOKING UP AT THE ROOF WHEN HE SET THE F OOT JACK AND SET THE FOOTJACK ON TOES OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
MAN PLACED THE ROOF BOLTER AUGER AGAINST THE ROOF TO START A HOLE. THE AUGER WAS AGAINST A SMALLCONCRETION (HEAD) AND HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BOOM BEFORE STARTING THE ROTATION. THIS CAUSED A PIECE OF THE HEAD TO BREAK OFF HITTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
MAN WA DRILLING THE HOLE TO INSTALL THE LAST ROOF BOLT INTEH #7 ENTRY WHENA SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL CUTTIGN HIS LEFT FOREARM.
AS MAN WAS TRAMMING A LOADER, HE WENT UNDER A WING CURTAIN & HIS EYE STARTED HURTING. APPARENTLY FROM DUST OFF OF THE CURTAIN.
MAN HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT AND WAS POSITIONING HTE ROOF BOLTER TO INSTALL THE NEXT BOLT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT ARM.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING CROSS OVER IN 4 ENTRY WITH HIS HAND ON CROSS OVER WHILE TIGHTENING IT. THE CROSS OVER SPUN AROUND HITTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING A CONFUSION TO FINGER.
MAN HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT & REPOSITIONING THE BOLTER TO INSTALL THE NEXT (LAST BOLT IN THAT PLACE) BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FEL CUTTING HIS ARM.
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE FACE OF THE #2 ROOM. AS HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE ROOF BOLTER TO PUT UP THE NEXT BOLT HE HIT HIS FOOT WITH THE ATRS BOOM.
INJURED WAS OPERATING COAL DRILL. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE OPERATING LEVERS HE GOT BACK SPASMS.
MAN WAS PUTTING UP CROSSOVERS HE HAD THREE HEADER BOARD ON A ROOF BOLT & AS HE REACHED OUT TO INSTALL THE CROSSOVER HIS BACK STARTED HURTING
MAN WAS PARKED AND SITTING BY HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER. THE SLATE WAS SMALL IN SIZE.
INJURED WAS SETTING CUTTING MACHINE OVER IN A NARROW ENTRY. THE TIRE OF CUTTER HIT RIB CAUSING COAL TO POP OFF HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
INJURED HAD A PIN THAT WOULDN'T TIGHTEN AND HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE PIN OUT OF THE ROOF WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT THE BOOM LEFT LEVER CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND PIN B OARD.
MAN WAS WELDING WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG POPPED INTO HIS EAR.
68935 MAN WAS BOLTING ON OPEN CROSSCUT A PIECE OF DRAWSLATE FLL FROM BETWEEN THE PINS HITTING HIS RT SHULDER
95331IMING TRACK RAILS WHEN EMPL CUT THE RAIL IN TWO IT HAD TENSION ON IT AND THE RAIL CAME UP STRIKING EMPL IN THE MOUTH.
12041N WAS REPOSITIONING THE ROOF BOLTER, THE REAR WHEEL DROPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF AND JAM HIS NECK.