TOUCHED A HOT PIECE OF METAL AFTER USING A CUTTING TORCH JERKED HAND BACK PUNCUTRING FINGER AN METAL SHARINGS.
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Showing all 18SMALL PIECE OF RIB FELL HITTING I.NAME ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIBS.I.NAME WAS PULLING SLACK OUT FOF MINER CABLE.
HE WAS STANDING ON HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS WET COAT GOT CAUGHT ON WRENCH (DRILL HEAD WAS NOT ROTATING) AS HE STEPPED OFF OF HEAD, THE WRENCH CAUSED HIM TO FALL.
PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN DRILL HOLE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE IN HEAD THEN LEFT WRIST.
LIFTING PAD WITH SPAD GUN
IN THE PROCESS OF THROWING A LARGE PIECE OF COAL ONTO THE 12CM-3 MINER AIM CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE PIECE OF COAL.
BUMPED ON ELBOW ON CAB OF PINNER WHIEL LOADING RESIN.
I,NAME WAS GETTING RESIN OFF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN LOOSE TOP ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON BOTH HANDS.
INJURED WAS PIN3ING UP ROOF IN #1 ENTRY MAIN SO.FACE AREA WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE MOVING OUT OF THE WAY OF A SMALL PIECE OF COAL THAT FELL FROM THE ROOF COAL SLURRY HELDHIS FOOT IN PLAC E WHILE HIS BOD2 TURNED
MAN WAS WALKING3ALONG SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL OUT OF THE ROOF BETWEEN TWO ROOFBOLTS, HITTING THE MAN ON TOP OF THE HEAD. THE SMALL PIECE OF COAL JAMMED THE MANS NECK INTO HIS SHOULDERS &3SORE NECK
MAN HAD HIS HAN8 LAYING OPEN ON THE BOOM OF THE MINER AND A PIECE OF COAL FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIS L INDEX FINGER, CUTTING OFF THE TIP ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE 1ST LEFT OF F 3RD WEST SECT3ON
MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING AND WHEN PUTTING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE. THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER WAS LET DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB TIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG AND FOOT.RIB WAS APPROXIMATELY 2\WIDE & 4\THICK.
MAN WAS HELPING ON CONTINOUS MINER WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND HIT HIM ON THE KNEE
MAN WAS IN PROCESS OF ROOF BOLTING AND AFTER HOLE WAS DRILLED HE LET THE BOOM OF THE MACHINE DOWN TO RETRIEVE THE STEEL. AS HE R EACHED FOR THE STEEL IT CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND HIT MANS HAND CAUSING A BONE TO CRACK IN HIS WRIST
THE EE REACHED INTO A FEEDER BREAKER TO A-LINE A CBALE WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY A C/M & CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE MINER & FEEDER BREAKER. BREAKING THE RADIAL BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN A CAVED AREA A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT MAN ON RIGHT FOOT
PC OF COAL FELL WHILE MAN AS ROOF BOLTING STRICKING HIM ON NECK AND SHOULDER