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EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 235 EXCAVATOR WITH DOOR LATCH OPEN. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN DOOR OPENING, DOOR SUDDENLLY CLOSED ON HAND. DIAGNOSIS IS BRUISED HADN AND POSSIBLE CRACK IN SMALL FINGER. THI S REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL ONLY.
THE IMPACT WRENCH EE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED OFF A NUT AND FELL APPROX 3-4FT TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON THE RIGHT HAND. SMASHED HAND, WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX 2 WEEKS.
EE CALLED ON THE CO RADIO AND STATED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS NECK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MAY HAVE TWISTED HIS NECK. HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND WAS NOT USING MIRRORS, BUT TWISTING HIS NECK T O LOOK BACK. EE DID NOT MISS TIME OR RESTRICTED BUT DID GO TO THE DR.
BLOWING FUEL OUT OF CYLINDER BY CRANKING ENGINE AND IT BLEW EE'S HAND AGAINST THE MUFFLER.
EMP WALKED BY ANOTHER EMP THAT WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO REMOVE DIRT FROM A TRACK PAD DOWN ON THE FLOOR. DEBRIS FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMP WAS WELDING ON 789 TRUCK FRAME WHEN DEBRIS WENT INTO BOTH EYES (METAL FRAGMENTS). EMP DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 6-7-96 AND HE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 6-10-96. PERSONNEL DEPT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICAT ION OF THIS ACCIDENT 6-12-96.
WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH TORCH BLEW UP BURNING RIGHT HAND. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY. SOLUTION TREATMENT AND DRESSING ON INJURY.
TREE FELL ON WHILE BROTHER WAS CUTTING TREE.
EE ALLEDGES HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN THE D-8 DOZER HE WAS OPERATING BACKED OVER A 4 1/2 FT DROP OFF ON THE COAL PILE. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT NO DROP OFF OF ANY APPRECAIBLE DEPTH WAS FOU ND.
SUBJECT WAS LOADING WITH DE-MAG SHOVEL AND A SECTION OF HIGHWALL FELL, PIECE OF ROCK CAME THROUGH SIDE WINDOW CUTTING VICTIMS RIGHT ARM. (STITCHES REQUIRED) FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
SUBJECT WAS GRINDING ON A WATER TANK WITH A GRINDER AND GRINDER BACK LASHED STRINKING EE ON THE HAND CAUSING CUTS REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DRILL STEEL FROM A HOLE INTHE ROOF & WHEN DRILLPOT HIT COAL BOTTOM THE POT & STEEL TILTED FOREWARD MASHING THE VICTIMS THUMB BETWEEN STEEL & CANOPY LEG. VICTIM WAS X RAYED AND GIVEN A SPLINT(NO BROKEN BONES).
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE STEEL BECAME STOPPED UP WITH DUST & WHEN THE DUST BECAME DISLODGED IT BLEW OUT & GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE
WHILE OPERATING THE MINER BY RE-MOTE CONTROL THE VICTIM STATED HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BY A LUMP OF COAL THAT FELL FROM TEH RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A DISC GRINDER AND GOT A PIECE INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE SHIELD.
54736YEE WAS PRESSING A CLIP END ON A RAIL BOND AND FAILED TO MOVE HIS FINGER BEFORE STEPPING ON HIS FOOT PETAL ENGAGING PLUNGER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PLUNGER AND STOP OF FRAME.
24215CT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER AND STATED THAT HE PULLED THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING THE CANOPY TO COME DOWN ON HIS HEAD.
SUBJECT STATES HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH THE MINER AND IT WAS HARD CUTTING, THE CANOPY STRAINING HIS NECK. NOTE: THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT ABTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION OR LOSE TIME UNTIL 12-30-91. AS REPORTED TO ME BY THE EMPLOYEE ON 1-8-92.
EE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE DRILLING THE STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE NOSE.
SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND A LOOSE PICE OF ROCK 3" THICK 18'L X12" W FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE FOOT CRACKING A BONE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RE-POSITIONING BLUE ON HIS TROY WHICH IS OVER THE CONTROLS OF THE ROOF BOLTER. IN THE PROCESS HE POSITIONED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER AND PUSH ED THE BOOM LIFT LEVER AND AS THE BOOM RAISED, TTHE BOOM FRAME AND THE CRADEL FRAME CREATES A SCISSOR TYPE ACTION WHICH NEARLY CUT OFF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHICH LATER HAD TO BE REMO
SUBJECT STATES THAT HE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #2 FACE & WAS ON HIS RT KNEE & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE AS HE WAS BOLTING HE HAS TENDONITIS IN HIS RT KNEE AS THE ATTENDING DOC STATES THIS REPORT IS
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A SPRING WTH AN AIR GUN WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
REPLACING WHEEL ON END LOADER USING AIR WRENCH PC OF DIRT OR RUST GOT IN SUBJECTS R EYE
EMPL WAS USING GRINDER TO REPAIR COMPONENT & PIECE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE. EMPL WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
SUBJECT STATES THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER TOWARD THE FACE HE HAD THE RIPPERS RUNNING WHILE LOADING LOOSE COAL AND AS THE RIPPERS TOUCHED THE FACE THE MINER JUMPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TOP OF THE CANOPY. HE RECEIVED A BACK STRAIN AND A SHOULDER STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN GETTING STEEL ROPE ON DOZER WINCH LOOSE. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE ROPE AND EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ENGAGED WINCH, CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN STEEL ROPE AND WINCH.
HELPING ON MINER,TALKING TO OPER,PLACE LEFT HAND ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY.MINER BOUNCED CANOPY AGAINST ROOF MASHING FINGERS AND THUMB BETWEEN CANOPY AND ROOF.
LACERATION LEFT THUMB TIGHTENING ROOF BOLT STARTED TO REMOVE WRENCH PIECE OF SLATE FELL & CUT LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE CALLED3SUPERINTENDANT ON 1-28-87 AND STATED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON 1-27-87.THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS UNKNOWN ,HOWEVER,HE TOLD THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE WORKI NG AS A ROOFBOL7 OPERATOR.
LACERATION TO R7 HAND HE WAS INSTALLING 6 FT ROOF BOLTS WITH 1/2HEADER PUSHING IT UP WITH THE HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN HEADER FELL DOWN CATCHING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE PIN & THE HEADER
THE EE WAS PLAC3NG THE PIN IN THE RAM JACK WITH HIS LEFT HAND & BUTTONING THE CONTROL VALVE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RAN THE JACK PAST THE PIN HOLE CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN & THE PA NLINE. 3
EMPLOYEE MOVED 9QUIPMENT BOOM WHICH CAUGHT A DRILLING STEEL BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE FRAME, FLIPPING THE STILL WHICH STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.
ROCK CAUGHT BETWEEN HAULAGE CHAIN AND SIDE PAN AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH IT OVER INTO PANLINE ANOTHER ROCK CAME UP BETWEEN CHAIN AND SIDE PAN STRICKING HER LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS STANDING IN 14 X CUT CABLE CAME LOSE FROM TAILEND OF MINER HITTING EMP ON LEGS BREAKING LEFT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF. A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEEN 2 SHIELDS HOOKING THEM UP WHEN ANOTHER SHIELD WAS BEING SET ON FACE AND CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN SHIELDS
WHILE SETTING STAB JACK ON COAL THE COAL BUSTED AND THE JACK SUDDENLY DROPPED HITTING HIM ON HIS HARD HAT CAUSING HIS NECK INJURY
THIS INJURY IS UNDER INVESTIGATION-EMPLOYEE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE & TOP WHEN SETTING A ROOF BOLT ACC. OCCURRED DURING REGULAR BOLTING CYCLE, DUE TO EMPLOYEE HAND BEING IMP ROPERLY PLACED ON PLATE AS BOLT WAS BEING SET.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING DRILL A SUMP HOLE. AS HE CLEANED OUT THE HOLE, HE LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE BOOM ONTO THE INJURED MANS RIGHT HAND, CATCHING A FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLTGS HOLE-JACK KICK OUT CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN DRILL POST AND DRILL STEEL
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN WHICH TO PUT A BOLT. THE DRILL STEEL BEING USED BENT AFTER IT HAD GONE APPROX. 1 FOOT IN THE ROOF. AS THE BENT DRILL STEEL TURNED, IT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS. THE PINNER OPERATOR TRAMMED THE ROOF BOLTER, STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE FOOT.
GREEN POSITIONED HIMSELF ON FOOT OF SHILED TO CLEAR HIMSELF OF THE SHEARING MACHINE WHICH WAS PASSING BY HIM; HE IN ADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FINGERS ON A "PINCH POINT" AND WHEN THE SHEAR CROSSED THIS SECTION OF PANLINE THE RAM ON SHIELD LIFTED ENOUGH TO "PINCH" FINGERS-NO PERMANENT INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM THE ROOF BOLTER DECK TO THE MINE FLOOR. HE ENGAGES THE LEVER WHICH LOWERS THE DECK. SUBSEQUENTLY, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE R.B. DECK & THE MINE FLOOR AS THE DECK LOWERED.