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EE STATED THAT HE INSTALLED FIRST BOLT FROM LEFT RIB AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPOSITIONING THE DRILL HEAD WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LOWER BACK AND HIP.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MINER AND ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROLL BOLTS STRIKING EE ON NECK, UPPER PART OF BACK AND RIGHT WRIST. (EE WAS ON HIS KNEES)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN THE HEAD OPERATOR RESET PRESSURE HE PUT #106 ON PUSHNOT REALIZING HE HAD HISKNEE ON RELAY BAR. WHEN IT WENT ON PUSH IT CUAGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON ROCK BETWEEN OF PAN A ND RELAY BAR.
EE & CO-WORKER HAD COMPLETED DRILLING A 3" DIA. VERTICAL [UP] DEWATERING HOLE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE DRILL STEELS FROM THE HOLE WHEN AN INPROPER SAFETY DOG ALLOWED THE STEELS TO FALL ONTO INJURED'S FINGERS. THE INDEX FINGERWAS SEVERED COMPLETELY & THE MIDDLE FINGER WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED. MIDDLE FINGER WAS REATTACHED SURGICALLY, BUT ITS STATUS IS UNKNWN AT THIS TIM
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING SHIELDS OFF LONGWALL FACE WHILE TURNING THE SHIELD ONE OF THE LEG HOOKS WAS DISLODGED CAUSING THE SHIELD TO TURN TOO MUCH & CAUGHT THE INJURED BETWEEN THE SHIELD& A STACK OF CRIB BLOCKS THAT WERE ON ANOTHER SHIELD
EE STATED HE WAS STARTING TO PUT BOLT UP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM OH THE UPPER RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BACK BLADING ALONG EMBANKMENT WHEN LEFT TRACK HIT PROTRUSION IN EMBANKMENT CAUSING THE DOZER TO STOP SUDDENLY. INJURED STATED HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LE G. NOTE: INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT.
EE STATED HE WAS HOLDING A RAIL THAT WAS ABOUT 41/2' LONG. HE HAD PLACED ONE END OF THE RAIL AGAINST THE COAL AT THE TAIL OF THE LONG WALL FACE AND THE OTHER ON THE COW OF THE SHEAR AND WHEN T HE SHEAR MOVED IT PUT PRESSURE ON THE RAIL CAUSING THE RAIL TO KCIK OUT. STRIKING INJURED ON THE NOSE.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN OLD WORKS, TURNED HIS HEAD AND HIT HIS RIGHT EAR ON A ROCK WHICH WAS HANGING DOWN OFF OF AN OLD ROOF BOLT. SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING POWER HANDLE AND SOCKETS TO REMOVE BOLTS AND NUTS. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK BROKEN BOLT RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MOVING DRILL HEAD OVER WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND A ROCK LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS JACKING A FLAT CAR BACK ON THE TRACK WHEN ONE OF THE AIR BAGS KICKED OUTSTRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSTOPPING DUST HOSE ON ROOF DRILL HEAD. ROCK FELL INBY T-BAR, THEN CAME OUTBY HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON RT DRILL HEAD INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED THE HEAD IN HIGH TOP EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH HIS RT FOOT ON DRILL HEAD & LEFT FOOT ON H EAD BOOM RAIL AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED THE DRILL HEAD INJUREDS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BOOM RAIL & ARM THAT SECURES CANOPY JACK
INJURED STATED HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SWIVEL AND HEAD DRIVE WHWERE RELAY BAR HOOKS ON.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILING HOLE IN ROOF TO PUT UP CURTAIN BOARDS. SEVERAL SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM ROOF, ONE STRIKNG FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING SHIELDS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRILLING AHOLE ND ADDI GA SECON DPIEC EOF DRILLS TEEL WHEN THE FAST FEED LEVER ON THE DRILL HUNG, CATCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO PIECE OF DRILL STEEL.
DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF TOP, CATCHING HIS LEFT RING FIGNER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND THE DRILL HEAD STATED THE INJURED.
EE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REHOOKING A WIRE ROPE TO A SHEAVE WHEEL WHICH WAS ALSO HOOKED TO A SHIELD HAULER. THE SHIELD HAULER MOVED CAUSING THE WIRE ROPE TO JERK, KNOCKING THE EE'S FE ET OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PUSHED LEVER ON DRILL UNIT (DIFFERENT UNIT THAN USE TO) DRILL HEAD CAME DOWN ON LEFT KNEE EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT & WORKED UNTIL AROUND 6:30PM ON 01-05-94 WHEN HE HAD T O COME OUT OF THE MINES & GO TO THE DOC
PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN AND TOP OF HALF HEADER FELL DOWN ON RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A ROCK SLID DOWN THE DRILL STEEL WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING READY TO BOLT THE FACE OF #7 ENTRY HE CHECKED THE TOP & IT LOOKED GOOD WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE A THIN PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING THE CANOPY FIRST & THEN STRIKING HIM ON THE RT FOREARM (RETURNED ON RESTRICTIVE DUT Y)
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER AND HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND LYING ON THE DRILL HEAD. WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION, A GREASE FITTING IN THE HEAD CAUGHT HSI MIDDLE FINGER (LEFT HAND) TEARING HI S FINGER NAIL LOOSE AND POSSIBLY BREAKING THE END OF HIS FINGER EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
EE WAS GOING THROUGH A FLY CURTAIN AND A PIECE OF THE CURTAIN STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE. SULAMYD OPHTHALMIC DROPS EVERY FOUR HOURS AND EYE PATCH.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP AND HURT RIGHT SIDE OFNECK. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 10-14-93 WHEN HE CAM EOUT AND HAD TO SEE DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE OVER AGAINST RIB WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK BACK BESIDE MINER. LAID HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST MINER DECK (FLOATING DECK). DECK RAISED UP AGAINST DECKSTOP. CUT END OFF RING FI NGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE TOP. AFTER POSITIONING BOLTS A ROCK FELL FROM THE LEFT RIB AND TOP AREA NEAR THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK AREA.
INJURED WAS PUTTING UP LAST BOLT IN PLACE, BOLT FELL OUT OF HOLE. INJURED PUSHED BOLT BACK TOWARDS TOP, BUT BOLT MISSED HOLE CAUSIN GIT TO BEND AND HIT INJURED IN HEAD. APPARENTLY, HE THEN F ELL AND STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK AGAINST RIB. MEDICAL REPORTS INDICATE A CONTUSION LEFT FRONTAL TO HEAD, CONTUSION RIGHT SIDE OF NECK AND LACERATION TO RIGHT EAR - SUTURES.
EE STATED HE WAS PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE, STANDING ON DRILL HEAD WITH LEFT HAND ON CANOPY, WHEN 2 ROCKS MEASURING 16"X32"X3" FELL AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOV ES. EE WAS BOLTING IN HIGH TOP, APPROX. 10' HIGH.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DIESEL MOTOR BRACKETS WITH WRENCH & THERE WAS A PIECE OF WELDING ROD STUCK IN CHUCK TO HOLD IT ON WRENCH HAND SLIPPED DOWN ON CHUCK HITT ING WELDING ROD CUTTING PALM OF LEFT HAND SUTURE
INJURED STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN HIS GLASSES OFF TO CLEAN THEM AND A PIECE OF COAL FLEW FROM SHEAR DRUM- STRUCK HIM IN THE CORNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH SABRE SAW. BLADE BROKE AND EITHER A PIECE OF THEBLADE, METAL OR DIR SOMEHOW GOT UNDER HIS SAFETYGLASSES AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REOVING HIS STEEL FROM THE DRILL HOLE WHEN HIS DRIVER SEPARATED FROM THE LEAD STEEL. THE LEAD STEEL FELL MASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING A MAGNETITE LINE FOR A LEAK WHEN PUMP WAS STARTED THE LINE BLEW APART CAUSING MAGNETITE TO GO IN HIS LEFT EAR. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT. HOWEVER ON 4-5-93, WC CO CASE MANAGEMENT RECEIVED MEDICAL REPORTS STATING THAT EMPLOYEE HAS MAGNETITE AND CERUMEN IMPACTION AGAINST THE LEFT TM. SUPERFICIAL IRRITATION OF THE LEFT CONJUNCTIVA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BURNING A BIT LUG OFF SHAM AND SPARKS BURNED THROUGH HIS SHIRT AT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATED HIS RIGHT FOREARM STARTED HURTING HIKM AFTER SETTING SHIELDS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HEW AS OPERATING A ROOF DRILL WITH INSIDE CONTROLS.HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT USING HIS LEFT HAND TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS.HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON THE IN SIDE ARM OF THE DRILL HEAD.AS HE STARTED TO RAISE THE HEAD HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO ARMS OF THE DRILL HEAD. LOST FIRST DAY ON 01-20-93.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPL BOLTING TOP AND LOWERED ROOF DRILL HEAD ON BOTH LEGS. EMPL FIRST DAY OFF 12-14-92.
ROOF DRILL HEAD SWUNG & CANOPY STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK - AS STATED BY EMPLOYEE.
EE STATED AS HE WAS ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AS HE WAS SPINNING THE ROOF BOLT TO MIX THE GLUE. ]
EE STATED THAT A ROCK FELL FROM SHIELD AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT.
EE STATED HE WAS TRAMMING DRILL RIB ROLLED.
EE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING UP BOLT RAISED FOOT JACK AND FEED JACK CAME DOWN ON FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE FOOT OF THE FLOOR JACK FELL PINCHIN HIS RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR.
79522ING BEARING OFF SHAFT. SHAFT KICKED OUT OF PRESS ONTO FLOOR AND FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING RAM ON WALKING SHIELD TO HOLD L BRACKET IN WHILE PULLING #41 SHIELD OUT OF LINE A ROCK FELL BETWEEN GOB SIDE WALKER AND CRIB,STRIKING GOB SIDE AND SLIDE DOWN ONTO INJURED' S LEFT FOOT.