A ROCK FELL HITITNG MAN ON LEG.
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Showing 50 of 1,309EE WAS PUTTING A ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE WHEN THE EXPANDER CAUGHT SOMETHING CAUSING ROOF BOLT PLATE TO HIT MAN ON LEFT TEMPLE.
A ROCK FELL HITTING MAN ON RIGHT FOREARM.
EE STATED HE BUMPED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST T6 BOLTER FRAME WHILE INSERTING THE WRENCH INTO T6 CHUCK OF THE BOLTER. *REPORTED LATE [1/2/98] STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/3/98.
MAN WAS WORKING ON LONGWALL SHIELD AND INADVERTAINTLY LEFT LELG PRESSURIZED. AS HE REMOVED A STAPLE, A PLUG BLEW OUT AND EMULSION SPEWED OUT UNDER PRESSURE.
EE STATES THAT WHILE ROOF BOLTING, HE BENT A ROOF BOLT DURING INSTALLATION AND BOLT HIT HIS CHIN CAUSING CUT REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT IN NECK AND LOW BACK AT THE BEGINING OF HIS SHIFT WHILE PUSHING COAL WITH DOZER ON COAL STOCKPILE. HE FINISHED HIS DSHIFT AND GAVE NO OTHER INDICATION HIS CONDITION HAD WORSENED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTITNG AUGER IN TOP. HE FLINCHED AND AUGER CAUGHT EDGE OF HOLE AND SPRUNG BACK HITTING HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK, HAND CONTINUED TO HURT AND HE WENT TO ANOTHER DR. THAT FOUND A CHIP.
A PIECE OF ROCK HIT THE ROTATING POT ON THE ROOFBOLTER AND FLEW BACK HITTING EMP ON FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS USIGN TH EOVERHEAD HOIST IN SHOP TO POSITION A PIECE OF METAL ON A RAILROAD CAR. HOIST CONTACTED OVERHEAD HEATER, KNOCKIGN GUARD OFF. GUARD FELL STRIKING HIM ON HEAD.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE AREA, DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND, RESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS CUTTING COAL TOWARD TAILPIECE WHEN THE SHEAR CABLE CAUGHT THE WASH-DOWN HOSE AND STRETCHED IT OUT UNTIL IT STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT LOWER JAW RESULTING IN A CUT REQUIRING SUTURES.
VICTIM STATED: TRAMMING TRUSS BOLTER ALONG SUPPLY ENTRY, MACHINE SHIFTED SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIM BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MACHINE FRAME.
EMP REPORTED THAT HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAB OF HIS DOZER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE LIMBWHEN ANOTHER DOZER APPROACHED TO ASSIST HIM. EMPS DOZER WAS HUNG UP IN MUD.
EE WASS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LIP, CUTTING HIS LIP. "WORKING WITH STITCHES"
EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS STANDING ON DRAG DRUM PLATFORM REMOVING ROPE CLAMP NUTS ON THE DRUM. HE HAD BEEN USING A 1" DRIVE CHICAGO PNEUMATIC AIR WRENCH FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. HE HAD JUST START ED TO REMOVE ANOTHER NUT WHEN THE SOCKET & SHAFT ON THE WRENCH BROKE, CAUSING THE WRENCH TO DROP. JAGGED SHAFT HIT EE IN THE LEG ABOVE KNEE.
EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE MOVING A OXYGEN ACETGLENE CART THRU THE SHOP DOOR. ASHE WAS PULLING ON THE CART, THE WEIGHT OF TANKS SHIFTED CAUSING THE CART TO TURN CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEE N CART HANDLES AND A DOZER BLADE LOCATED OUTSIDETHE SHOP DOOR.
EMP STATES: HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE OPERATOR REPOSITIONED (MOVED) THE BOLTER, RUNNING OVER HIS LEFT FOOT, BREAKING TWO TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING BACKHOE OPERATAOR IN REPLACING 36" TILE UNDER MINE ACCESS ROAD. TRUCKS WERE DUPIGN SHALE AT SITE TO USE AS FILL. THE EMPLOYEE WALKED TOWARD A TRUCK AS THE BACKHOE SWUN G AORUND. THE BUCKET STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UUPPER BACK. NO FRACTURES OR BROKEN BONES. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BRUISED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK 7" X 14" X 2" FELL HITTING MANS LEFT THUMB.
EE STATES HE WAS TRAMMING MINER GETTING READY TO CLEAN FACE AREA AFTER HE CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 3'X 3' X 0-5" FELL FROM THE MINER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT
EE STATES WHILE BOLTING IN #2 ENTRY AT 22+80, A PIECE OF SLATE MEASURING 2'X 2"X 2" FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. HE RECEIVED A CUT APPROX. 4"LONG X 1/2"WIDE.
EE STATES HE STARTED DRILL AUGER INTO ROOF. ROCK BROKE OUT AROUND AUGER, STRUCK LFT FOREARM CAUSED LACERATION.
EMP WAS CHECKING WIPER MOTOR ON D8L DOZER TO DETERMINE IF MOTOR SHAFT WAS TURNING. STUCK HIS FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND WIPER BLADE AND CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND WIPER ARM.
EE WAS LIFTING A D-10 DOZER BOTTOM PAN FROM THE FLOOR WITH THE HOIST. THE PAN SHIFTED CATCHING HIS FINGER LACERATION TO L. INDEX FINGER SUSTRES RIGUISED.
THE #10 SHIELD ON THE LONGWALL FACE WAS HUNG UP ON THE #9 SHIELD. EE WAS TRYING TO HELP COWORKER FREE IT UP--WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE, IT STRUCK EE ON THE BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS REACHING FOR A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS ON THE BACK OF THE BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOREARM.
VICTIM STATED WHEN REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF, SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.
MAN STATED THAT OPERATING SHEAR, DRUM STRUCK SHIELD CAUSING A SLIVER OF METAL TO FLY OFF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK CAUSING A CUT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING SEGMENT BOLT HEADS OFF IN THE 1360 DRAGLINE. HOT SLAG METAL FELL INTO HSI RIGHT EAR, BURNING HIS EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TERMO ON TEH DIESEL DUSTER WHEN THE FAN BLADE HIT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF. AUGER BENT. STRUCK LEFT FOREARM.
EE DRILLED STARTED HOLE, INSERTED LONG AUGHER INTO SHORT HOLE, APPLIED PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING ROTATION, BENT AUGER, AUGER STRUCK RT THUMB CAUSING "TUFT" FRACTURE.
EE STATES HE WAS UNDER A GOLF CART CUTTING OFF A PIECE OF METAL WITH A TORCH. THE METAL FELL OFF STRUCK HI SUPPER LIP. CUT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS ALIGNING THE PIN BOARD, CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE ROOF. CUT SUTURED TO FINGER TIP.
EMPLOYEE STATES: HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BENT AUGER FROM ROOF. HIT WRONG LEVER, CAUSED AUGER TO ROTATE, STRUCK RIGHT ARM AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A POWER CABLE INTO THE PIT WITH A ROPE ATTACHED TO A RUBBER TIRED DOZER. THE ROPE SLIPPED OFF THE TRACTOR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT ARM.
EE STATED OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN FACE AREA, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRUCK TOP OF CANOPY THE ROCK BROKE UP A SMALL PIECE OF CANOPY THE ROCK BROKE UP A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OVER THE EDGE OF CANOPY STRIKING HIS SHOULDER STARTED MISSINGWORK 2-26-96.
AS EE WAS PULLING A STUCK AUGER FROM A POT & STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
HE WAS INSTALLING A TRUSS BOLT INTO THE MINE ROOF CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND DRILL WRENCH. CUT LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER 18 SUTURES.
A PIECE OF SLATE FELL, HITTING MAN ON LEFT HIP. THE ROCK THEN HIT LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE BOLTER CONTROLS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AFTER INSTALLING AROOF BOLT AND WAS LETTING THE BOOM DOWN HE LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BOOM AND CUT HIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER IN THE SCISSORS OF THE BOOM. RQUIRED SUTURES.
WHILE OPERATING A 3/4" AIR IMPACT WRENCH, EE STATED HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE REMOVING NUTS FROM GEAR CASE BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HWILE USING TORCH TO CUT HINGE PIN OUT OF CAR HE BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS IN LOWER FRAME AREA OF THE PROPEL GEARS.THE WALKING CAM IF THE 8400 WAS BEING INSERTED INTO ITS HOUSING BY BEING PUSHED BY A DOZER FROM THE OUTSIDE.EMPLOYEE WAS HOL DING A BOLT(LARGE) IN PLACE TO PREVENT CAM FROM WEDGING TIGHT.DOZER WAS PREPARING BUMP CAM AND EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED 3 TIMES IF HE WAS CLEAR.DOZER BUMPED CAM AND BOLT SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEES F
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE AUGER BENT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM NEAR THE WRIST.
EE STATED THAT HE HAD STEPPED UP ON DRILL PLATFORM TO PLACE A PIECE OF METAL BETWEEN STEM WRENCH JAWS AND STEM. DRILL OPERATOR INADVERTENTLY ROTATED STEM (SLOWLY), AND STEM HOLDER CAUGHT EE'S FOOT BETWEEN HOLDER AND CORNER EDGE OF CABLE SHEVE GUARD. EE WAS WEARING METATARSAL WORK BOOTS.
EE WAS PUTTING A WRENCH ON AN AUGER AND CLOSED THE SAFETY CLAMP ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT THE FLESAY PART OF HIS RIGHT THIGH BETWEEN THE SEAT AND RIB.
PUSHING AUGER BACK AND CAUGHT THUMB, BENDING IT BACK.