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The ee was injured while spot bolting one-break outby the #6 heading. The bolt rotated when the ee attempted to place the bolt into the drilled hole. His little finger was caught between the bolt and drill chuck resulting in a laceration and fracture to the finger.

The roof bolter operators left hand was caught in a pinch point when the offside operator engaged the control to lower the ATRS. This resulted in fractures to the ee's left hand.

The ee was installing a roof bolt and lifted his left hand to hold the plate in position. His left middle finger was caught between the plate and mine roof. The ee received a laceration to the finger requiring several sutures.

The supply tram had derailed and the ee was in the process of rerailing the tram using a hydraulic jack to lift the arm. A pin in the jack bar bracket inadvertently came out of the jack resulting in injury to the ee's ring finger on his right hand/being caught between the jack bar and the equipment. The ee received 3 sutures to close the laceration.

The employee was bolting in the #6 heading. The height was approximately 8 feet which is abnormal for this seam. The operator had completed drilling the hole for the bolt and was lowering the drill boom when his middle finger on his left hand was caught-between a hydraulic fitting on the drill pot motor and the drill boom.

The roof bolter operator had completed drilling a 5 ft. test hole that required using 3 sections of drill steel. As the operator removed the lower section of drill steel the 2nd section fell on the drill head, striking the operator on the lower lip resulting in a laceration which required 5 sutures to close the wound.

Due to an accumulation of water in the #4 heading the bolter crew was experiencing vacuum problems on roof bolter. The employee changed the dust bags and was cleaning the mud and coal particles from the dump valve canister. His right hand was caught in the dump valve due to his co-operator setting the stab jack on the machine which also activates the dump valve canister.

The employee was checking the amount of supplies on the truss bolting machine. He was positioned on the operator side of the machine with his left foot near the front tire. As the bolter was trammed forward, the employee's foot was caught-under the machine tire resulting in a fracture to the employee's foot.

The bolter operator was backing out of the #3 cross cut after completion of bolting. Emp. was positioned in the tram deck of the machine looking over his shoulder with his left arm positioned outside of the confines of the operator deck. His left arm was caught-between the machine & the coal rib resulting in scratches & bruising to the arm.

Employee was tramming a single head roof bolter & was operating the tram levers with his right hand and his left hand was positioned inside an empty canopy post. An extra section of drill steel had been inserted into the canopy post that extended 18 inches above the machine. The drill steel contacted the mine roof and the operator's middle finger was caught between the steel & post

The employee was installing a 5' torque-tension roof bolt in a 40" mining height which required the bolt to be bent. The operator had started the bolt into the mine roof and was attempting to straighten the bolt when he felt pain in his back.

The CONTRACTOR ee was riding a track vehicle to examine beltlines. The vehicle derailed in a switch at the No. 4 Drive. The injured was using a hydraulic jack to raise the vehicle & pull it over onto the track. As he was raising the vehicle, the jack swiveled causing the jack to fall and strike the ee's finger causing a laceration & fracture.

The employee was pushing a roof bolt into the hole he had just drilled. The bolt bent, catching his finger between the roof bolt head and head of the bolter.

EE trammed the dual head roof bolting machine from No. 6 heading to No. 5 heading. He backed the machine up into No. 5 heading to turn around & take bolter to No. 1 heading. As he was backing up the bolter-cable fell off the back of the bumper. EE attempted to put the cable back on the bumper with the bolter still moving & caught his hand between bolter & coal lying on rib.

The fan blades on the exhaust mine fan broke out. A piece of a fan blade came through a small opening between the fan housing shroud & the connecting tubing & struck the contractor employee on the left foot behind his big toe causing a laceration that cut tendons & fractured his foot.

Employee was roof bolting back area. Installing roof bolt and had to bend the roof bolt to place bolt into the head of the roof bolter. Holding the roof bolt he raised the head up to the bolt. As he placed the roof bolts head into the head of the bolter, he accidentally hit the rotation lever instead of the up lever to raise the head. His glove caught on the bolt and his fingers

Bolting machine broke down because the drill head became fouled. As the EE was attempting to free the head, the bolts in the bottom of the drill feed jack broke, allowing the lower part of the jack to become free as the EE was attempting to free the head up and he placed his left leg under the head of bolter. It suddenly became free and fell approx 36", catching his left leg.

The EE finished bolting the face of the #3 heading on the 002-0 section. He backed the machine up approx 40' out of the face and attempted to turn the machine around in the heading. As he was turning the machine, he twisted his body to the left to look at the location of his cable and in doing so, placed his elbow between light mount and coal rib.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD HYDRAULIC DRILL DRILLING A HOLE FOR AN ANCHOR PIN TO ANCHOR TAILPIECE, WHEN THE GASKET IN THE TOP OF THE DRILL BLEW OUT CAUSING HYDRAULIC OIL TO HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

A PIECE OF SLICKEN SIDED DRAW SLATE MEASURE OVERALL FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 4TH AND 5TH ROWS OF BOLTS FROM THE STIRKING THE EE ON THE HEAD WHILE HE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE NO. 2 HEADING. THE AREA OF THE DRAW SLATE THAT STRUCK EE APPROX. REMINDER MINER DECK. THE RESULTING BLOW PUSHED THE EE HARD HAT DOWN ON THE FOREHEAD CAUSING SMALL LACERATION JSUT ABOVE THE LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING LEVER ON MANUAL CABLE PULLING CONVEYOR BELT BACK TOGETHER. WHEN EMPLOYEE COMPLETED PUSHING CYCLE ON HOIST HE RELEASED LEVER. HOIST DID NOT CATCH AND LEVER CAME BACK STRI KING HIM IN THE RIBS.

EMPLOYEE PREPARED A ROOF BOLT TO PLACE IN A HOLE HE WAS DRILLING IN THE ROOF. DUE TO THE AREA BEING WET, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED THE ROOF BOLT ON THE FOOT OF THE ATRS TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE WATER. AS HE WAS DRILLING, THE BOLTER HEAD STOPPED UP AND HE LOWERED THE HEAD TO CLEAN OUT THE BLOCKAGE. AS HE LOWERED THE HEAD THE ROOF BOLT HE PLACED ON THE FOOT OF THE ATRS ROLLED TO AN AREA WH