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while repairing hose on drill on roof bolter employee got fingers caught between moving parts causing a dislocation of one joint on ring finger and laceration.
EE was installing roof bolts, when he caught his finger between drill steel and mine roof.
Employee was operating roof bolter, while changing drill steel, a piece fell out of hole striking his rt. little finger.
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER THE WRENCH CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED STITCHES AND RETURNED TO WORK.
WHILE REPAIRING MAT CHAIN ON MINER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF NECK AND HEAD CAUSING CONTUSIONS.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A CONTUSION.
WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO ONE FINGER.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR HIS LEVER TO LET THE HEAD DOWN HE GOT THE WRONG ONE AND HIT THE BOOM SWING LEVER AND IT SUNG OUT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK. THE LEVERS HAD BE EN MOVED RECENTLY PER K.D.M.M. AND MSHA.
WHEN BOLTING TOP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE BOLTING, EMPLOYEE MOVED ROOF BOLTER HEAD OUT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN MINE ROOF AND BOLTER CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT IN #4 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT THE EE GOT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND ROOF BOLT CAUSING LACERATIONS.
WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND BREAKING HIS FINGER.
WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK, BREAKING A RIB.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO FIRST BOLT AND KNOCKED EMPLOYEE INTO ROOF BOLTER CAUSING BRUISED RIBS AND SCRATCHES TO HIS NECK.
ROOF BOLTER RAN OVER A ROCK PUSHING EE HEAD INTO MINE ROOF CAUSING SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN HE MOVED THE BOLTER HEAD TO INSTALL SECOND BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE RIGHT HAND AND UPPER BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #1 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM AND PUSHING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS NOSE AND LEFT ANKLE.
VICTAM WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLSTRICKING THE VICTIM ON THE SHOULDER & SLLIDING DOWN THE LEFT ARM
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND MADE A SMALL CUT ON HAND.
WHILE TORQUING A ROOF BOLT, THE WRENCH CAME OFF OF THE DRILL HEAD AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG. THAT NIGHT HIS LEG GOT SORE AND HE WENT TO E.R. WHERE THEY X-RAY AND SAID HIS LEG WAS BRUISED.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG AND FOOT. HE WENT TO ER AND HAD X-RAYS WHICH SHOWED ONLY BRUISE. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK BUT MISSED TH E NEXT DAY DUE TO SORENESS.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.