PICKING UP ROOF BOLT PLATE FORM MINE FLOOR ROOF DRILL TIRE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TIRE AND MINE FLOOR.
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Showing 50 of 64EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS,STEEL HUNG IN HOLE.IT FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING EMPL ON RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5TING A ROPE ON MINER HEAD IN ORDER TO LET THE CONTINUOUS MINER PULL THE CSABLE ACROSS THE SECTION THE MINER WAS IN MOTION ON UNEVEN MINE FLOOR THEREFORE MASHING HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE MINER HEAD & THE MINE ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED A SHUTTLE CAR WITH THE CONTINUOUS MINER.HE WAS OPERATING HE BACKED THE MINER UP AFTER LOADING THE SHUTTLE CAR.THE MINE FLOOR WAS UNEVEN THEREFORE CAUSING THE MACHINE TO RO CK UPWARD THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE MINE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIMON THE LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF DRILL AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF DRILL AND A CRIB.
EMPLOYEE LOADED ROOF DRILL PLATES AND BOLTS ON TOP OF ROOF DRILL,WHEN TRAMMING THE ROOF DRILL ACROSS THE SECTION THE PLATES CONTACTED THE MIONE ROOF THEREFORE DRAGGING THEM OFF AND ONTO THE EM PLOYEES ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE MINE FLOOR OBSERVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUT A LEFT BREAK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF & STGRUCK HIM ON THE LEGS & ANKLES
WHILE USING A TOOL GRINDER A FOREIGN SUBSTANCE LODGED INTO EMPLOYEES EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WITH THR OOF DRILL HEAD.WHEN HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND HEAD OF THE DRILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH A DOUBLE HEAD ROOF DRILL THE FINISHER STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE BOUNCED OFF THE HEAD OF THE DRILL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOVE AND BELOW THE EYE.EMPLO YEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK DAYS BUT RECEIVED 2 STITCHES ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE'S WAS OPERATING A ROOF DRILL. HE WAS PUSHING THE BOLT INTO THE HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WITH THE HEAD OF THE ROOF DRILL. THE ROOF BOLT BENT THUS CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD THE MINE ROOF.
EMPL PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE WITH DRILL HEAD.ROOF BOLT BENT MASHING EMPL RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WITH THE DRILL HEAD, HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT HEAD AND THE END OF WRENCH. WHEN HE BEGAN TO ROTATTE THE DRILL HEAD TO MIX THE GLUE, HIS HAND TWISTED AROUND THE WRENCH.
EMPL WAS CUTTING COAL WITH THE CM VIBRATION BOUNCED THE EMPL INTO THE ROOF EMPL DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL THE 24TH
EMPL LOWERED CANOPY ON ROOF DRILL. HE FAILED TO REEMOVE HIMSELF FROM UNDERNEATH CANOPY COMPLETELY TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM UNDERNEATH CANOPY COMPLETELY THEREFORE CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON TOP O F SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE ENGAGED THE CANOPY LEVER ON THE ROOF DRILL WHEN THE CANOPY SET AGAINST THE MINE ROOF A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING ARESIN GROUNTED ROD INTO THE HOLE WITH THE HEAD OF THE ROOF DRILL UPON DOING SO THE HEAD OFTHE DRILL CONTRACTED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE DRILL AND THE END OF THE ROOF BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE ROOF DRILL CABLE TO KEEP IT FROM COMING OUT OF THE HANGERS WHILE THE DRILL WAS TRAMMING.THE REEL FASILED TO DISENGAGE THEREFORE JERKING UPWARD AND STRIKING THE EMPLOYE
A SMALL PIECE OF COAL DISLODGED FROM TEH MINE ROOF AND ENTERING EMPLOYEES EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF THEREFORE STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A HOLE IN MINE ROOF TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE STEEL CONTACTED THE ROOF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY & STRUCK INJURED ON THE HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE ROOF DRILL AS THE DRILL TRAMMED ACROSS THE SECTION.HE DROPPED HIS GLOVES THUS TURNING ASIDE TO PICK THEM UP AS HE PAUSED ,THE DRILL RAN ACROSS HIS FOOT.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE LET ATRS DOWN THEREFORE LETTING PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIP & LEG.
EMPL HAD HAND ON DRILL STEEL & ACCIDENTIALLY HIT DRILL CLAMP LEVER, THEREFORE MASHED THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP. WAS RELIEVING THE ROOF DRIL OPERATOR OUT FOR DINNER BREAK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BECAME DISLODGED STRIKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRICKING HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH TD230 ROOF BOLTER WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK DISLODGED FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HEEL & FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE RIB AND CUTTING HEAD OF THE MINER AS THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES.
A PIECE OF SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE INJURED ON HAND.
A PIECE OF ROCK3FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND & FINGERS
DOZER PUSHING MATERIAL TO LOADER STARTED BACKING UP AND OPERATOR SAID DOZER HURT HIS BACK.
THE MINER HELPE9 WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN MINER SWUNG THE BOOM THE VICTIM LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND FRAME. VICTIMS LEG WAS BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE GOT FI3ISHER STEEL HUNG IN HOLE IN MINE ROOF WHICH HE HAD DRILLED THE STEEL CAME OUT OF THE HOLE UNEXPECTED STRIKING H IM ON LEFT HAND
DRILLED INTO A 2IDDEN KETTLE BOTTOM & IT FELL. HIT HIM ON LEFT SHOUDLER & ARM. HIS DOCTOR RELEASED HIM TO GO BACK TO WORK ON 9-1-87 I.NAME WROKED 3 HRS ON 9-1-87.
EMPLOYEE WAS SW3NGING THE HEAD OF THE ROOF DRILL IT HIT HIS LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING THE HEAD ON BOLT MACHINE THE WRENCH WAS NOT SECURE IN THE HEAD THEREFORE SLIPPING OUT AS HE PUT IT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF AND STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH
EMPLOYEE WAS LE7TING THE BOOM DOWN ON THE ROOF DRILL AND FAILED TO MOVE HIS LEG FROM UNDERNEATH THE BOOM THEREFORE MASHING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SP2T-BOLTING AN AREA OF THE MINE ROOF.AS HE LET THE ROOF DRILL CANOPY AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, A PIECE OF SMALL DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
EMPL INSTALLING3ROOF BOLTS WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPL ON HEAD AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING ROOF DRILL, AS HE WENT AROUND CORNER OF COAL RIB, HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON OFF SET IN MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON OFF SIDE OF ROOF DRILL.THE OPERATOR OF THE DRILL STARTED BACKING UP AND RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.
I.NAME INSTALLE8 ROOF BOLT LOWERED CANOPY PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON LEFT FOOT AND BROKE LITTLE TOE.
I.NAME WAS REMO5ING CURTAIN OUT FROM UNDER ROOF BOLTER ON THE OFF SIDE, HE POSITIONED HIMSELF IN FROM OF REAR TIRE OF MACHINE. THE REAR TIRE RAN OVER LEFT FOOT. EE W ORKED AT FULL CAPACITY ON 12-22-86 B6T DUE TO SORENESS WAS ABSENT 6 DAYS.
HOLDING ON TO T2P OF CANOPY EMPLOYEE RAISED THE CANOPY-MASHING RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER AGANST THE MINE ROOF.
SUCTION STOPPED3UP ON ROOF DRILL EMPLOYEE DID NOT REMOVE THE STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHILE WORKING ON THE POT THE STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE & HIT EMPLOYEES R IGHT ARM
OPERATOR LOWER 8RILL POT ON KNEE, DISLOCATING KNEE CAP ON LEFT LEG.
THERE WAS NO WI7NESSES TO ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT ALL REPORTED THAT HE WAS GRADING PIT HAUL ROAD FOR TRUCKS, WHEN FOREMAN ON JOB NOTICED THE GRADER GOING OVER THE HILL. WHEN FOREMAN (D, WA RD) INVESTIGATE8, THE PROBLEM, HE FOUND EMPLOYEE LYING BESIDE OF THE ROAD AND FOUND HIM TO BE PARTIALLY UNCONSCIOUS AND HAD FALLEN OFF OF GRADER. NOTE EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FAINTED.