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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK.
EE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT FIBRE--MATERIAL FOR INSULATION INSIDE BATTERY TRAYS. AFTER HE COMPLETED A CUT, HE LAID THE SAW DOWN. THE BLAD GUARD HAD NOT CLOSED OVER THE MOVING BLAD AND T HE SAW KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT KNEE. (THE ELECTRICAL CORD WAS CUT AND THE SAW REMOVED FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.)
A FOREIGN PARTICLE ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. INCIDENTOCCURRED ON EE'S LAST WORKDAY OF THE WEEK - RETURNED TO FULL DUTY NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON MONDAY 3/10/97.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE RIGHT TESTICLE WITH A ROOF BOLT ON 1-13-97. HE DID NTO REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL 1-22-97, AT WHICH TIME HE STATED THAT HE FLT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE FROM HIS GROIN TO HIS WAIST WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT ON 1-20-97. HE WAS TREATED BY A DR BOTH FOR SCROTAL TRAUMA AND FOR EPIDIDMYTIS (INFECTION). EMPLOYEE COUNSELED FOR UNTIMELY REPO
EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG STRUCK RIGHT EYE FROM BENEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE SUFFERED A CORNEAL ABRASION.
E WAS WELDING AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.
DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF& STRUCK HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS; WHILE DRILLING HOLE, SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND. SUFFERED LACERATION REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.
WELDING, FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES FROM REFLECTION.
OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK INJURED S BACK. FRACTURE OF L-1 VERTEBANE.
BOLTING ROOF, ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER. LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLT RIB ROLLED & KNOCKED INJURED INTO DRILL HEAD SUTURES FOR LACERATION OF LOWER LIP 002 SECTION X-CUT LEFT OFF #3 ENTRY (WORKS WEEK-END CREW-THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
INJURED WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM UNDER ROOF BOLTER. OPERATOR MOVED MACHINE AND CAUGHT INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND ROCK. REQUIRED SUTURES.
INJURED WAS USING VISE ON PIPE THREADER TO HOLD PIPE WHILE ADDING ADDITIONS PIPE TO EXTEND LENGTH, INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON FOOT CONTROL FOR ELECTRICAL THREADER, CAUSING PIPE TO FLIP. ELBOW ON ONE END OF PIPE STRUCK FINGER.
INJURED USING PORTABLE GRINDER ON METAL PIPE FLANGE, GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE. SUTURES.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB. FRACTURE AND LACERATION.
INJURED WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK RIGHT ANKLE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL WHEN THE MACHINE'S CABLE FLIPPED OVER A ROCK.THE ROCK STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT ANKLE,RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, LOWERED DRILL HEAD ONTO KNEE. BRUISED KNEE. NO DEFECTS WITH BOLTER.
USING CUTTING TORCHES METAL SLAG OR RUST ENTERED EYE UNDER CUTTING GLASSES GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
FLASH BURNS TO EYES WHILE INJURED AND FELLOW EE WELDING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR PAN MEDICATION. THE WELDING OPERATION CONTINUED OVER LENGTH PERIOD NO SINGLE EVENT IDE NTIFIED NO TIME ESTABLISHED.
INJURED WAS REPOSITIONING DRILL HEAD AND CANOPY. WHEN HE LOWERED CANOPY, HE PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND CANOPY. REQUIRED SUTURES.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK LEFT ARM-STAPLES USED TO CLOSE WOUND.
OPERATING ROOF BOLTER ROCK FELL INBY ATRS HIT BOTTOM & FLIPPED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE. INITIALLY NOT REPORTABLE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DR. ON 10/14/93 BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 10/15/93.
GRINDING PIPE,PIECE OF METAL ENTERED EYE FROM BENEATH SAFETY GLASSES.
CUTTING BUSH WITH CHAIN SAW. SAW KICKED BACK AND BAR STRUCK LEFT KNEE. TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM, TREATED BY PHYSICIAN AND RETURNED TO WORK ON REGULAR JOB. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.
DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF DUST FELL IN EYE
INJURED WAS USING CUTTING TORCH CONTACTED LEFT HAND WITH FLAME HAD LAID TORCH DOWN TO RE-POSITION HIMSELF HOSES TWISTED CAUSING FLAME TO CONTACT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO BUILD A METAL BUILDING AND SUFFERED FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES.
REMOVED ELECTR PLUG FROM BATTERY CHARGER WHILE IT WAS UNDERLOAD REC FLASH BURNS ON HA ND
EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLT,HIT REVERSE ROTATION BY ACCIDENT AND CAUSED FX TO WRIST.
EMPLOYEE LET THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK TILL 3-6-90. ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY ON LEFT KNEE.
SUSTAINED BACK INJ WHILE OBSERVING ROCK BEING TAKEN DOWN.. PARALYSIS OF LOWER EXTREMITIES AT THIS TIME. ROCK 61" 37" 300 LBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN BELLY PAN, THEN WHEN HE WAS FINISHED DRAGGED HIS LEFT FOOT THROUGHTHE WELD CAUSING A BURN.
EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FOOT TANGLED IN MINER CABLE & TWISTED HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE HAD SOME ROOF DRILL DEBRIS FLY INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMP. WAS BOLTING WHEN A SALL PC.OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM AROUND THE AUGER STEEL HITTING HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND A ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE MINER BOOM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEK NEAR HIS RIGHT EYE.
MINER LOADING S2UTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK WEDGED IN THE TOP AND BOOM THEN SHOOTING IT BACK AND STRIKING THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR(CONCUSSION).
EMP WA S PUTTIN1 UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFFF THE PLATE AND WENT INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE BROKE 5ITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BY GETTING IT CAUGHT IN GLOVE ON DRILL STEEL
HAD THUMB BETWEEN ELEVATING ARM AND TRS BAR WHEN HELPER LOWERED CANOPY,PINCHING THUMB.