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INJURED WAS HELPING TO ROOF BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO PLACE A JACK LEG INTO THE JACK LINE WHEN THE LEG SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJURED'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST A RIB.
INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND A DA RAM AS IT TIPPED INTO THE CONVEYOR.
INJURED WHILE ROOF OBLTING WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK AND COAL.
INJURED LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A DRILL HEAD AND A BRACKET DURING THE ROOF BOLT INSTALLATION PROCESS.
INJURED WHILE SETTING A ROOF JACK WAS STRUCK BEHIND LEFT EAR BY A ROOF ROCK.
INJURED WAS ACCEPTING AN AIR WRENCH FROM CO-WORKER. HE PLACED ONE HAND ON HANDLE AND THE OTHER ON FRONT OF WRENCH WHERE AN ADAPTOR WAS MOUNTED. HE BUMPED THE EXPOSED TRIGGER AGAINST HIS BODY C AUSING WRENCH TO OPERATE. A CARTER PIN INSTALLED ON THE ADAPTOR CAUGHT HIS HAND INFLICTING THE INJURY.
INJURED WAS BENDING AN 8' BIRMMIGHAM ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING IT INTO THE ROOF WHER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NOTE- RECURRENCE OF INJURY FROM 3/12/93, PLEASE SEE 7000-1 #3/9/93.
INJURED WAS INBY MINER AS IT WAS TRAMMING OUT OF ENTRY. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A SECTION OF MINER CABLE ON DRUM AND HAD LEFT HAND RESTING ON DRUM WHEN MACHINE MOVED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN RIB AND HEAD OF DRUM.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF RETURNING BOLTER CHANNEL FROM CHANNEL RACK ONE FULL FACE MINER. PICKED IT UP & WAS SLIDING IT TO ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE MINER BACKED UP & STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG. LEG WA S CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER & COAL PILE.
INJURED WAS BENT OVER UNDERNEATH VENTILATION TUBING WHILE OPERATING BOLTER WHERE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A JACK HAMMER ON THE 9TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT. AS HE BROKE THROUGH THE CONCRETE FLOOR WITH THE JACK HAMMER, THE WEIGHT OF THE JACKHAMMER CAUSED HIM TO FOLLOW THROUGH AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN JACK HAMMER HANDLE AND BOTTOM WAS ON B" CHANNEL SUPPORT FOR CATWALK WHICH WAS ON FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING LEFT SIDE OF FACE ON A FULL FACE CM, WHICH WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. HE WAS STANDING ON LOOSE COAL WHICH ANGLED FROM THE RIB TOWARD THE BASE OF THE BOLTING MACHINE. AFTER DR IVING, HE DROPPED THE DRILL HEAD WHICH LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAITING ON A TUBE ROPE. ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MACHINE SO HE COULD ROCKDUST LAST CUT. MACHINE WAS ON INCLINE AT AN OVERCAST. BOLTIN G MACHINE GOT AWAY FROM OPERATOR AND HIT HIM, PINNING HIM BETWEEN BOLTER AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE DRILLED HOLE IN ROOF THEN BROUGHT HEAD OF BOLTER DOWN. THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER STRUCK A DRILL STEEL CAUSING THE STEEL TO FLY UP IN THE AIR AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH.
49933ING BOTTOM TO BOLT DOWN BELT DRIVE LIFTING HAMMER PAIN IN BACK AND R HIP
EE WAS CUTTING COAL TOWARD TAILGATE HE WAS WEARING AN AIRSTEAM HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES A THOUGH SMOOTHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.,
INJURED WAS HOLDING A WRENCH ON A NUT WHILE CO-WORKER WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH-THE UNIVERSAL/SOCKET FLEW OFF OF IMPACT WRENCH AND HIT INJURED ON LOWER LIP RESULTING IN 3 S UTURES.
PUTTING MANTRIP /CRICKET ON CHARGE PULLED ON CRICKET OUT OF WAY IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH INTAKE AIR LOOSE COAL BLEW OFF IN EMP EYE
EMPLOYEE AND HELPER WERE CARRYING A 3" PLANK. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER APPROX. 6-8" OF LOOSE COAL WHEN HE WAS BLINDED BY THE ARC OF A WELDER. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LOOSE COAL AND JARRED HIS BA CK.
STRUCK BY CANOPY LEVERS, CANOPY FOULED AGAINST RIB AND SPUMG LOOSE WHEN HE RAISED FLOOR JACK
AFTER LIFTING A SECITON OF TRACK USING A SCOOP WINCH THE INJURED WAS PLACING A CAP BLOCK UNDER THE TRACK WHEN THE TIE RAIL BRACKET BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN AN AVULSI ON LACERATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK AS HE TURNED TO ADVANCE A SHIELD.
INJ & COWORKER NOTICED CAB DOORS OPEN ON #561 SWITCHER LOCOMOTIVE.ENTERED CAB,COWORKER CROSSED CAB TO DOWNRIVER DOOR USING A CAP LAMP FOR ILLUMINATION.NEITHER EMPL TURNED CABLIGHTS ON.INJ DECI DED TO CHECK CAB HEATER AND PLACED RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF UNIT WRAPPING FINGERS OVER THE FAN SHROUD.FAN BLADE STRUCK END OF 3RD FINGER.
STANDING TO SIDE OF VENT FAN ASSIST PUSHING FAN STEERING WHEELS STRUCK LUMP COAL TURNED AND RAN OVER HIS R FOOT RESULTING IN CONT TO R FOOT
WHILE STANDING A LONG SIDE A MOVING ROOF DIRLL THE TIRE OF THE ROOF DRILL RAN OVER THE INJUREDS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT BIG TOE AND FOOT.
WHILE INJURED WAS ADVANCING A LONGWALL SHIELD A PIECE OF SLATE 12X18X4 FELL BETWEEN THE SHIELDS BOUNCED OFF THE RAIL OF THE PAN LINE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON #10 SHIELD USING THE RAM OF #10 SHIELD TO PULL THE PAN AWAY FROM THE FACE USING A 5/8" CHAIN AND HOOK. WHEN THE HOOK SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT WITH A DRILL HEAD DURING HTE INSTALLATION PROCESS WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED CAUGHTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD.
INJURED WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE MACHINE SLEWED DUE TO CO-WORKERS CANOPY STRIKING AN INSTALLED ROOF BOLT.
INJURED WAS STRAIGHTENING AN EIGHT FOOT TENSION REBAR BOLT DURING INSTALLATION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PLACING CABLE ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM THE OPERATOR MOVED THE BOOM CAUSING THE CABLE TO PULL THE INJURED OFF HIS FEET RESULTING IN A FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHORT CHAIN TO PULL LONGWALL PANLINE AWAY FROM THE FACE POWERED BY A SHIELD RAM JACK,WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE RAM JACK PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON BOTH LEGS RESULTING IN C
INSERTING BOLT IN ROOF USING THE HEAD OF RF DRILL DROPPED HEAD OF DRILL RF BOLT SPRUNG OUT CAT HING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME OF MOST JACK AND RF BOLT RESULTING IN FRACT THUMB
HOLDING TAIL DRIVE CABLE UP SHIELD ADVANCING PLACE DL HAND ON RAIL FOR SUPPORT PC OF ROCK FELL FROM SHIELD CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS L INDEX FINGER CAUSING ABRASION
INJURED WAS USING OXY/ACET TORCH TO CUT ANGLE IRON.AFTER COMPLETING JOB AND REMOVING GLOVES INJURED NOTICED SOME BLOOD AND A LUMP ON LEFT WRIST.NOTE:MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT UNTIL 08-2 0-90.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE ROOF BOLT RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
OPERATING SHEARER,CUTTING OUT AT TAIL GATE PLACED RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF TAILDRIVE MOTOR WHEN PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN #152 & #153 SHIELDS,STRUCK RIGHT THUMB,CRUSHING THUMB.
INJURED WHILE IN A SQUATTED POSITION WITH HIS RIGHT LEG EXTENDED OUTWARDS LOWERED THE ROOF BOLTER STAB JACK ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING A CONTINUOUS MINER BACKWARDS WHEN IT BOUNCED CAUSING INJURED'S HEAD TO STRIKE THE CANOPY OVER THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.
INJ GRINDING DOWN AREA IN 257 HEAD CHUTE.WAS IN KNEELING POSITION BENDING OVER GRINDING WITH ELEC DISC GRINDER IN SIDE OF CHUTE.AFTER GRINDING DOWN ONE AREA,INJ REPOSITIONED HIMSELF.GRINDER WA S SET DOWN BEFORE STOPPED SPINNING AND OVER INTO RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CLAGGED DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROOF AS HE RAISED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER TOWARD THE STUCK STEEL THE STEEL HEAD KICKED OUT OF THE CHUCK ON THE BOLTER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRIST.
INJ R HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN HOSE AND SKID ON SHIELD WHEN THE FOULDED HOSE UNDER TENSION WAS FREED
INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG BY A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START A ROOF BOLT HOLE
INJURED WAS LOWERING THE CNAOPY POSITIONED OVER THE OPERATOR'S CONTROLS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.
INJURED STOOPED OVER IN PREPARATION TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE REMOVING SHIELD FROM LONGWALL FACE INJURED REACHED LEFT HAND AROUND SHIELD HYDRAULIC VALVE BANK TO ACTIVATE CANOPY TILT VALVE WHEN RELAY BAR PIN WHICH HAD BEEN WEDGED BETWEEN SHIELD LEG & SHIELD BASE KICKED OUT STRIKING INJUREDS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEELS FROM COMPLETED HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE (18" X 10" X 4" TAPERED TO AN EDGE) FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
INJURED WAS STRUCK BY ROCK AS HE LOWERED CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER.
EMPL BURNING HOLES IN RAIL AT RIVERHEADING 102 C-TRACK.PLACED RIGHT HAND ON HOT RAIL RECEIVING BURN TO HAND.WAS WEARING GLOVES.