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EMP WAS USING A3SHIELD TO PUSH AND ALIGN THE PANLINE WHEN A SHEAR PIN LOCATED BET WEEN THE PANLINE AND SHIELD RAM BROKE CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE THROWN STRIKING HIS HAND. THE SHEAR PIN W AS DESIGNED TO 5VOID DAMAGE TO PANLINE SHOULD A SHIELD BE HUNG TO TIGHTLY WHEN MOVING IS REQUIRED

EE STATED THAT 2E WAS LOWERING THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON THE BOTTOM TO GET ENOUGH CLEARANCE TO INSERT A DRILL STEEL WHEN A ROCK WAS BROKEN BY THE HEAD & STRUCK HIS FINGER. THE ROCK WAS LAYING O N THE BOTTOM UN8ER THE D RILL HEAD.

EMPL HELPING BO5T AN AREA OF HIGH TOP FROM PREVIOUS ROCK FALL WHEN T-BOARD AND 4' ROOF BOLT FELL FROM WRENCH USED TO RAISE AND TIGHTEN BOLT.AREA WAS 17' FROM FOOTWALL TO ROOF.BOLT WAS BEING RA ISED TO INSERT 3NTO A HOLE.

EMPL WORKING IN3AREA WHERE WELDING BEING PERFORMED AND WAS ALSO HELPING BY HOLDING SOME OF MATERIALS AS IT WAS WELDED.THERE IS A SHIELD AND EYE PROTECTION MADE AVAILABLE FOR THIS TYPE WORK.

EMP STATED HE H5D DRILLED A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND WAS HAVING TO PULL THE STEEL OUT BECAUSE IT HAD SLIGHTLY HUNG FOR A MOMENT AS HE PULLED THE DRILL STEEL SUDDENLY BECAME FREE FALING DOWNWARD WH WHERE IT STRUC5 HIS FINGER OF WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE ROTATION HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS ADVANCING A FACE SHIELD WHEN HE PLACED HIS FINGER IN A PINCH AREA AT WHICH CAUSED INJURY BY THE MOVING HYDRAULIC OPERATED PARTS. THE SHIELD WAS BEING ADVANCED TOWAR D THE PANLINE A7 THIS TIME.

EMPL PREPARING TO TRAM MOBILE TAILPIECE FORWARD WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS HUNG OR TIED OFF NOT ALLOWING SUFFICIENT LENGTH FOR THE MOVE.WHEN THE HOSE BECAME TAUT IT BROKE AT THE FITTING AND PRESS URE CAUSED IT TO SWING VIGOROUSLY AND STRIKE HIM ABOUT THE LEGS.

EMPL STATED WHILE OPERATING ROOF DRILL HE WAS APPLYING UP PRESSURE ON DRILL STEEL.STEEL BROKE AND STARTED TURNING IN WHIPPING MOTION STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE AT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING BOLT MACHINE HE LOWERED THE HEAD AFTER DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. THE DRILL STEEL HUNG MOMENTARILY THEN DROPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS FINGER. THE EMPLOYE ES HAND WAS PLACED ON THE HEAD AT THIS TIME HE WAS AWARE THE STEEL HAD NOT CAME OUT OF THE HOLE AND WAS PULLING ON IT AT THIS TIME

EMPL INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS -HE HAD STARTED HOLE WHICH REQ 2 PIECE DRILL STEEL.ROOF BOLT MACHINES HEAD WAS LOWERED LEAVING HALF THE STEEL IN HOLE THEN DROPPED OUT AND STRUCK FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A COVER FELL FROM SHEAR AND WAS FORCED AGAINST THE CONTROL ARM BY THE CONVEYOR MOTION. THE CONTROL ARM WAS THEN PUSHED SIDEWAYS AGAINST HANDRAIL CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES THU MB BETWEEN.

EMP STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS GRINDING BURRS FROM METAL OBJECT A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE RECEIVED INJURY WHILE HANDLING THE REMOTE UNIT FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER. THE UNIT WEIGHS APPROX 15 LBS. THE CONDITIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WERE NORMAL WITH WALKING HEI GHTH PRESENT.

EMP WAS OPERATING A GALIS ROOF DRILL INSTALLING PERMANENT SUPPORT WHEN A WRENCH USED TO TIGHTEN THE PIN BEING HUNG MOMENTARILY TO THE HEAD OF THE PIN WHEN THE BOOM WAS LOWERED THE WRENCH THEN DROPPED AND STRUCK THEMP AFTER IT BOUNCED OFF THE ROTARY HEAD

EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK OR COAL WAS THROWN BY THE ROTATING DRUMS STRUCK THE EE ON HIS FACE.

EE WAS WELDING UNDER THE BOTTOM OF A C/M WHEN A HOT SPARK POPPED INTO HIS EAR. HE WAS LAYING IN A FLAT POSITION PERFORMING WELD ABOVE HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ADVANCE THE FACE CONVEYOR WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE OTHER SUPPORT SHIELDS TO ADVANCE A SHIELD THAT HAD A RAM JACK THAT WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE THE SHIE LD WAS LOWERED AND READY TO BE PULLED FORWARD AS THE EMPLOYE CXROSSE DUNDER THE SHIELD HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD CAUSING INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN A SPARK POPPED FROM THE METAL AND LODGED IN A WRINKLE OF HIS PANTS LEG THIS RESULTED IN THE HOT PIECE OF METAL BURNING THROUGH AND COMING IN CONTACT WITH HIS LEG THE SPARK ALSO CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS ANKLE

EE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FORWARD TOWARD FACE WHEN HE LET THE STAB JACK ON HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED A FITTING ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO A SUPPORT SHIELD WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE HOSE IT COME LOOSE AT THE FITTING AND ALLOWED THE FLUID TO STRIKE THE EM PLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE DRILL STEEL TWISTED OR BROKE DURING ROTATION. THE STEEL THEN STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS MOUTH CAUSING INJURY. THE STEEL HAD PRESSURE ON IT WHEN IT BORKE . ALL OTHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE NORMAL. HE WAS USING A 4 FOOT STEEL IN LENGTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING OR DRILLING A HOLE THE CANOPY LEG ON THE MACHINE SLIPPED FROM POSITION WHEN THIS OCCURED AND THE BOOM WAS LOWERED THE CANOPY S UDDENLY DROPPED DOWN AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT SUPPORT IN HIGH TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS ARM CAUSING INJURY AREA WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR OVERCAST AIRWAY WITH SOME 24FT HE IGHT THE LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK WAS NOT DETECTED BEFORE BOLTING STARTED

THE EE WAS STANDING NEAR THE C/M WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED TO TRAM THE MACHINE BACK FROM FACE. AS HE DID SO THE CANOPY BUMPED INTO THE ROOF SHEARING A PIN & CAUSING THE WASHER TO POP OFF & F LY INTO INJURED\S HEAD. THE AREA WAS BELOW NORMAL WALKING HEIGTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL VENTILATION BOARD IN ROOF WITH ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN THE BOARD FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS FINGER. HIS HAND WAS PLACED ON ROTATION HEAD OF THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TOARCHES TO CUT AWAY PIECES OF WORN METAL FROM A COAL CHUTE WHEN HE ALLOWED HIS EYES TO BECOME EXPOSED TO THE ARC OR GLARE FROM THE FLAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATIANG ROOF BOLT AMACHINE INSTALLING PERMANENT SUPPORT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BECAME BENT WHILE DRILLING. THE ROTATION OF THE STEEL CAUSED IT TO STRIKE HIS ARM WHILE TURNING.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BACK FLUSHING FILTERS ON HYDRAULIC SHIELDS A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND ALLOWED THE FLUID TO BE SPRAYED ON HIS ARM EMPLOYEE HAD DISCONNECTED THE HOSE TO ALLOW THE FLUID TO RETURN THROUGH IT FROM THE FILTER