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VICTIM STATED THAT WHILE BOLTING THE ROOF HE GOT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HOLY BOARD RESULTING IN FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF. WHEN HE RAISED HIS BOOM, HE GOT HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE CANOPY (ATRS). STURES WERE ADMINISTERED.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING CHAIN SAW CUTTING TIMBERS WHEN HE STARTED TO CUT ONE OF THE TIMBERS THE CHAIN SAW KICKED BACKWARDS STRIKING THE VICTIM UNDERNEATH THE CHIN
EMPLOYEE GOT DU8T IN HIS EYES, CAUSING IRRITATION, AS HE WAS OPERATING LOADER.
WHILE BENDING R2OF BOLT EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK HE WAS STANDING WHEN INJURY OCCURRED. THE CO WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 1-7-88. THIS REPORT WAS COMPLETED AFTER PROPER IN XX INJURY WERE 4ADE.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS DRILLING HIS HOLE WHEN SOME LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING AGAINST THE VICTIM'S HAND INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE VICTIM HAD 6EEN HELPING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL A SET OF BELT CHANNELS. THEY WERE TAKING THE BOLTER BACK TO THE FACE. THE BOLTER OPERATOR ENGAGED THE CABLE REEL WHILE THE VICTIM W AS STANDING INS3DE A LOOP OF THE BOLTER CABLE. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE VICTIM'S ANKLES THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPOYEE WAS IN 5 LEFT XCUT ON H IS 2 XX IN THE 1ST ROW PINNING WHEN LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING LOWER BACK OF EMPLOYEE
HOLDING END OF 4ATER LINE WHEN WATER WAS TURNED ON COAL SHOT OUT OF THE END OF THE LINE.THE COALFLEW STRIKING RIGHT HAND.
EMPL DRILLING H2LE WITH 2ND PINNER STEEL HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES.FLOVE ON LEFT HAND GOT TWISTED FX LITTLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING FLIGHT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR. FLIGHT FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. 5 SUTURES WERE ADMINISTERED.
EE STATED THAT 2E WAS BACKING THE CUTTER OUT OF #6 ENTRY WHEN HE STARTED TO SHIFT FROM LOW TO HIGH HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER & THE TRANSMISSSION CAUSING THE LACE RATION. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE STABILIZING BAR AND THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING HOLE WHEN THE AUGER BECAME STOPPED UP. THE EMPLOYEE LET THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER DOWN AND PUT HIS HAND OVER THE SUCTION TO SEE IF IT WAS WORKING. HE REACHED OVER AND HIT TH E BEAM LEVER WI7H THE OTHER HAND, CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PINNER POT AND THE DRILL AUGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD HI8 LEFT HAND RESTING ON THE BOOM OF THE PINNER WHEN HE STARTED TEH BOOM UPWARD HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE ATRS RESULTING IN THE INJURY
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 TRAMMING HIS LOADER AND HAD TURNED TO SEE WHERE HIS CABLE WAS WHEN HE TURNED THE BACK OF HIS HEAD STRUCK AGAINST A CROSS OVER FORCING HIS HEAD DOWNWARD WHICH MADE THE FRONT OF HIS HEAD FOREH9AD STRICK AGAINST THE LOADING MACHINE RESULTING IN THE INJURIES.
THE EMPLOYEE AT7EMPTED TO REMOVE HIS PINNER STEEL FROM THE ROOF. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE PAD THE STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE LEFT LITTLE FINGER RESULTING IN THE INJ
EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON THE OPOSITE SIDE OF THE CUTTER OPERATOR.THE OPERATORWAS BACKING THE MACHINE UP WHEN THE INJURED GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CUTTING MACHINE & THE RIB RESULTING IN A STRAINED STRAINED NECK A3D BACK.
INJURED EMP WAS3TRAMMING THE LOADING MACHINE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IN WHICH A CURTAIN WAS HUNG. AS HE WAS GOING THROUGH THE CURTAIN HE TURNED TO SEE WHERE HIS CABLE WAS AT. WHILE HE WAS TUR NED THE LOADERS3SEAT STRUCK AGAINS THE RIB CATCHING HIM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE LOADING MACHINE RESULTING IN THE INJURIES
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT NEAR RIB WHEN CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PINNER MACHINE AND RIB
ROOF BOLTER STARTER STEEL WAS THROWN FROM CHUCK OF BOLTER, STRIKING EE ON LEFT WRIST. FRACTURING WRIST.