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MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING TO PINNER OUT OF 7 RIGHT WHICH WAS HOW CUT AS HE WAS BODYING THRU THE INTERSECTION DUE TO COAL BUILD IN BEHIND THE RMINER THE MINER BOOM HIT AND LOOSE A ROD LEFT IN THE ROOF THE BOLT THAT SCOOP DROPPED CAUSE A ROCK TO FALL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN DRILL BOOM OF BOLTER AND CANOPY WHITH INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.
THE MAN WAS TURNIGN AROUND IN HIS CAR SPOT WHEN HIS SELF RESCURER GOT HUNG UNDER HIS LEG, HE REACHED TO MOVE THE RESCURER AND WHEN HE DID THE MIENR OPERATOR WHO WS LOADING OUT OF THE PLACE BUT THE BACK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR KNOCKING IT ?????? AND ?????? TO MAN'S HAND BETWEEN THE RESCURER ADN THE COAL RIB. NARRITIVE IS VERY HARD TO READ.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER UP IN THE FACE SO THAT THE NEXT ROW OF PERMANENT SUPPORTS COULD BE INSTALLED WHEN A ROCK MEASUREING 2'X3 1/2'X0 TO 2" FELL FROM BETWEEN PERMA NENT SUPPORT PUSHING THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO THE CHEST & RIBS. (MACHINE WAS BEING TRAMMED FROM THE SIDE).
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPL ON ARM WHILE DRILLING TOP.WORKED REST OF SHIFT AND NEXT DAY ALSO.THEN IT STARTED HURTING AND WENT TO DR.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE ROOF AREA & WHEN HE STARTED TIGHTING THE BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF 18INX8INX4IN THICK & HIT HIM IN THE FACE CUTTING HIM IN THE JAW REQUIRING STITC HES ON HIS JAW
MAN WAS USING ROOF BOLTER TO PUT UP BELT , WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON FOOT.
CUTTING PIECE OF METAL & PIECE OF HOLT METAL FELL ON FOOT & BURNT FOOT. THIS HAPPENED ON 7/18 BUT HE DIDN'T GO TO DR OTILL 7/23 OR MISS WORK TILL THIS DATE.
WATCHING WHAT HE WAS DOING AND LET DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND HIT HIM ON FINGER BREAKING HIS FINGER.
MAN WAS PUTTING PUSHER UP INTO FINISHER WHEN HE GOT HIS THUMB IN THE WAY AND TORE THE SKIN OFF IN BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FORE-FINGER.
OPERATORS SIDE ROOF BOLTING MAN ON DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER HAD ALREADY PUT UP HIS 2 BOLTS AND HE THEN WALKED BACK TO THE TRS SET UP CONTROLS AND WHILE WAITING ON OTHER MAN TO FINISH HIS BOLTS A PIE CE OF SMALL ROCK FELL OUT FROM TOP AND HIT HIS FINGER CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER REAL BAD.
ROOF BOLTER WAS PUTTING UP SECOND BOLT ON HIS SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND CANOPY AND HIT HIM ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND
THIS MAN WAS TRYING TO PULL THE MINER CABLE WITH IT LOOSENED OVER TRS SYSTEM OF A LONG AIRDOX ROOF BOLTER THE ATRS TILTED OVER LATCHING HIS FINGER AND BREAKING HIS FINGER.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING THE MAN ON THE BACK.
MINER WAS SWUNG HITTING TIMBER KNOCKING TIMBER SWHICH STRUCK THE MAN IN THE BACK BRUISING HIS BACK AND PULLING A BACK MUSCLE
MECHANIC WAS WELDING A STRAP OF METAL ON ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE THE LID WAS UP IN THE AIR WITH NO SWITCH UNDER IT,IT FELL HITTING MECHAINC ON FINGER.
WHILE DRILLING BOTTOM ANCHOER HOLES THE HYDRAULIC DRILL BLEW A GASKET,HYDRAULIC OIL THEN WENT INTO MAN'S EYE.
MAN WAS CUTTING METAL WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON WHEN A PC. OF BIT METAL HIT HIS EYE BEHING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING MAN ON LEFT HAND.-AUDIT.
SMALL ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT MAN ON FINGER.-AUDIT
EE WAS RUNNING 9IGHT SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF BOLT IN HIP UNTIL OF PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS HE FORGET TO DAMAGE HIS HAND FROM THE DRILL HAND AND BASKET HIS HAND AGINST THE ROOF AND TORE FINGERNAIL OFF3OF OUT OF HIS FINGER THE WAS ONLY PART OF HIS HAND THAT WAS HURT.