EE WAS STRAPPING A KETTLE BOTTOM WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SWELLING.
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Showing 50 of 90EMP WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. APPARENTLY LET THE HEAD DOWN TOO FAR AND BOLT CAME OUT OF HOLE. AS HE PUSHED IT UP, BOLT BENT AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND DRILL MAST, CAUSING LACERATION RE QUIRING STITCHES.
EMP WAS INSTLLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE PLATE HUNG IN THE DRILL GUIDE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE PLATE WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHICH FELL INTO THE CONTROLS AND HIT THE FAST FEE D LEVER, CAUSING HIS THUMB TO BE CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT, FRACTURING HIS THUMB.
EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO NOSE WHEN HE STRUCK IT AGAINST I BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DRIVE HEAD IN PROCESS LT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN INSIDE BOOM FRAME & TRS (CAPONY POST)
INJURED WAS PULLING UP LONGWALL SHIELD WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK-HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS AT THE TAILGATE OF THE FACE PASS THE SHEAR AND WAS LOOKING INTO THESHEAR WITH HIS BACK TO IT WHEN A ROCK WAS THROWNOFF THE SHEAR BY THE CUTTING DISC WHICH HIT HIM FROM BEHIND.
EMPLOYEE SUBSTAINED A CONTUSION TO RIGHT LEG WHEN A PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK SLID OFF OF SHEAR. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ON VISIT.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE OPERATING JOY 6LS SHEAR CUTTING OUT TAILGATE A ROCK SLID OFF SHEAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT FOOT
OPERATING AKOMATSU D68P DOZER GETTING ROAD ON GRADE. WEN TINTO DITCH TO LET TRUCK BY HIM, WHEN HE CAME OUT OF THE DITCH THE DOZER LEVELE DOFF AND THREW HIM INTO ROOF. A/C CONTROLS HITTING HI S HEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE USING A HAND HELD SANDER - IN PROCESS OF SMOOTHING A PIECE OF METAL, SANDER HIT A WELDED AREA, KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
CO-WORKER WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVIN GFLETCHER DRILL BACKWARDS. WHEN INJURED STATED HE STEPPED FORWARD TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE OFF TOP OF DRILL. PLACED FOOT UNDER TIRE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LOWER ROTATION HEAD A PIECE OF DRILL STRUCK HIM ON FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING ROOF STRAP IN PLACE WHEN HE SUBSTAINED A CUT TO RT HAND
INJ WAS ROOFBOLTING. AFTER DRILLING A 5' HOLE,REMOVING THE DRILL STEEL AND INSERTING THE TIGHTENING WRENCH IN DRILL HEAD,INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE DRILL STEEL CLAMP LEVER INSTEAD OF THE THRUST LEVER AND LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN CLAMP.
USING ELECTRIC HOIST FINGER PINCHED BETWEENCHAIN AND THE HOIST
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A BOLT HOLE, THE STEEL GOT HUNG IN THE HOLE. WHILE REACHING OVER THE CONTROLS TO GET THE STEEL, HE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED THE DRILL HEAD ON HIS FOOT.
WAS PICKING UP AN IMPACT GUN AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM BOLT HOLE HAND STUCK TO STEEL ROTATING DISLOCATION TO MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST THE THROTTLE ON A PORTABLE GASOLINE POWERED WELDER. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE LINKAGE ROD AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN BLADE RESULT ING INA LACERATION THAT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADVANCING "6 SHIELD WHEN A HOSE BROKE & HIT HIM IN THE CHEST & HEAD.
INJURED WAS LOCATED AT #3 SHIELD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
BOLTING ROOF BROKE FREE IT SLID DOWN DRILL STEEL HIT HIM
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE #2 SHIELD ON G-4 (004) LONGWALL WHEN A ROCK FLEW OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
HOLDING ROOF BOLT HIT WRONG LEVER CLOSED THE DRILL STEEL GUIDE ON L HAND
ROCK FELL ON MINER CAUSING ROCKS AND COAL TO FLY INTO THE AIR.SOME COAL GOT IN MANS LEFT EYE.TWO PIECES OF EMBEDDED COAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE EYE AMD MEDICATION WAS APPLIED.
INJ ASSTING CONTINUOUS MINER OPER MOVE CONT MINER ON MMU 002 BETWEEN 1 RT -2 RT.INJ PULLED ROPES OFF CONT MINER BOOM.MINER OPERATOR MOVED CONT MINER FORWARD TO RELEASE TENSION ON PULL ROPES.CM SLEWED CAUGHT INJ BETWEEN CM AND RIB LINE.
I.NAME WALKING AROUND SHEARER OPERATOR WHEN #23 SHIELD PULLED UP ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF A FLETCHER TWIN BOOM BOLTER WHEN THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE SCALED A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE ROCK CAME DOWN, STRUCK THE LEFT CANOP Y AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING THE CABLE ON THE ROOF BOTLER AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE RIB. THE OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BACKING THE MACHINE UP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DRILL STEEL WITH LEFT HAND TO ASSIST COLLARING THE HOLE. ROTATING STEEL CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND RESULTED IN THE FOLLOWING INJURY: FRACTURE, DISLOCATION, AND LACERATION OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
DRILLING ON R SIDE OF DRILL STOPPED ROTATING WHEN IT GOT STUCK OPER REVER ROTATION WHICH CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND AND STRIKE OPER ON L ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF WELDING METAL AT G-2 HPC. DUMPING POINT. IN PROCESS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FOR POSITION. WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST STRUCTURE.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL SIDE BOARD OFF OF TPC. WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL DOWN INTO BOOT-CAUSING A SMALL BURN TO FOOT.
INJURED PLACEDELECTRO-HOLDER ONTO A.L.LEE DIESEL RUNNER, ADN WELDING ROD STRUCK ON METAL OF DIESEL RUNNER, PRODUCING ARC WHICH RESULTED IN FLASH BURNS TO INJURED'S RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS DRILLING ROOF HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT INSTALLATION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRICKING INJURED IN RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS BEATING A STUCK DRILL STEEL, WHILE LETTING BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER DOWN AT SAME TIME. STUCK STEEL CAME OUT OF DRILL POT, STRIKING INJURED IN RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON RIGHT SIDE, WHEN LEVELING CHAIN ON LEFT SIDE BROKE. LINK FROM BROKEN CHAIN STRUCK INJURED IN FOREHEAD.
INJURED WAS PINNING BELT HEADING, OPERATING ON LEFT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER, INJURED WAS LOWERING HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING LEFT INJUREDS LEFT FOREARM & SHOULDER .
PULLILNG PC OF DRAW ROCK WHEN IT FELL, HIT ON PULL BAR DRIVING IT AGAINST L FOOT
INJURED WAS DRILLING WITH AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL. WHEN THE DRILL BIT HOLED THROUGH, THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT, CAUSING THE DRILL TO SWING OUT OF CONTROL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL AND A C CLAMP, BEING USED TO SECURE THE DRILLED MATERIAL IN PLACE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP. HE HAD JUST INSTALLED THE OUTSIDE BOLT AND WAS MOVING THE HEAD OF PINNER TO INSTALL INSIDE BOLT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A 4' RESIN ROOF BOLT. AS THE BOLT WAS PUSHED UP, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND CAUGHT THE INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND ROOF PLATE.
INJURED WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO COAL WHERE TAILPIECE WAS TO BE ANCHORED WHEN ROOF BOLT WENT IN EE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND COAL.
WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL A METAL STRAP AND ROOF BOLT FIELDS LAYED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM RAISE AND THE MASK RAISE JACK WHEN HEAD WAS RAISE IT CAUGHT HIS FINGERS MASHING THEM
I,NAME WAS DRILLING THE OFF SIDE HOLE WITH THE TOP DOG DRILL-THE 30" STARTER STEEL BROKE & THREW THE STEEL OFF STRIKING HIM ON UPPER LIP.
REMOTELY OPER BONGWALL SHEARER CAOL OUTBOURST OCC EMP STRUCK BY FLYING COAL.
INJURED & COWORKER WERE ADVANCING FACE SHIELD WHEN A PIN CAME DISLODGED STRICKING INJURED
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS USING BOLT TIGHTENING WRENCH TO RAISE RESIN BOLT IN DRILL HOLE.ROOF BOLT STARTED TO BEND WHEN INJURED PLACED RIGHT HAND ON WRENCH -PRESSURE FROM DRILL HEAD CAUSED WR ENCH TO BREAK-CATCHING INJURED FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND DRILL HEAD.
I NAME HAD R FOOT ON DRILL TRACK BRACE AND L FOOT ON STEP LADDER TO SEDGE CAUSING PIPE IN HOLE AFTER WEDGING THE CASING HE TOLD DRILL OPERATOR TO TRAM DRILL HEAD BACK I NAME DID NOTREMOVE HIS FOOT FROM BETWEEN BRACE AND DRILL HEAD INJURY RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THIRD AND 2ND TOES CAUSED BY CRUSHING