EE WAS WELDING ALONG SIDE ANOTHER WELDER ARC WELDER RECEIVED WELDER FLASH TO BOTH EYES.
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Showing 50 of 67EE WAS BOLTING AND FELT PULLING IN LOWER BACK WHEN INSTALLING BOLT.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING GOT FOOT UNDER BOLTER SET HEAD DOWN ON FOOT BRUISING FOOT.
WHILE BENDING BOLTS AND WALKING BENT OVER EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
MOVING BOLTER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.
VICTIM WAS STRUCK IN EYE WITH PIECE OF ROCK, SCRATCHING EYE.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE WENT TO SETTHE CANOPY AND STAB JACK, HE PUSHED BOTH LEVERS THE CANOPY DROPPED BEFORE STARTING TO RAISE AGAINST THE ROOF
WHILE INSTALLING 4' ROOF BOLT THE 8X8 ROOF BOLT PLATED SLID DOWN ROOF BOLT CUTTING INJURED ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING AN INCISION OF ABOUT 3/4" REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, HE SET THE CANOPY AND STARTED TO DRILL AHOLE FOR THE NEXT ROOFBOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF SUPLHUR AND ROCK 1" TO 2" THICK AND 1 FT SQ-FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ELBO W.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A SPLICE ON THE LO BELT. HE WAS RUNNING THE RATCHET MACHINE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDLE HITTING HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE JACK STAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 4' ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE UP LEVER HE PUSHED THE ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD, SPINNING THE BOLT. HIS GLOVE CAU GHT ON THE BOLT PULLIN HIS PINKY FINGER SIDEWAYS CAUSING DISLOCATION.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAGG FLEW UNDER HIS GLASSES AND STUCK IN HIS EYE.
WHILE INSTALLING DRILL STEEL INTO ROOF A STEEL SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
WHILE OPRATING A ROOF BOLTER, A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE INSTALLING 6' ROOF BOLTS, HE WAS STRAIGHTENING A ROOF GOLT WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE DRILL CHUCK ON THE ROOF BOLTER.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, THE BOLT KICKED SIDEWAYS WHILE STRAIGHTENING IT, HITTING HIS FINGER.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON BACK AND NECK.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT HE WAS PUSHING THE ROOF BOLT TO STRAGITHEN IT OUT, SAID HE FELT A POP IN HIS CHEST. PULLED A MUSCLE.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTERS, HE HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER. * DID NOT KNOW WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL TO BE WELDED WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT FLEW BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WENT IN HIS EYE.
WHILE PULLING LOW BELT TAIL WITH SCOOP, CHAIN ONTIGHT SIDE BROKE, SPINNING THE TAIL CLOCKWISE 1980 DEGREES. VICTIM WAS ON WIDE SIDE OF BELT AWAYFROM THE TAIL AND BELT, IN FRONT OF MINER. TAIL CAME TOWARD VICTIM. HE JUMPED OUT OF WAY INTO MIER WHICH WAS NOT IN USE AT THE TIME, CAUSING INJURY TO THE VICTIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 4' BOLT WITH A 6"X6" PLATE. HE REACHED UP TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLATE WHILE PUSHING UP ON THE BOLT. HE FAILED TO GET HIS FINGER FROM BETWEEN THE BEARING PLATE AND ROOF.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, HE MOVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF PIECE OF FALLING ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CROSSING UNDER THE FRONT BRIDGE WHEN THE MINER OP BACKED UP CHANGING THE HEIGHT OF THE BRIDGE AND GROUND CLEARANCE, HITTING THE VICTIM IN THE BACK AND PUSHING HIS CHEST DOWN INTO HIS KN EES.
WHILE PUSHING ON A BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE FELL FORWARD STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF FELL OUT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, CHIPPING TWO TEETH.
WHILE REMOVING OIL CANS OFF THE TOP OF A ROOFBOLTER--THE OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER STARTED TO TRAM THE MACHINE WHICH RAN OVER MY LEFT FOOT SMASHING THE STEEL TOE ONTO MY BIG TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4' RESIN BOLTS IN. HE HAD THE HOLE DRILL AND PUT BENT BOLT INTO HOLE AND WAS PUSING IT UP WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER WHEN THE BOLT SPRUNG OVER AGAINST THE HEAD AND TOOK S OME SKIN OFF OF LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A ROOF BOLT OFF OF THE TOAY ON A TD124 LEE NORSE BOLTER.WHEN HE REACHED UP TO TAKE IT OFF IT SPUN IN HIS HAND AND HIT HIM ON THE TOOTH AND CHIPPED IT.
WHILE BOLTING THE OPERATOR DOES TWISTING AND TURNING ON HIS KNEES. THE LEFT INSIDE MUSCLE OF THE KNEE PULLED FROM STRETCHING MOTION.
WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGER WITH ROOF BOLTES HE PUT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE & HANGER TO STRAIGHTEN HANGER WHILE PUSHING BOLT TO THE ROOF
THEY HAD TURNED X CUT RT OFF 20 ROOM OFF 1 LEFT BUTT. SOME DRAW ROCK WOULD NOT CAME DOWN SC OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IT UP. HE HAD JUST FINISHED INSTALLING A BOLT. HE REACHED BACK TO DROP THE ATRS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 6" THICK TUPPER TO 3" 20" WIDE, 20' LONG FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL TOE. HE WAS BOLTING PROPER SEG AND INSTALLING EXTRA BOLT.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER A BUNDLE OF ROOFBOLT PLATES FELL OFF THE MACHINE HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF DIRT GOT INTO EYE.THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED AS A RESULT OF A PART 50 AUDIT.
EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUES MINER AND WHILE TURNING TO BACK MINER FROM FACE AREA. EE FELT SOMETHING TWINGE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE WIT H A ROOFBOLTER A DRILL STEEL CAME APART STRIKING HIM ON THE BOTTOM LEFT EYE LID & NOSE
HE CAME UP TO THE MINER TO HELP REMOVE ROCK FROM THE TOP OF IT AFTER IT HAD BACKED UP FROM THE FACE AREA A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2FTX1FTX3IN FELL OUT FROM ALONG THE RIB INJURING HIS RT INDEX FI NGER THERE WAS A ROOF BOLT AT THAT SAME SPOT 2FT-4IN FROM RIB
LOADING SUPPLIES,T5 CHANNELS,ONTO REAR OF ROOF BOLTER. ROOF BOLTER OPER WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT INTO BAD ROOF AREA. PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON THE OTHER END OF T5 CHANNEL CAUSING CHANNEL TO JUMP C ATCHING FINGER AGAINST ROOF AND T5 CHANNEL. CAUSED LACERATION AND BROKEN BONE TO MIDDLE FINGE ON LEFT HAND.
FIRST DAY OFF WORK 1-22-93 EMPLOYEE STATES, EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN EE TURNED ON THE SEAT AND BUMPED BOTH OF HIS KNEES.
68935 TRAMMING MINER TOWARD THE FACE AREA EMPLOYEE RAN OVER UNEVEN BOTTOM CAUSING MINER TO LURCH AND HIT HEAD ON THE ROOF OF MINE.
BOLTING ROOF- LOWERING CANOPY, ROCK BROKE OFF- STRUCK ON LEFT KNEE. SIZE OF ROCK 2" -18"- 12".
HAND AND WRIST STARTED HURTING WHEN PULLING LEVERS ON MINES. LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
WHILE INSTALLING RESIN ROOF BOLTS HE WAS SPINNING ROOFBOLT INTO HOLE WHEN GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON BOLT TWISTING FINGERS AROUND IT. BRUISED ONLY.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE CUTTING STEEL LOOSE ON THE D-8 DOZER BLADE FACE A PIECE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE BETWEEN THE BELT AND RIB CAGE CAUSING INJURY.
ROOF BOLTING ROCK FELL ON RIGHT HAND BOLTER OPERATOR REACH FOR BOLTER STEEL ROCK FELL ON HAND.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER A SMALL PICE OF DRAW ROCK CAME LOOSE.HE JERKED HIS AHND AWAY AND HIT HIS ELBOW.ON THE ROOF BOLTER.
WHILE TURNING A ROOFBOLTER AROUND A J-BEAM THAT WAS PLACED ON TOP OF THE ROOFBOLT ER HIT THE RIB & THE OTHER END SWUNG AROUND STRIKING H IM ON THE NOSE WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION & BROKE HIS GL ASSES
OPERATING ROOF 6OLTER.BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON ROOF BOLTER AND BRUISED IT.
WHILE LETTING T2E BOOM DOWN FROM THE ROOF ON A BELTLINE MACHINE HIS KNEE WAS PINCHED UNDERNEATH HIS KNEE WAS BRUISED THEN BECAME INFECTED