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EMPLOYEE HAD JUST START ED DRILLIG HOLES FOR INSTALLATION OF 4FT RESIN BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 5FTX2FTX4IN TO 0 BROKE LOOSE NEAR THE RIB & STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO DRILL A HOLE WITH A FLETCHER TWIN BOOM BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE COAL FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO DRILL A NEW HOLE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESIN ROOF BOLTS, AND WAS GUIDING THE STEEL WITH HIS HAND WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT THE DRILL STEEL CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS FINGER A ND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN FACE OF 5RT SECTION WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE CAUSING A SECTION OF THE STEEL TO FLY LOOSE & STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE ELFT CHEEK BONE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND-HELD GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND CAUSING GRINDING WHEEL TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK AS HE WAS OPERATING THE LEE NORSE CONTINUOUS MINER AS HE CONTINUED LOASDING THE PAIN INCREASEDED TO THE POINT WHERE HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO O PERATE THE MAHINE & HAD TO BE TAKEN OUTSIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 42" RESIN BOLT. AS HE PUSHED THE BOLT UP, HE BEGAN TO ROTATE IT. HIS GLOVE SUDDENLY CAUGHT THE BOLT. RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UP TO TH E 2ND JOINT.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING ATURN ON A T CCUT AND WAS SQUARING THE ROOF BOLTER UP WITH A COAL FACE. AS HE WAS TURNING THE MACHINE, HE GOT HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER PINCHED BETWE EN THE BUMPER OF THE BOLTER AND THE COAL RIB.
BACKING BOLTER OUT STRUCK RIB PINNING L ARM BETWEEN RIB AND POST OF CANOPY
EE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC WELDING ON THE JOY CONTINUOUS MINER AND EXPERIENCED A FLASH BURN OF HIS EYE WHICH LATER RESULTED IN AN INFECTION OF THE LEFT EYE.
INSTALLING 4 FT RESIN BOLTS EXPR PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS ROOFBOLTING A PILLAR SPLIT IN 3 EAST SECTION & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 4FT RESIN BOLT. EE WAS HOLDING THE RESIN BOLT IN HIS RIGHT HAND & SPUN THE ROTATION LEVER TO LINE HIS WRENCH UP WITH THE BOLT WHEN THE BOLT ENGAGED INTHE WRENCH. IT TURNED SUDDENLLY CATCHING HIS CLOVE & TWISTING HIS WRIST. THIS IS BEING SUBMITTED DUE TO A PART 50 AUDIT.
EE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER REMOVE A STUCK DRILL STEEL FROM MINE ROOF AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO SMASH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 4 FOOT ROOF BOLT WITH RESIN AND PUSHED THE BOLT UP INTO THE HOLE AND BEGAN SPINNING IT TO MIX THE RESIN. WHILE HE WAS SPINNING IT, SOME FOREIGN MATERIAL FLEW OFF FROM T HE DRILL HEAD AND ENTERED THE RIGHT EYE OF THE EMPLOYEE.
WHILE MOVING BOLTER TO PREPARE TO BOLT OPERATOR MOVED HAND TO TOP OF CANOPY TO SEE ATRS & BOLTER ROCKED OVER & LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED AGAINST ROOF
OPER FLETCHER RFBOLTER IN PROCESS OF RESIN IMPACH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BEARING PLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER 2ND RT SECTION WHEN DRILLING A BOLT HOLE HIS GLOVE RT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & BOLTER CHUCK CAUSING A FX OF THE ULNAR BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN THE FACE AREA OF THE 1ST LEFT SDCTION WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED A PARTICLE FROM THE DRILLING ENTERED I NAME EYE CAUSING IRRITATION WHICH LEAD TO TH E REMOVAL OF THE OBJECT BY A PHYSICIAN
THE INJURED OCCURRED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE 2ND RIGHT SECTION. THE ROOF BOLTER HIT A ROLL IN THE MINE BOTTOM CAUSING THE MACHINE TO RAISE AND SMASH THE EMPL OYEE'S MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS AGAINST A CAP BLOCK LOCATED ON TOP OF THE PROTECTIVE CANOPY. I,NAME HAD POSITIONED HIS HAND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE CANOPY IN ORDER TO STABILIZE HIMSELF.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A RESIN ROOF BOLT IN THE 1ST LEFT SECTION OF #7 MINE. I,NAME WAS PUSHING THE RESIN ROD INTO A DRILL HOLE, WHEN AFTER INSERTING IT APPROX. 3/4 OF THE WAY THE RESIN HARDENED & WITH THE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED BY THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD, BENT THE ROD OVER AND FORCED THE BEARING PLATE INTO THE CNAOPY JACK. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS LACERATED WHEN IT
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 IN THE PROCESS OF OPERATING A FLETCHER TWIN-BOOM ROOFBOLTER IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE ROOF BOLTER IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ATRS SYSTEM AND CANOPY PROTECTION. HE WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE O0 SLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE ATRS BEAM AND THE OPERATOR'S POSITION UNDER THE CANOPY. WHEN HE SAW THE ROOF BREAK, HE TURNED HIS BODY AWAY AND T
EMPL OPERATING 9OOFBOLTER.WHEN RETRACTING THE DRILL HEAD CAUGHT RIGHT ELBOW ON FRAME OF ATRS SYSTEM.EMPL WAS RESTING RIGHT HAND ON DRILL HEAD WHICH CAUSED HYPERTENSION OF WRIST -TORN LIGAMENTS & SPRAIN TO WR3ST AREA.DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE DRILL HEAD. ACCD ATTRIB TO EMPL JOB SKILL -CLEARANCE FACTORS WERENT PROPERLY EXAMINED.