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EMPL WAS GOING THOUGH A BELTLINE MANDOOR AIR PRESSURE SHUT DOOR CATCHING EMPLS L HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME
BOUNCE AT SHEILD #110 PIECE OF COAL STRUCK LET ARM AND RIGHT LOWER BACK.
IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING COAL TO FEEDERS TO START LOADING TRAIN COAL RAT HOLED OVER #2 FEEDER AS I.NAME WAS PUSHING ALONG SIDE TO #1 FEEDER COAL BROKE LOOSE OVER #2 FEEDER DRAWING DOZER DOWN INTO THE HOLE I.NAME HAD HIS SEAT BELT ON
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT WITH WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRUCK RIB WITH LITTLE FINGER.
SMALL FACE BUMP WHILE PINNING FACE #3 ROCK FELL BETWEEN MATS. (3 BACK FROM FACE) AND STRUCK LEFT HAND AND WRIST (4" X 4" ROCK).
DISCHARGE HOSE BLEW OFF 30 HP PUMP AND HIT HIM AFTER HE JUST TURNED PUMP ON
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE FACE WITH 2" DRILL BIT. IN ABOUT 15' WHEN FACE BOUNCED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST AND FACE AT SHIELD #118 & 119. AND DRILL BODY HIT HIM IN CHEST/COAL HIT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRILLING THE FACE TO DE-STRESS WHEN FACE BOUNCED COAL STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AND FACE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE BELT WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF CHUCK AND STRUCK RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED SHE WAS TRYING TO START THE PYROCHEM MACHINE. THE HOSE NOZZLE STRUCK HER ON THE HEAD AND LEFT EAR.
SHEAR HAD CUT THRU THE TAILGATE AND WAS CUTTING TOWARD THE HEADGATE TO PREPARE FOR MAKING SNAKE AT TAILGATE AT APROX SHIELD #116 THE FACE BOUNDED, HITTING INJURED KNOCKING HIM INTO TO SHIELD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING A SIMPLEX ROOF JACK TO SECURE OXY. & ACET. BOTTLES. WHEN CHANGING THE LEVER POSITION TO OPEATE THE JACK, THE TOP EXTENSION SLIPPED AND SLID INTO THE FRAME AND CAUGHT HIS HAND WHERE HE WAS HOLDING THE JACK. I WAS TOLD HE FIRST AID CARE, HOWEVER ON 9-19 I RECEIVED THE PHY REPORT STATING HE HAD RECEIVED MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE RIGHT DOOR ON THE BOTTOM DOORS OF THE UPPER SET OF AIRLOCK DOORS STRCK. HE LEFT THE OPEN BUTTON ACTIVATED. THE LEFT DOOR WAS OPEN. HE WALKED UP TO THE LEFT DOOR IT S WUNG OPEN STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT EAR AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WITH STOPER. HE RELEASED PRESSURE ON STOPER DRILL. STEEL STAYED IN THE ROOF AND THEN DROPPED OUT STRIKING THE FOOT AND TOE OF EMPLOYEE. NOTE: (MINE IS ON MINERS VACA TION FROM 6-25-88 TO 7-9-88)
PULLING STUCK DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF WITH RIGHT HAND. LEFT HAND WAS ON ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD. DRILL STEEL CAME OUT & SMASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
HE WAS OPERATING STOPER DRILL WHEN STOPER STEEL STAYED IN ROCK & S TOPER FELL GAINST HIS THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE LONGWALL FACE AND A LITTLE ROCK GOT INTO HIS EYE HE RECIEVED MEDICATION
EMPL SAWING BIG JOHN TIMBER STACKED ON OTHER TIMBER.THE ONE HEA WAS SAWING ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE -RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG JACK HAMMER TO BREAK ICE AND FROZEN COAL OFF BELT CANOPY A LARGE PIECE OF COAL AND ICE BROKE LOOSE THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS ARM BETWEEN THE ICE AND HANDLE
THE AIR LOCK DO2R AT XC-83 WERE STUCK HE REACHED TO OPEN THEM WHEN THE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND STRUCK HIS HAND AND FOREARM
FIBERCREING OVE9CAST IN 9 EAST DRY MIX BLEW IN HIS FACE AND GOT IN BOTH OF HIS EYES
A ROCK FELL OUT3FROM BETWEEN MATS & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT REAR PART OF HEAD (HAT). ROCK-25X10" & 1" THICK.
EMPL OPERATING 8HEARER WHEN FACE BOUNCED,KNOCKING FACE SHIELD OFF AIRSTREAM HELMET FACE SHIELD FLACERATED LEFT SIDE OF FACE REQ 5 STITCHES.