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EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. THE GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON THE ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING HIM TO ASH HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHINE. A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND CAUGHT HIS RT. LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE MACHINE.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING RESIN IN HOLE WHEN ATRS DROPPED ON HIS BACK & BACK OF HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER ON A SCOOP WHEEL AT THE OUTSIDE SHOP THE DISC ON THE GRINDER BROKE & A PIECE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN GROIN & UPPER RIGHT THIGH
INSTALLING 2ND ROOF BOLT. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL INBY ATRS AND BETWEEN ROOF BOLT HE HAD JUST PUT UP.
PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE BOLTING MACHINE AND HIT THE TRAM LEVER TWISTING MACHINE AROUND. INJURED SPRAINED ANKLE GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF THE MACHINE.
EE STATED THAT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING MINER HE RAN OVER GOB THIS RAISED UP THE MINER AND HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST A FLY BOARD.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT NYLON STRING OUT OF BELT ROLLERS AND GOT A PIECE OF NYLON IN LEFT EYE. FIRST DAY OFF 3-31-94.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ADJUSTING T.R.S. SYSTEM WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIS HIS FINGER.
EE STATED THAT WHEN HE MOVED TO PUT IN NEW BOLT AND PLATE, HE RAN INTO THE ROOF BOLT INJURING HIS CHEST AND LEFT RIBS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING MINER, RAN OVER A HUMP IN ROADWAY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BACKING UP THE MINER AND BACKED THE DECK ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
LUSK MAINS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING MINER OUT OF FACE AND PINNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AGAINST FRAME OF MINER AND RIB.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS GOING AROUND TURN IN TRACTOR WITH ROCKDUSTER ROCKDUSTER HIT HOLE CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE CATCHING EMPLS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN TRACTOR & DUSTER.
INJURED WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH SPARKS FROM A TORCH BURNING FELL ITO THE CUFF OF A GLOVE HE WAS WEARING AND BURNED HIS R WRIST FIRST DAY MISSED WORK 10-31-89
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER PLACED HIS HAND AROUND THE DRILL STEEEL, DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIS GLOVE TWISTING HIS HAND.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING GRINDER ON PIECE OF METAL GRINDER KICKED BACK CUTTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP, DRILL STEEL STOPPED UP-HE TOOK HOLD OF DRILL STEEL WHILE IT WAS ROTATING. THE BIT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE & TWISTED HIS ARM AROUND THE DRILL STEEL.
EMPLOYEE STAYTED THAT HE WAS SETTING A CHECK SPAD IN THE INTERSECTION OF THE ENTRY FROM THE FCE. THE COAL DRILL WAS OPERATING IN THE FACE OF THE ENTRY. INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED SET TING A PAD AND WAS REACHING FOR HIS PLUM BOB, WHEN THE COAL DRILL OPERATPR INITITED THE CABLE TAKE UP. TE CABLE WHICH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS AWAY, SOME HOW WRAPPED AROUND HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE OPERATOR SET THE HEAD DOWN ON HIS HELPERS LEFT FOOT
EMP STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A 270 TRACTOR PULLING A ROCK DUSTING MACHINE THE ROCK DUSTER JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT HSI HAND BETWEEN CANOPY LEG AND ROCK DUSTER MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ROCK DUSTING TRAVEL ROADWAYS AUGERS ON ROCK DUST MACHINE BECAME FOULED. WHILE TRYING TO FREE THE AUGERS WITH RIGHT HAND, THEY STARTED UP CATCHING RING FINGER & LONG FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, MASHING & CUTTING SKIN ON FINGERS FROM END OT FIRST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SWINGING THE BOOM WITH PIN MACHINE,THE HEAD OF THE PIN MACHINE HIT LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOY. STATED 2E WAS STARING TO DRILL WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF HITTING HIM ON CALF OF LFT LEG, CUTTING LEG.
I.NAME TAKING B3T OUT OF CUTTER HEAD WHEN CUTTER HEAD DROPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN BIT AND MINER FLOOR.POWER WAS OFF MINER.
DRAW ROCK SLID 2FF THE MINER STRIKING I NAME IN THE LEFT LEG, CUTTING IT TO THE EXTENT OF 4 STITCHES.
HE WAS BOLTING 7HE FIRST CUT IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF AT THE T.R.S. AN CAUGHT HIM ON HIS BACK
OPR HIT RIB WIT2 FRONT OF SS TRACTOR THEN DROVE CAR ON RIB RIB TURNED OVER ROCK AND COAL WENT IN DECK OF SS TRACTRO HITTING OPT IN L OWER BACK
HELPING MINER OPERATOR MOVE MINER WHEN I,NAME GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER FLOATING DECK, WAS LAYING MINER CABLE UP IN HOOKS ON MINER.
INJURED WAS BOLTING A #5 HEADING WHEN HE SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE 350 FMC ROOF BOLTER BACK UNDER THE ATRS CAUSING THE ATRS TO SLIP OFF A PILE OF COAL WHICH CAUSED THE ATRS TO FALL ON HIS BACK & H EAD.
STARTED TO DRILL HOLE IN ROOF THIN LAYER OF ROCK CAME DOWN DRILL STEEL AND TURNING WITH DRILL STEELE HITTING BOLTER MASN OVER LEFT EYE.