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EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE ROOF BOLT HE TWSITED AROUND TO PICK UP BOLT WRENCH AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED WHILE WATCHING A ROCK COMING UNDER THE SHEAR A PIECE CAME OUT OF THE PANLINE AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE RIGHT EYE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING THE GALIS ROOF DRILL INTO POSITION TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. WHILE TRAMMING THE MACHINERY BACKWARDS HE CAUGHT HIS LEGE BETWEEN ROOF DRILL AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING CANOPY OFF ROOF BOLTER. RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND STAGE OF JACK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING IN JACKS T BANK PUSH THE FACE LINE. HE WAS STANDING IN SPAD NO 100 AND PULLING JACK NO 101 AND THE PIN THAT CONNECTS 101 RELAY BARD TO THE PAN LINE CAME OUT AN D HIT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG/
EE STATED HE HAD AUTOMATICALLY STARTED N0 25 SHIELD TO RUN IN WHEN HE STEPPED BACK INTO NO 25 SHIELD AS IT WAS PULLLING IN AND THE JACK FOOT STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG.
EE STATED HE INSTALLED WRENCH INTO DRILL POT. HIS BLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH. AND DRILL HEAD, HE ACCIDENTLY HIT ROTATION. CAUSING A DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DIGGING A DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY CAUSING THE 240 HOE TO SLIDE OFF OF THE HILL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING THE SHEAR WHEN HE RAN INTO A SHIELD AND FELT A PAIN IN BACK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE LOST SUCTION ON DRILL, WHILE PLACING HIS HAND OVER DRILL STEEL HOLE THE DRILL STEEL FELLOUT STRIING HIM ON THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE EANED A ROOF JACK AGAINS TRIB TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR EQUIPMENT MOVE. ABOUT 1 MINUTES HE TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT HE STARTED TO FEL A PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST.
EE STATED HE WAS USING RUBBER GLOVES TO HELP BOLT TOP. WHEN HE GRABBED THE ROTATING STUCK DRILL STEEL THE GLOVE STUCK TWISTING HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED HIS RING INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A CUT SUTURED.
EMP STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE VENTILATION FELL DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND WAS NOT AWARE SOMEONE LEFT A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL ON SCOOP.THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED OFF SCOOP CAUGHT RIB AND FLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIM OVER EYE RESUTLING IN SUTURES.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING A LOADING MACHINE OVEWR UNEVEN BOTTOM WHEN THE MACHINE DROPPED IN LOW PLACE JAMMING HIS LOWER BACK..
EE STATED HE HAS STOPPED GRINDING; HE RELEASED HIS LEFT HAND & STARTED TO RAISE UP. THE GRINDER WAS COASTING, MOVED TO THE LEFT & CAUGHT HIS PANTS LEG & PULLED THE DISC ON THE LEG RESULTING IN A CUT.
EE STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS WRIST WHILE USING ANCLECTRIC CHAIN SAW. HE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR JOB THE NEXT SHIFT. LATER HE BEGAN MISSING TIME DUE TO REASONS THOUGHT TO BE O THER THEN INJURY RELATED. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY WORKERS COMPENSATION THAT THE EE NOW CLAIMS THE TIME OFF WAS DUE TO THE INJURY. THIS CLAIM IS BEING QUESTIONED. LATE REPORTED.
EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF ASIDE FROM THE SHIEDL BEING USED TO PUSH TH EPANLINE ALTHOUGH HE WASN'T IN THE SHIELD, HE HAD RESTED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE RELAY BAR MECHANISM. WHEN THE RELAY BAR MOVED THE DOG BONE MOVED IN THE BRACKE CATCHING HIS TIP END OF THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
EE STATED THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOVED INTO #4 ENTRY, THE MINER HELPER WALKED UP TO REMOVE THE ROPE FROM THE HOOK ON THE TAIL BOOM. THE OPERATOR TRAMMED THE MINER BACK TO GIVE HIM SLACK IN THE R OPE. THE LEFT CAT PAD TRAMMED, THE RIGHT DID NOT. THE MINER SUDDENLY TURNED AND THE TAIL BOOM HIT THE OPERATOR ON HIS WRIST. HIS WRIST WAS BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WELDING ON PIPE AND RAISED HIS SHIELD UP AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REACHING FOR A PIECE OF GLUE WHEN A PIECE OF RIB FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
EE STATED, AFTER HOISTING A MOTOR IN PLACE HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE STEEL ROPE, THE MOTOR ROLLED PULLING THE ROPE MUD HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED.
EE STATED HE HAD HEATED THE INTER RACE OF A MOTOR BEARING ON TEH DRIVE AND OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN PREPARATION TO CHANGE THE BEARING. AS HE WAS TAPPING THE FACE THE SLIVER OF METAL BROKE LOOS E AND WENT THROUGH HIS SHIFT LODGING IN HIS STOMACH. (METAL WAS APPRXO 1/4"LONG AND AS BING AROUND AS A PIN HEAD). AN INCISION HAD TO BE MADE TO REMOVE METAL WHICH RQUIRED SUTURES.
EE STATED, THAT WHILE HE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A RIB ROLL & CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE DRILL HEAD.
EE STATED HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A SECTION OF ROCK FELL FROMT HE MINER ROOF AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE STATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE HOISTING CHUTE AND LOWERED ONTO FLOOR AND WHILE PULLING INTO PLANT ON 6TH FLOOR, THE OVERHEAD HOIST FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, WHILE HE WAS WALKING TO GET HOIST CONTROLS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRUCK N BY A SHIELD BEIGN MOVED IN THE LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG.
EE STATED HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF SHIELD ADJUSTING CUTTER HEAD ON SHEAR WHEN PROP SETTER PULLE A SHIELD IN PUSHING IT AGAINST HIS LEGS AND FEET.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE AHD BOLT WRENCH ON BOLT HEAD TO PUSH BOLT INTO HOLE, HE HIT ROTATE INSTEAD OF LIFT LEVER BOLT HEAD CAME OUT OF WRENCH AND HIT HIS WRIST. RESULTED IN SIMPLE FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE PLACED STATED HE PLACED HIS HAND ON POST AT REAR OF CONT MINER, MOVED THE HEAD ON THE CONT MIENR DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE BOOM TO MOVE UPWARD AND CATCH HIS LET LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE POST AND THE BOOM.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, HE CAME TO AN UNEVEN BOTTOM AND THE MACHINE SLID TO ONE SIDE, PULLING HIS FOOT WHICH WAS NO ALL IN DECK UNDER THE BOLT MACHINE, MASHING RI GHT FOOT BETWEEN FLOOR AND BOLT MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING JACKS ON LW FACE. WHILE STANDING AT SHIELD NO. 10 ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED IN SHIELD #9. THERE WAS A SPRAY BAR LAYING ON WALKWAY 4" X 4" X 6' THAT SWUNG AROUND CATCHING INJ URED'S RIGHT ANKLE. RESULTED IN AN OPEN FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A D-8 DOZER WITH CAB DOORS OPEN AND DUST BLEW INTO CAB GETTING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE STATED THAT HE BEGAN RUBBING HIS EYE, WITH HIS HAND, CAUSING IT TO BEC OME IRRITATED.
EE STATED HE WAS POSITIONING BOLTER TO INSTALL AROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRICKING HIS LEFT HAND. RESULTED IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED TWOSUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE BACK WHEN THE MINER STARTED TO MOVE AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE OVER MINER CUTTER DRUM WHEN THE HEAD WAS LET DOWN CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR &CUTTER DRUM.
EE STATED HE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP AGAINST MINE ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP& STRUCK HIM ON HIS LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
INJURED STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE CRUSHER SHEAR PIN HOLES. PUT HIS FINGER IN THE HOLE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. CRUSHER ROLLED BACK CATCHING THE END OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN VENTILATION TUBE FELL DOWN STIKING EE KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE MINER STRAINING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HEHLPIGN DRILLER BOLT FACE OF LONGWALL WITH AIR DRILL. THE DRILLER LOST CONTROLA ND AIR DRILL KNOCKED INJURED DOWN CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON FACELIEN RES ULTING IN 14 SUTURES.
EE STATED HE GRABBED A ROTATING AUGER STEEL TO ASSIST IN REMOVING IT FROM THE RIB AND IT JERKED HIS LEFT THUMB BACK.
WORKER WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN LAB COL CRUSHER. HE RAISED CRUSHER LID. WHICH RAISES BELT GUARD ON CRUSHER, THE BELT GUARD WAS FORCED UP UNDER LAB SINK. SPRINGING LID BACK DOWN. THE WORKERS RIGH T HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEN CRUSHER LID AND BASE OFCRUSHER. BONE RIGHT HAND BROKEN.
EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A LONGWALL SHIELD MANUALLY AND VALVE BANK SWIVELED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN BANK AND JACKLEG RESULTING IN A CUT.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING A FACE OF BELT HDG WAITING TO GREASE WHEN LOADING MACHINE CAUGHT A PIECE OF SLATE ON HIGH PLACE IN BOTTOM THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE AGAINST HIS LEG-INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK JULY 21, 1995 AND MGMT DID NOT KNOW THE INJURED WAS OFF UNTIL 7-25-95.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING A ROTO SELECTOR ON 137 SHIELD AND THE HANDLE STUCK AND HE HIT THE HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HURTING HIS HAND THIS ALLEDGE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO MNGT AS A LO ST TIME UNTIL THIS DATE 9-25-95 WC123 FORM INDICATED THAT HE COULD RTW THE NEXT SCHEDULED SH. FT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOWERING CANOPY ON BOLTER AND A ROCK SLID OFF STRIKING LEFT FOREARM RESULTING IN SIX SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE DRILLING OUT A BATTERY LUGTHE DRILL BIT CONTACTED HIS THUMB.
THE EE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO TRAM THE BLOWER BACKWARDS BUT PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON CAUSING THE BLOWER TO TRAM FORWARD PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN TRAM CONTROL ON TONGUE & PALLET.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE TOOK WRENCH OFF DRILL STEEL AND DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST DRILL HEAD. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS JOGGING HEAVY MEDIUM CYCLONE PUMP ON/OFF, WHEN A PIECE OF PUMP HOUSING BLEW OUT AND WATER PRESSURE PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE GUARD FLOOR PUMP SUMP.