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EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 ENTRY WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE DRILL STELL IT BENT & HIT HIS WRIST & HAND
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 5 HEADING HE USED HIS DRILL STEEL TO PULL A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK THE DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT DRILL. STEEL KNOCKING IT AGAINST HIS RIGHT LEG. RESULTING IN A BRUISE AND LACERATION.
DONNIE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE IN THE 4TH BREAK. AS HE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR THE ROOF BOLT. THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT ARM.
INJURED WAS DROPPING ROOF BOLTER CABLE DOWN FROM HANGERS. THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED THE REEL ON TO TAKE UP SLACK HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT INTEH CABLE, JERKING HIM DOWN AND STRAINING HIS NECK AND ANKLE.
EE WAS GETTING READY TO USE TORCHES TO CUT CONVEYOR FLIGHT OUT OF MINER WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH IT BLEW UP & BURNED HIS RT SIDE & FOREARM FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS
EE WAS GETTING READY TO BOLT #3 BREAK, REACHED UP TO REMOVE REFIECTOR. BOLTER OPERATOR TRAMMED BOLTER OVER HIS FOOT.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #5 HEADING HE PUSHED HIS DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP TO BEGAN DRILLING & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK RESULTING IN MINOR LACERA TION
INJURED SAID HE WAS WELDING ON THE NO 5A BELT HEAD AND A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT DOWN IN HIS BOOT AND BURNED THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 7-1-93 WHEN HE BEGAN MIS SING WORK. MISSED 7-1-93 & WAS RELEASED BY DOCTOR TO COME BACK ON 7-5-93. BECAUSE OF VACATION THAT WEEK HE DID NOT RETURN UNTIL 7-12-93.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGTH LEG AND BRUISED THE MUSCLE.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 8 ENTRY AS HE WAS STARTING DRILL STEEL IN THE TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER BACK RESULTING IN DEEP BRUISE.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR, BOLTING TOP IN THE #8 RIGHT BREAK WHEN HE LET THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN ASEVERE BRUISE.
INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #3 LEFT BREAK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS BACK HAND AND LEG RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK, BRUISED HAND AND LEG.
I.NAME ROOF BOLTING IN #5 ENTRY,HAD HAND ON TOP OF DRILL POT,PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BESIDE DRILL STEEL AND HIT HAND RESULTING IN LACERATED AND BROKEN FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE 9 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND ATRS AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG BELOW THE KNEE RESULTING IN AN ABRAISION AND BRUISE.
I.NAME ALIGNING PIN HOLE FOR ADJUSTING ARM ON HEAD DRIVE. STUCK FINGERS INTO HOLE WHEN HEAD SLIPPED DOWN IT CAUGHT MIDDLE & INDEX FINGERS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN SEVERE LACERATIONS.
95149ED WAS ROCKDUSTING WITH A SCOOP DUSTER IT BECAME CLOGGED UP, HE INSERTED HIS HAND DOWN INTO THE PAN AND GOT HIS HAND CUAGHT IN THE AUGER RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO THE ENDS OF NO. 1 AND 15405O 2 FIGNERS.
55061S ROOF BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OFF OF RIB AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION.
I.NAME RIDING ON ROCKDUST CAR WHEN A PALLET OF DUST CAUGHT THE TOP PULLING IT BACK ON HAND CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND.
MINER CABLE FELL OFF MINER HEAD AND HIT KNEE.
I.NAME ROOF BOLTING AND HAD INSTALLED 2 ROWS OF BOLTS AND WAS GETTING READY TO MOVE UP TO INSTALL ANOTHER ROW OF BOLTS WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT STRIKING HIM ON THE BAC K.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT ONTO CANOPY OF ROOF BOLT THEN SLID DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEES BACK.