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BACKING PINNER OUT OF FACE WHEN BROW FELL OUT HITTING I.NAME ON LEFT KNEE
HE WAS WORKING ON JACK WHEN JACKSETTER PUSHED RAM CONTROL SWITCH TO THAT JACK. RELAY BAR PUSHED FORWARD CATCHING HIS LEFT BUTTOCKS BETWEEN RELAY BAR AND JACK LEG.
MOVING R/B OUT OF #3 ENTRY AND WAS THROWING CABLE OUT OF WAY AND PUT HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY BOLTER RAN UP ON ROCK AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TOP AND CANOPY
WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING JACKS OFF OF LONGWALL-THEY STARTED THEY NOTICED A RAM HOSE WAS BUSTED WHICH PULLED THE RAM IN THE HOSE WAS TRACED OU TO WHERE THEY THOUGHT IT WENT-WHEN THEY PULLED TH E PIN OUT THE HOSE HAS PRESSURE ON IT IT FLEW OUT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING SEVERE INJURY.THE HOSE WAS NOT A RAM HOSE.IT WAS GOING TO A LEG CYLINDER.IN THIS AJCK A CK VALUE
PRODUCING COAL AS SHEAR OPERATOR COAL ROLLED OUT OF FACE SENDING SMALL PARTICLES FLYING THRU AIR.EMPL NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND PIECE OF COAL LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.
1ST ROCK SECTION CLEANING UP ROCK FALL-HEIGHT BETWEEN 12'-15' HIGH-WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING HOLES TO PUT UP ROOF BOLTS-3 DIFFERENT PIECES OF STEEL WAS BEING USED-SLEEVES WAS BEING USED IN JO INTS-TOP PIECE OF STEEL FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT HAND.
WAS HELPING ON 7HE MINER AS HELPER AS MINER BACKED UP HE BENT OVER PULLING BACK ON CABLE. WHEN OPERATOR CHANGED DIRECTION GOING BACK TO FACE CAUSING HIM TO NEARLY FALL WHILE STILL HOLDING CAB LE. 3
EMPL UNDERNEATH3SHUTTLE CAR IN PROCESS OF CUTTING FLIGHTS OUT OF CHAIN WHICH WAS HUNG UP WHEN HE CUT FLIGHTS LOOSE IT FELL DOWN HITTING HIM IN FOREHEAD.
PATIENT WAS BOL7ING TOP, AIR HAMMER CAME DOWN HAD A NAIL IN END OF HOSE, INJURED LITTLE FINGER.