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EMPLOYEE, ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR, HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF THE A.T.R.S. JACKS WHILE THE HELPER WAS REMOVING LOOSE TOP. A PIECE OF LOOSE TOP COME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FIN GER, X-RAYS, WAS TAKEN CHIPPED BONE AND 6 STITCHES WAS TAKEN IN FINGER FIRST LOST DAY 9-18-92.
EMPL WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLES WHEN DRILL POT SUCTION STOPPED WORKING. HE LOWERED POT APPROX 7" TO CLEAN USING RIGHT HAND AS HE WAS DOING SO. LEFT SIDE OPERATOR LOWERED SIDE CAUSING RIGHT DRILL POT TO COME UP PINCHING EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN POT & DRILL STEEL. LACERATION TO FINGER.
EMPL WAS UTTING DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP TO START DRILLING WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING STEEL CUTTING HAND 4 STITCHES WAS TAKEN.
EE WAS USING THE MINER TO PULL A STUCK SHUTTLE CAR OFF FROM SECTION FEEDER. THE EE CAUSING THE TURN BUCKLE TO COME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. CUTTING APP 1/2 INCH THREE STIT CHES WAS TAKEN.
WHILE SAWING A TIMBER WITH A CHAIN SAW THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE ON THE BAR STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT.
WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN 6 HEAD A PIECE OF ROCK VIBRATED LOSE FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS FALLING AND HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD DID NOT LOSE TIME TIL 3-22-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST LINE OF BOLTS IN THE 2ND CUT PILLOW BLOCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM FACE ROLLING BACK STRIKING EMP0LOYEE ON RT LEG & FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE TOP AS HE WAS DOING SO A PIECE OF SLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK.
THE DUST CONTROL SUCTION LINE STOPPED UP ON THE BOLTER POT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SUCTION LINE TO CLEAN OUT. AS HE REMOVED CLAMP, THE DUST LINE BLEW LOOSE FROM POT. DUST AND AIR FROM LINE BLEW IN BOTH EYES. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION AT TIME OF INJURY.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO MINE OFFICE ON 2-6-90 THAT WHILE CUTTING AND LOADING COAL ON THAT A SMALL PIECE OF COAL DUST FROM THE MINER BOOM GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE, HE DID NOT REPORT THIS AT TIME OF INJ URY.
EE WAS HELPING THE MINER OPERATOR MOVE THE MINER TO ANOTHER PLACE, AND PLACED THE TEMP SUPPORTS ON THE MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN. BOOM, WHEN THE MINER GOT TO THE OTHER PLACE. HE FORGOT AND TURNED O N CHAIN THROWING JACK OFF STRIKING EE ON KNEE.
EMPL WELDING ON CUTTER BOOM ON MINER.RECD FLASBACK BURNS TO BOTH EYES FROM BEHIND WELDING HOOD.WAS WORKING IN TIGHT AREA.THE LIGHT RAY BOUNCED OFF OTHER PARTS ON MINER FROM BEHINDDR USED EYE D ROPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST LINE OF BOLTS IN THE NO.#2 LEFT BREAK, WHEN A PIECE OF MINE TOP BROKE LOOSE IN FRONT OF THE BOLTER A.T.RS. SUPPORTS, FALLING TO THE MINE FLOOR ON IT'S EDGE, TH EN FALLING BACK UNDER THE PERSONAL CANOPY, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE, RIGHT LEG, SHOULDER, CAUSING FRACTURE R.LEG.
INSTALLING RF BOLT, RAISEING BOLT DRILL POT UP TO INSTALL, CAUGHT R AND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STEP BOLTED TO POT. 4 STITCHES TAKEN
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING AND CUTTING TIMBERS ON HTE BELT LINE USING HYD CHAIN SAW.THE BLADS END STUCK IN TIMBER CAUSING THE SAW TO KICK BACK OUT OF TIMBER HITTING HIM IN CHEST AND STOMACH TAKING S TITCHES TO BE TAKEN BY DOCTOR.
THE DUST CONTROL SUCTION LINE STOPPED UP ON THE BOLTER POT EMPL WAS REMOVING SUCTION LINE TO CLEAN OUT AS HE REMOVED CLAMP THE DUST LINE BLEW LOOSE FROM POT \DUST AND AIR FROM LINE BLEW IN BOT HE EYES NOTE EMPL WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION AT TIME OF INJURY
WORKING BACK,EMPL TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER ACROSS SECTION.STOPPED TO CHECK MINER CABLE HE AHAD BLOCKED OVER.PUT LEFT FOOT OUT SIDE OF CANOPY AND RIBGHT FOOT ON TRAM SWITCH.MOVING BOLTER,BACKED BAO LTER TIRE OVER LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN MINE ROOF HE HAD FINISHED DRILLING BOLT HOLE AND LOWERING THE DRILL POT THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN DRILLED HOLE HE HAD HIS L HAND ON TOP OF THE DRILL POT AT TH IS TIME THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM HOLE STRIKING EMPL ON TOP OF L HAND
EMPL FINISHED INSTALLING BOLT WHILE STANDING IN MUD.AS HE SWUNG LEFT BOLTER SUPPORT OVER,IT CAUGHT RIGHT LEG AND KNEE PUSHING IT BACKWARDS OVER-EXTENDING LEG AND KNEE MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ADDITIONAL BOLT AS THE DRILL STEEL WAS BEING REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND KNOCKED THE DRILL FROM POT THE DRILL STEEL FELL ACROSS BOLTER T-BAR AND O NE END OF THE DRILL STEEL BOUNCED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER LEFT ARM AND ELBOW
EMPL INSTALLING3DRILL STEEL STARTER WRENCH INTO DRILL POT WHEN SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM MINE ROOF.STRIKING RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST DRILL POT CUTTING FINGER THAT REQ 5 STITCHES.