EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUST HOSE THRU A BREAK; TIMBER WAS LAYING ON TAIL PIECE FOR A GUARD; FELL ONTO HIS FOOT.
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Showing all 42EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHEAR ON THE LONGWALL SECTION. WHILE OPERATING SHEAR THE EMPLOYEE HAD A LOT OF WATER ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND HAD TO TAKE THEM OFF TO CLEAN THEM. WHEN HE DID SO, A PIEC E OF COAL POPPED OUT OF THE COAL FACE HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
PUSHING UP BOLT, BOLT BENT & COBRA DRILL JUMPED PULLING MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SHIELD AND WAS TRYING TO SEE WHAT HOSE WAS BAD SO THAT IT MAY BE REPAIRED. WHILE STANDING ON THE SHIELD HE USED THE TOGGLE TO ADVANCE THE SHIELD AND IT WAS PRESSURIZE D, CAUSING THE HOSE TO BEGIN A WHIPPING ACTION, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MMISSING WORK ON 10-20-92.
SHIELD WAS DROPPED OFF TOP AND WAS BEING DRAGGED IN WHILE PAN WAS BEING PUSHED. THE EMPL STEPPED OVER TO SEE IF HE COULD GET IT TO PULL FURTHER WHEN THERE WAS A FALL AT TAILGATE,CAUSING SHIEL D TO JUMP STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT FOOT. WENT ON RESTRICTED DUTY 10-06-92.
54736YEE WAS PULLING SHIELDS #66 AND #67 AND A ROCK CAME DOWN BETWEEN SHIELDS HITTING HAND RAIL AND BOUNCING OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT.
54736YEE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT AND IT HAD MUD ON IT.WHILE PUTTING THE PLATE IN AND TIGHTENING UP BOLT MED SLUNG IN THE EMPLOYEES EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM CROOKED HOLE AND STUCK FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND STEEL GUIDE AND PINCHED FINGER, RESULTING IN A BRUISED AND SWOLLEN FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELTS ON SCHIEVE ON OVERFLOW PUMP & STARTED TO DROP SCREWDRIVER & WAS PULLING ON BELT & PULLED LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER UNDER BELT ON SCHIEVE & BVELT CAUGHT FINGER & PIN CHED FINGER & RESULTED IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES
EMPL HAD LEFT LEG PINNED BETWEEN SCOOP AND ROOF BOLTER.AN EMPL BACKED BOLTER UP AND IT SWERVED TO ONE SIDE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO EMPL LEFT LEG PINNED BETWEEN SCOOP BLADE AND BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN AREA WHERE WELDING OPERATION WERE TAKING PLACE ON DESCRIME SCREEN AND RECIEVED WELDING BURN TO RIGHT EYE SOMETIME DURING HIS PRESENT IN THE AREA.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE WAS DRILLING A 4" HOLE AND AS HE WAS PLACING THE WRENCH ON THE DRILL STEEL TO FINISH THE HOLE HE MEANT TO USE THE BOOM RAISE LEVER INSTEAD HE USED THE WREN CH HOLDER LEVER AND WHEN THE HOLDER CLOSED IT MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND WRENCH HOLDER.
WE WERE IN PROCESS OF MOVING LONGWALL & AS PRESSURE WAS RELEASED TO COLLAPSE SHIELD RAM JACK PI N WAS HANGING ON PRESSURE FITTING IT BECAME FOULED & IT BROKE FITTING CAUSING HOSE TO STRIKE EMP L IN LEFT JAW.
WHILE MOVING SIDE PLATE OF VIBRATING SCREEN,PLAYTE DROPPED ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT BREAKING HIS TOE.EMPLOYEE HAD HARD TOED SHOES ON.
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING TIMBER AND HIT HIS HAND ONNAIL AND TORE THE SKIN AROUND THE END OF THIRD FINGER OF NAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHEER AND LEFT DRUM OF SHEAR THREW PIECE OF SLATE AGAINST HIS RIGHT THUMB RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO THUMB.
EMPL USING 4'DRILL STEEL TO MEASURE BOLT PATTERN AND DROPPED END OF STEEL AGAINST INSIDE OF RIGHT ELBOW BURNING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING BOOM DOWN ON OPERATOR SIDE OF BOLTER AND LET BOOM DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN PAIN & SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE CRIB BLOCKS WHEN A SHIELD BEING PULLED BY CAUGHT A PALLET OF CRIBS WHICH PUSHED MAN AGAINST MORE CRIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER OVER ROCKY TERRAIN AND WAS JARRED HARD AND GOT A STIFF NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AT THE TIME.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND PLACE HAND ON BOOM OF BOLTER AND BOOM SLIDE CAME DOWN AND CUT THUMB ON R HAND
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & HE HAD PUT DRILL STEEL WRENCH INTO PLACE & HE SAID HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON WHEAT HE WAS DOING & HE CLOSED WRENCH OLDER ONTO RIGHT THUMB.
OPERATING ROOFBOLTER & AS HE WAS LETTING THE ATRS DOWN HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON A TRY THAT HOLDS SUPPLIES HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TRAY & THE ATRS BOOM
PUT RF BOLT IN HOLE WENT TO PICK UP AND FELT SHARP IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE GRIDING ON SOME METAL GRINDER KICKED BACK & STRUCK HJIM ON WRIST CUTTING WRIST.
INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING COAL AND THE HEAD CAUGHT IN THE COAL CAUSING THE MINER TO BUCK AND BOUNCED INTO THE CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.
WINDEX CONTROLLING TAG LINE ON CRANE BECAME STRUCK AND WOULD NIOT RETRACK TAG LINE, WHEN WINDEX FREED ITSELF, THE LINE BEGAN TO SPOOL RADIDLY, TANGLED INJURED EMPLOYEES FEET, BREAKING RIGHT LE G AND LACERATIONS ON FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE REACHED TO GET TAG LINE WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEE, WAS INJRED, CUT PALM OF HAND.
DRILLING HOLES IN CONCRETE WHEN PANT LEG CAUGHT ON DRILL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLTER & AS HE WAS DRILLING A HALF HEADER ON TOP OF CANOPY SHOOK DOWN A FELL OFF CANOPY & HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE RT.HAND THIS WAS FRIDAY HE MISSED MONDAY TO HA VE IT X-RAYED NOTHING BROKE BACK TO WORK TUESDAY
I NAME HAD BEEN BOLTING TOP AND WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND STATED HIS RIGHT LEG BEGAN TO HURT HE ALSO STATED HIS KNEES HURT FROM BENDING AND DOWN WHILE BOLTING TOP.
EMPL HAD OPENED AIRLOCK DOOR & WAS GOING THRU DOOR & DOOR CLOSED ON HIS LEG & BRUISED IT.
BOLTING TOP AND SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING I NAME ON HIS ARM.
I. NAME WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT METAL AND HE BURNT HIS OWN HAND WITH IT WHILE MOVING AROUND.
I.NAME WAS BOLTING TOP WITH 6FT.RESIN BOLTS HE HAD BEEN BENDING BOLTS TO PUT INTO THE DRILLED H OLE (HT.OF AREA 5FT10IN.)WHEN HE STRAIGHT EN OUT THE BOLT & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH
WAS DRILLING HO5E AND HAD HAND ON STEEL,USED TOO MUCH UP PRESSURE AND CAUSED STEEL TO BEND HURTING HIS WRIST.(RIGHT WRIST).
WAS BOLTING TOP3IN HIGH AREA, DID NOT HAVE LONG ENOUGH PIN WRENCH TO REACH SO HE USED 2 FT. AND 4 FT. WRENCH. 2 FT. WRENCH SPUN OUT AND HIT HIM ON SHOULDER.
WAS BOLTING TOP3IN A HIGH AREA AND AS HE LET DOWN THE PINNERS BOOM THE WRENCH AND STEEL STAYED IN THE TOP BUT THEN THE WRENCH CAME LOOSE IN FELL DOWN HITTING I,NAME ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.
IN PROCESS OF M2VING PR ELL MAGAZINE MANEUVERING IT WIT H A CRANE FOR PLACEMENT ON TRUCK I.NAME COMPLAINED OF HURTING HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS ONE DAY LATER WENT TO THE DOC.,6 DAYS LATER
HE WAS WELDING 3N THE NEUTRAL AIRWAY ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE BECAME ILL DUE TO THE NEUTRAL BEING A LOW VELOCITY AIRWAY.
BACKED OVER A R3DGE OF DIRT ON DOZER.DOZER TIRES SIDEWAYS THROWING HIM INTO METAL,ON SIDE OF CAB,CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.
TORCH SLIPPED A3D BURNED TOP OF RIGHT HAND.