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HAD LOWERED JACKS ON MINER TO BEGIN MINING. WAS REACHING FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL BOX WHICH WAS SETTING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM A CLAY VEIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HANDS. STRAP S WERE 33" APART.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS THROUGH WIRE MESH. AS HE DRILLED HOLE HE WAS OBSERVING THE DRILL STEEL TO MAKE CERTAIN IT WAS CLEAR OF THE WIRE MESH. WHEN HE ACTIVATED THE DRILL STEEL GUIDE HE INADVERTENTLY CAUGHT HIS HAND AND LACERATED HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN AN OFF-SET BESIDE A FULL FACE MINER. ENTRY WAS OFF-SITE AND NARROW DUE TO ROCK INTRUSION. WHEN OPERATOR BACKED UP MACHINE TO CUT ROOF, EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SHIELDS. A SHIELD FAILED TO COME COMPLETELY IN. AS THE EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE FAILED SHIELD A LEG HOSE BURST CAUSING THE OIL TO GO UP UNDER HIS AIRSTREAM HELMET AND SOM E OF THE FLUID ENTERED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT USING A WET DRILL. BOLT WAS A COMBINATION BOLT AND AS HE BEGANUSING ROTATION, HE HAD A GROUP ON THE COUPLER. WHEN THE BOLT BEGAN TO SPIN, IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND IN TURN, JERKED HIS HAND.
WHILE BOLTING ON A IN-PLACE CM, A PIECE OF ROOF 1' X 1' X 2" FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT. PART OF THE ROCK MISSED HIS METATARSAL AN STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE. SUSTAINED A SEVERE BRUI SE.
HAD HIS FOOT AGAINST RIB WITH HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINING MACHINE'S DUST BOX. THE MINING MACHINE WAS MOVED TO CUT SLAB TO PUT PLACE BACK ON SIGHT & THE INJURED'S LEG WAS CAUGHT BY THE DUST BOX
THE FULL FACE MINER HAD BACKED OUT OF THE FACE TO CLEAN UP ROCK. THE MINER OPERATOR WAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE MACHINE FROM THE INJURED. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT INJURED WAS IN THE CLEAR AND MOVED THE MINER FORWARD. THE INJURED HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINER CABLE AND THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS ON BENT LEG ON HEAD FRAME WHILE STANDING ON A STEP LADDER. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS CUT THE BENT LEG KICKED BACK, HITTING EE S LEG.
WHILE DRILLING IN A HIGH AREA THE INJURED WAS PUTTING FINAL STEEL ON AND RAISING DRILL HEAD WHEN THE STEEL INSERT BROKE. THE DRILL STEEL HIT HIMCAUSING A LACERATION.
WAS ROOF BOLTING ON FULL FACE MINER. HE WAS STANDING WATCHING THE MINER CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED SIDEWAYS.
WAS BOLTING ON FULL FACE MAHCINE. HAS SET ROOF JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK AND HEAD.
EE WAS CHIPPING RIB WHEN CHIPPER CAME OFF THE RIB & EE HAD TO STOP CHIPPER POINT, & TWISTED, HURTING HIS BACK.
WAS BOLTING ON A FULL FACE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 36" X 24" X 0-10" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING BOTTOM AND MUCKING WHEN HE GOT HIS SEVERE CRAMPS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN HIS FINGERS.
WAS BOLTING ON A FULL FACE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 60" X 18" X 12" FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM. THE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF STRAPS ALREADY IN PLACE. THE PIECE OF ROCK WAS SLIC K-SIDED.
EE WAS BOLTING ON FULL FACE CM WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF STRAPS & STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR WORK UNTIL 11/17/97 WHEN THE DOCTOR PLACE HIM O N RESTRICTED WORK.
WAS CUTTING WITH SHEAR IN LOW AREA. HE HAD HIS HAND ON HANDRAIL AND A PIECE OF SLATE CAME OFF THE TAILGATE DRUM AND HIT HIS HAND.
BULL PINS ARE TAPERED AS ARE ALIGNMENT PINS, AND THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO WORK OUT. EE'S MUST STAY CLEAR OF THE POTENTIAL EJECTION PATH WHEN BOLTING UP.
INJURED WAS USING A HAND DRILL TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE FOR A TRUSS BOLT. AS HE PULLED BACK ON DRILL HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK.
WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT ON CORNER BEING CUT BY FULL FACE MINER. PIECE OF ROCK 4'X 2 1/2'X 6" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF STRAPS AND RIB AND HIT HIM.
WAS BOLTING ON FULL FACE MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
TRAMMING MINER THROUGH INTERSECTION. BOTTOM COAL WAS LEFT IN ENTRY TO FACILITATE I PANEL BELT SET-UP. AS THE MINER BACKER OVER THE HUMP LEFT BY THE COAL BOTTOM THE CANOPY HIT AN OFF-SET IN THE ROOF AND THE CANOPY DISLODGED STRIKING THE MINER OPERATOR.
WORKING ON THE LONGWALL FACE UNDER BAD ROOF CONDITIONS, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT FOOT TO GET PINNED INTO THE PANLINE.
WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR PUT IN CENTER BOLT. HE WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE WHEN OPERATOR DROPPED DRILL HEAD ON HIS FOOT.
MOVING RAM JACKS OUT OF WAY. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ONE JACK THAT HAD BEEN MOVED AND ANOTHER JACK THEY WERE MOVING.
WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 41"X24"XUP TO 4" THICK FELL BETWEEN TEH STRAPS AND STRUCK HIM.
WAS INSTALLING A JACK ON ROOF DRILL. WHILE LINING UP A JACK IT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND JACK.
EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE ON SINGLE BOOM CENTER BOLTER. THE OTHER EE BEGAN TO TRAM THE MACHINE WHEN THE INJURED STEPPED TOWARD THE MACHINE & HIS FOOT WAS RAN OVER.
WAS BOLTING PUTTING UP SCREEN AND A ROOF STRAP. THE ROOF FELL OUT AND THE STRAP HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
WAS OPERATING SHEAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED INTO WALKWAY. HE JUMPED OUT OF WAY AND TWISTED FOOT. CONTINUED TO WORK HIS JOB UNTIL 3-4-96, WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK.
WAS TRAMMING FULL FACE MINER. AS HE MOVED MINER IT SLEWED TO HIS SIDE AND PINNED HIM AGAINST RIB.
SHIELDMAN WAS PULLING SHIELDS IN OVER SHEAR IN BACK ROOF AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK, 6"X6"X4", CAME OFF SHEAR BITS & HIT HIM IN FOOT.
WAS WALKING BY ROOF DRILL. DRILL OPERATOR STARTED TO MOVE MACHINE AND TRS BAR HIT INJURED ON HEAD.
WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN TOP STEEL STUCK IN ROOF. WHILE HE WAS TAKING STEEL OUT IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO DRILL STEELS.
WAS BACKING AWAY FROM MINER TO ALLOW CO-WORKER TO PULL DOWN LOOSE ROCK. HIS FOOT WAS HIT BY LEAVING MACHINE WHICH WS CLEANIGN UP COAL BEHIND MNER. HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY LOADER ARM.
THE OPERATOR OF A ROOF DRILL STARTED THE MACHINE THE ROOF BOLTER TRAILING BEGAN TO PICK UP & PULLED INJURED AGAINST MACHINE FRAME
INSTALLING COMBINATION BOLTS. REPEATED USE OF RIGHT ARM TO SCREW BOLTS TOGETHER RESULTED IN TENDONITIS. CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR WORK UNTIL 3-22-96 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK.
WAS ASSISTING CO-WORKER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH TRACK MOUNTED ROOF BOLTER WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEELS HER HAND WAS PINCHED BY JAWS ON STEEL GUIDE
A WORKER WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.HE TURNED & BEGIN TO TRAM THE DRILL & RAN OVER HIS CO-WORKERS FOOT.
HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING SHOULDER PAIN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING TORN ROTATOR CUFFS. IT APPEARS THAT THE ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES WERE THE RESULT OF HIS ROOF BOLTING WORK. AFTER AN INVESTIGATIO N IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THIS INJURY IS A REPETITIVE MOTION TYPE INJURY AND IS WORK RELATED. FIRST DAY OFF WORK 3-4-95.
OPERATING SHEAR, ROCK WAS THROWN FROM SHEAR BIT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HAND. FIRST DAY OFF WORK- 2-10-95.
STANDING ALONG SIDE OF MINER, BIT STRUCK STRAP AND BOLT CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST.
ROOF BOLTING, ROOF ROCK FELL HITTIN GFOOT CUTTING THROUGH MATATARSAL AN DCAUSING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS.
GUIDING BOLT THROUGH ROOF, BOTTOM OF BOLT SPRUNG CATCHING FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF MACHINE.
ASSISTING ROOF BOLTER, THE HEAD OF BOLTER CAME DOWN ON FOOT. FIRST DAY RESTRICTED DUTY--11-28-94.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLT, STEPPED BACK GETTING STRUCK BY LOOSE ROOF. STUTURE CLOSURE - 11/8/94
DRILLING PILOT HOLE WITH 1/8 IN BIT. BIT BROKE, DRILL SLIPPED PAST OBJECT BEING DRILLED, CATCHING FINGER ON OBJECT.
PULLING SHIELD AT HEADGATE TO PUSH PAN TO CUT WEDGE. TURNED TO GO TO HEADGATE, CROSBY CLAMP BROKE AND STRUCK EE UNDER EYE.