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AFTER INSTALLING HIS 1ST BOLT IN A XCUT HE LOWRED CANOPY DOWN. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE CORNER & STRUCK EE ON HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INCIDENT WAS NOT PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROCK. RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR MINERPROFIECIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR
THE MAN WAS CUTTING UP ROCK LAYING ON THE BOTTOM WITHG THE CONTINUOUS MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF THE HEAD OF THE MINER AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN DRILL STEEL, HE SLIPPED WHEN IT BROKE AND STRUCK KNEE. CAUSE WAS BEING STRUCK BY STEEL. RULES AND REGS WERE NOT A FACTOR. MINING SYSTEMS A FACTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE ROOF AND HE CLAIMED TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE. CAUSE OVEREXERTION. RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP A FACTOR.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING, TWISTING AND TURNING, EE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP NOT A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY A FAC TOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE REPORTABLE BY A MSHA PART 50 AUDIT.
THE PERSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LODGED DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROOF. HE WAS HOLDING THE STEEL AND SWINGING THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. WHILE SWINGING THE HEAD AND CANOPY ASSEMBLY HE PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND CANOPY.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WITH A HEADERBLOCK ON IT. THE HEADER BLOCK FELL OFF AND THE MAN WAS PICKING IT UP WHEN THE BOLT FELL FROM THEHOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FINGER. REPORTED FILE D FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS AT THE WORKING FACE. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER TO INSTALL THE CENTER BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK 6"WX6"L STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HA ND.
THE MAN WAS STARTING TO ROOF BOLT IN A WORKING PLACE. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO ADJUST THE CANOPY HE ACCIDENTLY GRABBED THE SWING CONTROL. HE SWUNG THE HEAD AGAINST HIS RIGHT LEG.
THE MAN WAS INSERTING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE IN THE ROOF. HE RAISED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER TO PUSH BOLT UP. HE INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED THE ROTATION CAUSING THE BOLT TO TWIST HIS HAND.
MAKE A GUARD FOR THE VENT TUBING. WHILE GRINDING, A PIECE OF RUST WENT UP UNDER THE EE'S SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN 1/2" PLASTIC SHEETING WHEN THE BIT CUT ON THE PLASTIC. THE DRILL TWISTED AND THE MAN'S FINGER WAS TWISTED QUICKLY.
THE MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING AND BEGAN TO DEVELOPE PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS KNEE. THE MAN CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-30-96 WHEN HE WA SPLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE MAN WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO A HOLE IN THE ROOF WHEN THE BOLT LODGED. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BOLT TO PUSH IT STRAIGHT AND THEN PUT UP PRESSURE ON THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. THE BOLT SPUNG AROUND IN THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FINGERREPORT FILED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
THE MAN LAYED 2 ROOF BOLTS WITH THE BEARING PLATES ON THEM ON THE BOTTOM. WHILE DRILLNG AHOLE IN TEH ROOF THE MAN LOWERED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER CAUGHT EDGE OF HTE BE ARING PLATE CAUISNG THE ROOF BOLT TO PIVOT UP AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE LP REPORTED FILED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
A WORKER WAS PREPARING THE DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF. THE INSERT CHUCK WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DRILL HEAD SLIGHTLY SO IT DID NOT SET FLUSH AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD. THE MAN PLACED HIS HAND ON THE C HUCK AND BEGAN TO RAISE THE DRILL HEAD THE INSERT SHUCK PUSHED DOWN FLUSH AGAINST THE DRILL HEAD AND PINCHED HIS FINGER REPORT FILED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
THE MAN WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT WITH A HEADER ON IT THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & THE BOLT FELL WITH THE HEADER BOARD STRIKING THE MAN ON THE FINGER REPORT FILED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT O NLY
THE MAN WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE THE DRILL STEEL FROM THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. AS HE SWUNG THE DRILL HEAD HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE CANOPY.
THE MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING THE FACE. AS HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE DRILL HEAD A PIECE OF SCALE FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY.THE NOISE STARTLED THE MAN CAUSING HIM TO TWIST SUDDENLY AND INJURE HIS KNEE. THE MAN CONTINUES TO WORK UNTIL 2-17-94 WHEN HE WENT ON RESTRICTEDWORK ACTIVITY.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. WHEN HE WENT OT LOWER TH EHEA DHE HIT HTE ROATION LEVER CAUSIGN THE BOLT TO SPIN WHILE HIS HAND WAS HOLDING THE BOLT. THE ROTATION OF THE BOLT CAUSED THE MAN'S WRIST TO TWIST.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE WORKING PLACE. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 6' LONG X X 7' WIDE X 8-28" THICK FELL AT THE EDGE OF THE AUTOMATED TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT INBY WHERE THE MAN W ORKING. WHEN THE ROCK STRUCK THE BOTTOM IT ROLLED TOWARD THE MAN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AND PELVIS.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT ALONG THE LEFT RIB. THE MAN WAS KNEELING BESIDE THE BOLTER. THE MAN POSITIONED HIMSELF WHERE HIS LEFT UPPER LEG WAS INADVERTENTLY UNDERNEATH THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER. WHEN HE LOWERED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN THE WORKING PLACE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE ROOF BOLT. THE PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE FOOT.
THE MAN WAS ASSISTING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL A ROOF BOLT AS THE ROOF BOLTER WAS RAISING THE BOOM OF THE MACHINE. THE MAN REACHED TO ADJUST THE COUPLER ON THE ROOF BOLT AND PINCHED HI S FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE ROOF. REPORT FILED FOR.
INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT WORKING FACE.HAD COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF BOLT AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE MACHINE.PIECE OF SCALE FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK ON HARDHAT AND LEFT SHOULDER.
CUTTING BOLT, PC OF BELT PC OF METAL FLEW UNDER GLASSES INTO EYE
THE MAN WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOTL. AS HE STEPPED TWOARD THE BALK OF THE MACHINE A PIECE OF SCALE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEEL OF THE FOOT.
THE MAN WAS STANDING NEAR A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. AS THE CABLE BEGAN TO REEL UP IT FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HEAD. THE MAN AT A LATER DATE WAS COMPLAINING OF DIZZINESS AND WAS DIAGNOSED O RIGINALLY AS HAVING A POSSIBLE EAR INFECTION. IT WAS DETERMINED ON NOVEMBER 16, 1990 THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF BEING STRUCK BY THE CABLE. FIRST DAY OFF WORK OCT 12, 1990.
THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER BACK A SHORT DISTANCE TO LOOSEN THE TRAILING CABLE THE HE WAS PULLING. HE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM RESTING ON THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE WITH HIS ELBOW POINTED TOWA RD THE ROOF. AS HE STARTED TO TRAM HE JAMMED HIS ELBOW AGAINST A HEADER BOARD CAUSING HIS WRIST TO TWIST.
THE MAN WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH AN AIR WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND THE UNIVERSAL ON THE WRENCH PINCHED THE MAN'S HAND.
ON OCTOBER 28,1989 THE MAN REPORTED OFF WORK WITH PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.ON NOVEMBER 2,1989 THE MAN REPORTED THAT AN EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN INDICATED THAT THE ILLNESS WAS WORK RELATED D UE TO REPEATED MOTIONS WHILE WORKING AS A ROOF BOLTER.