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EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER IN TH 4 LF X-CUT OF 1 SW SECITON WHEN A ROCK BROK ELOOSE BETWEEN ATRS AND RIB HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FORARM. HE RETURNED BACK TO FULL CAPACITY THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIGN ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTLAL BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN RIBAND FIRST BOLT STRIKIGN HIM ON THE ARM. HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES FROM THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED OFF WORK ON TEH 13TH. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 16TH NO LOST TIEM ACCIDENT.
75W, 22 BLOCK. EE CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND COAL RIB. FRACTURED PELVIS. MINER WAS STOPPED, EE STARTED TO WALK BESIDE MINER, MINER STARTED TO TRAM FORWARD, CATCHING EE. MINER WAS TRAMING FR OM PLACE TO PLACE PULLING CABLE.
11 SOUTHWEST SECTION FACE 4 ENTRY 33 BLOCK EE WAS BOLTING ON FLETCHER SUITE LTD013. HE HAD INSTALLED BOLT NEXT TO OPERATOR SIDE RIB AND WAS PUTTING IN 2ND BOLT ON PATTERN WHEN A ROCK FROM TOP FROM LEFT RIB TO 1ST BOLT AND ABOUT 8' LONG FELLOUT. STRIKING EE WITH A GLANCING BLOW ON HIS BACK. BRUISES AND SCRAPES ON BACK.
EMPL HELPING MOVE MINER ACROSS SECTION. CABLE WAS IN LOOPS ON BOOM, WHILE BACKING MINER STOPPED,CABLE REMOVED. OPERATOR BACK TO REMOTE BOX & STARTED TRAMMING. EMPL BENT OVER, LOOKING DOWN NEXT TO BOOM, WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOOM & RIBS. BRUISED RIBS & STRAINED BACK.NOTE:EMPL BENT NEXTTO MINER WITHOUT SIGNALING OPERATOR OR GETTING HIS ATTENTION.
6 SOUTHWEST FACE EE TOLD FORMAN HE FELT SHOULDER POP WHILE PUSHING A RESIN BOLT IN HOLE. THRU NUMBEROUS DR EXAMS IT WAS DECIDED HE HAD A TORN MUSCLE STARTED MISSING WORK 7-16-92 OUTPATIENT SUR GERY.
POSITIONING BOLTER SO TRAM CHAIN COULD BE BROKEN REACHED TO TOUCH MASTERLINK TO SEE IF IT WAS IN POSITION FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND CHAIN RESCUER HIT TRAM LEVER AND FINGER CAUGHT C UT OFF R INDEX FINGER
EMPL WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER. HOLE WAS DRILLED BOLT WAS BENT RESIN PUT IN HOLE & THEN BOLT WAS PUSHED INTO 1ST BEND WITH DRILL HEAD. EMPL STRAIGHTENTED BOLT OUT & WAS USING BOLTER TO PUSH REST OF WAY IN HOLE WHEN HE LEFT LITTLE FINGER GOT BETWEEN BOLTER CLUCH & HEAD OF BOLTER. THIS CAUSED FINGER TO GET CRUSHED.
MINER OPER BACKING UP TO MAKE CLEAN-UP RUN IN CUT.MINER TRAM STOPPED ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING MINER TO SHIFT SIDEWAYS AND CAUGHT OPER RIGHT FOOT UNDER MINER FRAME.BROKE RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING, DRILLED HOLE, STEEL STUCK IN HOLE AND SUCTION CLOGGED. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLEAR SUCTION WHEN STEEL DROPPED OUT OF HOLE AND SMASHED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEE N DRILL STEEL AND BOLTER CHUCK.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. DRILLED HOLE, PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRILL, POT AND ROOF. CRUSHED LEFT HAND. NO BROKEN BONE, TORE MUSCLES AND TENDONS. NO STICHES YET .
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES WITH ROOF BOLTER SUCTION CLOSED HE DROPPED HEAD DOWN TO CLEAN OUT SUCTION DRILL STEEL WERE REDUCED IN ROOF WHILE HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON TOP OF ROTATE WENT THE STEEL F ELL OUT OF THE HOLE & STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF LEFTHAND DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND-EMPLOYEE SAID CRACKED BONE IN BACK OF HAND