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EMP'S LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DECK OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND THE RIB WHEN HE WAS TRAMMING THE MACHINE IN CROSSCUT FROM #3 TO #2 ENTRY
THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE COMPRESSOR WHEN IT WAS STARTED WHICH BLEW ROCK DUST AND A MIST OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE AIR WHICH HE BREATHED CAUSING RESPIRATOR IRRITATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHEAR TOWARDS THE TAIL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BECAME FOULED IN THE PANLINE AND FLIPPED UP STRIKING TOP OF INJUREDS LEFT HAND
EE REPORTS THAT THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE WHILE HE WAS REPAIRING THE PUSHER STEEL AND THE DRILL STEEL STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LONGWALL SHEAR WHEN COAL FELL OFF THE FACE BLOWING DUST INTO THE INJURED'S LEFT EYE. NOTE: ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 1-29-96 WHEN EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH LEFT HAND RESTING ON LIGHT BATTERY WHILE CUTTING WITH LONGWALL SHEAR TOWARDS TAIL WHEN THE CUTTER DRUM THREW A PIECE OF ROCK STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING A 42" RESIN BOLT WHEN THE DRILL BOOM SLID OFF AN OFFSET CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN DRILL BOOM & MINE FLOOR CAUSING A FRACTURE TO 2ND TOE, RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS HOLDING ROF DRILL STEEL IN RIGHT HAND WHILE ROTATING, WORKING THE UPTHRUST LEVER WITH LEFT HAND, WHEN HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER CAUSING DRILL STEEL TO BEND THUS STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST.
THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS STARTING THE DRILL STEEL WHEN THE BIT BROKE AND THE DRILL STEEL STRUCK THE ROOF SUDDENLY AND BENT THIS TWISTING INJURED LEFT WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING ROOF BOLTER BOOM INTO POSITION WHEN IT CONTINUED MOVING AFTER HE RELEASED THE CONTROL LEVER THUS CATCHING HIS LEFT LEG SPREADING HIS LEGS APART H4PEREXTENDING HIS LEF T HIP
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SLICK BOTTOM & SENT UNDER THE DRILL HEAD THE DRILL HEAD CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE. THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ( FINGER CAUGH BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND DRILL HEAD). FINGER FRACTURED.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER WS SCRAPPING BOTTOM WITH THE SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND IT THE BACK OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS DOWN IN A HOLE THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAMMED AGAINST THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE C ONTINUOUS MINER TRAMMED FORWARD THE SHUTTLE CAR PICKED UP ON THE BUMPER & SLID OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEES HEAD TO HIT CANOPY
A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON RT SHOULDER AND UPPER ARM.
THE EE STARTED THE DRILL STEEL ROTATION TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT WRIST.
WHILE WASHING DOWN WITH WATER HOSE, EE WALKED BETWEEN TWO PUMPS STRIKING HER RIGHT KNEE AGAINS THE PUMP FRAME.
AS EMPLOYE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER BACKWARDS THROUGH CROSSCUT THE TRIALING CABLE CAME UP OVER THE BUMPER CATCHING INJURED'S ARM (RIGHT) BETWEEN CABLE AND FRAME OF BOLTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADVANCING SHIELDS IN FACELINE NO 71 SHIELD WAS BEING PULLED BY CHAIN DUE TO BROKEN THE HOOK OUT OF THE HOLE ON THE FOOT OF THE JACKTHE HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG
AFTER DRILLING A5' BOLT HOLE USIGN 2 PIECE DRILL STEEL, THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE BOTTOM SECTION OF DRILL STEEL AND THE TOP SECTION STRUCK MOMENTARILY THEN FELL OUT CATCHIGN INJURED'S RIGHT RI NG FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND DRILL HEAD.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT ELBOW & RT RIBS THE ROCK GLANCED OF THE TRS BAR & SLID UNDER THE CANOPY
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DRILL STEEL WITH LEFT HAND WEARING DAMP LEATHER GLOVE WHICH CAUGHT ON & WRAPPED AROUND THE DRILL STEEL AS HE STARTED THE ROTATION CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT INDEX FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN #25 SHIELD PULLING THE PAN BACK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RELAY BAR AND THE SHIELD PONTOON.
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE INSTALLATION OF SHIELDS. WHEN THE CANOPY WAS PRESSURIZED AGAINST THE ROOF, A PIECE OF ROCK WAS DISLODGED AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS PLACING HALF HEADERS ON THE MINE FLOOR TO TRAM THE CONTINUOUS MINER UPON. THE PAN CAME DOWN MASHING EE S FINGER BETWEEN THE PAN AND HALF HEADERS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A SECTION OF COAL RIB FELL STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER VIA RADIO REMOTE CONTROL AND WHILE CUTTING BOTTOM THE MINER THREW A PIECE OF ROCK STRIKING INJURED IN CHIN CAUSING LACERATION.
WHILE LOADING COAL, THE SHUTTLE CAR BUMPER HAD COME TO REST ON THE C-MINER BUMPER. AS THE C-MINER ADVANCED, THE SHUTTLE CAR DROPPED TO THE MINE FLOOR BOUNCING INJURED'S HEAD AGAINST THE SHUTT LE CAR CANOPY CAUSING PAIN TO NECK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE MINE ROOF WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SHARP ROCK FELL STRIKING INJURED'S LEFT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SPLICING MACHINE CAUSING A LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING A THE LONGWALL HEADGATE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX 2'X2'X2") FELL STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF NECK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN THE BOLT FELL OUT STRIKING INJURED'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WHICH WAS RESTING ON TOP OF BOLTER WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING, OPERATING MINER, WHEN HISLEFT FOOT BECAME FOULDED BY THE MINER CABLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR.
SUPV STANDING WITH RIGHT HAND RESTING ON THE ROOF BOLTER TRAILING CABLE HUNG FROM MINE ROOF WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER WHICH WAS TRAMMING TO #8 ENTRY RAN OUT OF CABLE SUDDENLY PULLING THE CABLE TIGH T CATCHING INJ RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN POWER CABLE AND MINE ROOF CAUSING THE AMPUTATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT THROUGH METAL ROOF STRAP WHEN THE STRAP BENT AS UP-PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, STRIKING INJURED'S LEFT ELBOW.
EMPL PLACED LEFT HAND ON CABLE TRAY OF THE FACE CONVEYOR,IT SLIPPED AND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE GUIDES AND MOVING BRETBY CHAIN CAUSING A FRACTURE TO 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
THE EE WAS ADVANCING LONGWALL SHIELD WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND THE SIDE BOARD OF THE PANLINE.
EMPL STANDING ON OFF SIDE OF SINGLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER ASSISTING LEVEL BELT INSTALLATION WHEN OPER LOWERED THE STAB JACK CATCHING INJ RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN STAB JACK AND MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING CLEAR OF SHEAR HEADDRUM. WHEN SHEAR OPERATOR STARTED THE MACHINE THE DRUM ROTATED AND KICKED A PIECE OF THE BLOCKING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRUM STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LOW ER LEFT LEG.
HOLDING DRILL STEEL GLOVE STUC TO DRILL STEEL PULLING AND STRAINING INJ R HAND
WHILE HOOKING UP LONGWALL SHIELDS TO THE PANLINE,A RAMJACK LOCKED INTO PUSH WHEN ACTIVATED AND THE INJURED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE MOVED SUDDENLY TO GET INTO THE CLEAR.
EMPL HAD RELEASED DRILL STEEL WHICH HAD PENETRATED THE ROOF ABOUT 1" WHEN HE SLIPPED & INSTINCTIVELY TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.HIS JERSEY GLOVE WITH HAND INSIDE CAUGHT & WRAPPED AROUND THE ROTATI NG DRILL STEEL CAUSING INJURY.
THE EE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 30 X 30 X 0 X 3 FELL STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN MINE FLOOR USING A BUTTERFLY DRILL WHEN THE DRILL FOULED & THE DRILL HANDLE STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT RIB CAGE
CHANGING BATTERIES, SCOOP HIT OPPOSITE SIDE OF BATTERIES CAUSING SUPPORT CHAIN TO SLIP OFF HANGER STRUCK NECK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING ACROSS FROM #120 SHIELD TO THE #119 SHIELD TO TURN THE POSITIVE SET VALVE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING TOP OF INJURED'S LEFT HAND.
4"X4"X6' PIECE OF WOOD WAS LEANING ON CRANE. CRANE WAS BEING MOVED CASUING WOOD TO FALL STRIKING EMPL ON BACK OF LEFT HAND.
DRILL STUCK IN ROCK.GOT HIT IN HAND WITH A SINKER DRILL.
INJURED REPORTS THAT HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE TURNED SUDDENLYTO AVOID BEING SPRAYED BY HYDRAULIC OIL WHEN A HOSE CONNECTOR CAME APART WHILE PRESSURIZED
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE OF SHIELD #116 WHICH HE WAS ADVANCING WHEN THESHIELD SHOVED A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK AGAINST TE INJURED'S FOOT CAUSING A SPRAIN OT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
INSPECTING CRAWLER JACK NOT AGAINST MINE ROOF JACK CAUSED PC OF ROCK TO FALL ON R SIDE OF FACE