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HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENTRY NEAR THE RIB, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A B RUISE TO THE LEFT CALF.

WHILE USING THE GUNITE MAHCINE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE IN THE 1ST SOUTH OFF OF THE 2ND EAST THE INJURED TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHIEL HANGING A CURTAIN ON UNIT #2 THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON A LADDER. THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS LAYING BESIDE THE LADDER. THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED ON THE CABLE REEL CAUSING THE CABLE TO STRIKE THE LADDER, WHICH FELL CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST AND ARM.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #1 A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE STRUCK THE GROUND HE LANDED ON ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK STR AINING HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #2 A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT HAND. CONTUSION.

WHILE USING A TORCH TO CUT KEEPER FROM BENEATH HEAD OF TH #105 MINER ON UNIT #2, THE OXY HOSE BLEW APART AT THE TORCH CAUSING A BRUN TO HIS L HAND [PALM]. [HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME].

WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE #3 ROOM ON UNIT #2 A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #2 A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THEHEAD, NECK RT. FOREARM, THUMB OF RIGHT HAND, RT. SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 ENTRY UNIT #2, A ROCK (SLATE) FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT UPPER ARM.

WHILE WELDING ON THE SLUGER DUSTER THAT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR, THE INJURED BURNED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED THE WELDING ROD HE HAD BEEN USING.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNTI #2 A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK THE INJRED ON THE BACK AND CALF MUSCLE OF HIS LEFT LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION/ABRASION TO TH E LEG.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON VAIL H2, THE AUGER STRUCK IN THE THE ROOF. AS THE INJURED PULLED DOWN ON THE AUGR. HE SMASHED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. BETWEEN THE END OF THE AUGER AND THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH.

WHILE STARTING AUGER TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE AND ROCK FELL,DRIVING HIS HAND OWN AGAINST THE DRILL UNIIT AND THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING IN THE #6 ENTRY ON UNIT #2, A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFYT FOREARN.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT 1, THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF, AS THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE STEEL IT CAME LOOSE, HIT THE POD ON THE DUSTER AND THEN STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE UPPER LIP.

HE WAS ROOF BOLTING. HE HAD JUST STARTED A HOLE AND THE DRILL STEEL HUNG UP CAUSING THE STEEL TO BEND AND IT STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. THIS REQUIRED 2 SU TURES.

EMP STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN A LOW HE WAS WORKING IN A BENT OVER POSITION AND DEVELOPED PAIN IN BACK.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #1. THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE TOP PORTION OF THEDRILLSTEEL, WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM BY THE BOTTOM SECTION. (THE POD WA S STILL ROTATING).

EE WAS WORKING AS A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE UPPER BACK HE JERKED TO PULL AWAY AND IT CAUSED HIM TO PULL HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER, CHECKING A DUST COLLECTION HOSE THE INJURED HAD HER HADN RESTING ON THE BAR THAT PROJECTS THE DUST TRACKS. WHEN THE OTHER DOOF BOLTER OPERTOR WHO WAS AT T HE BOOM END OF THE BOLTER, HYDRAULIC OPEN THE DOOR OF THE DUST TANK, SMASHING HER INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DUST TANK LID AND THE PROTECTION BAR.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #3 A ROCK FELL AND LACERATED THE MIDDLE AREA OF HIS UPPER LIP.

THE ROOF BOLTING STEEL WAS STOPPED UP AND AS HE WAS KNOCKING THE STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER BOOM, IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE STEEL, HE CAUGHT HISFINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER STEEL AND ROOF BO LTER BOOM.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE RT.SIDE OF A LEE NORSE ROOF BOLTER ON UNIT 1, ENTRY #4. HIS BUDDY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOLTER WAS FINISHING A HOLE WHEN THE HEAD OF THE WRENCH SNAPPED OFF & FLEW ACROSS THE BOLTER & STRUCK INJURED IN THE FACE. THIS RESULTED IN LACERATIONS TO THE FACE, CONTUSIONS & BROKEN TEETH.

EE IS CLASSIFIED AS A ROOF BOLTER, HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AT FACE OF ROOM #4 IN STRAIGHTIN UNIT #3, WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE REPORTED HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH FELL FR OM ROOF, ROCK ALLEGEDLY STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND FRACTURING TUFT OF 4TH FINGER. THIS INCIDENT CONTINUES TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION. AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS BASED ON RECENTLY RECEIVED MEDICA

EE IS CLASSIFIED AS A ROOF BOLTER, HE WAS BOLTING AT THE FACE IN 7 ENTRY IN UNIT 2, HE WAS REMOVING HIS AUGER FROM THE ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM I NFLICTING A CONTUSION, HE LET GO OF HIS AUGER AND THE HOT AUGER AND ITS BIT TOUCHED HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE INFLICTING A BURN. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 12-29-96.

EE IS CLASSIFIED AS A CHEMIST, HE WAS CRUSHING RAW COAL SAMPLES, HE WAS WEARING AN OLD PAIR OF GOVES, THE CRUSHER GRABBED HIS GLOVE & ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIS HAND INTO THE CRUSHER, HE WAS ABLE T O PULL HIS HAND FREE FROM THE CRUSHER, HE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO THE THUMB, INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS INJURED ON 12/4/96. THIS INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. PARTIAL MEDICAL INFORMATION WAS RECD 12/27/96. WE ARE STILL AWAITING REPORT OF ORTHOPEDIST. CURRENT INFOR LEAD S US TO BELIEVE THIS MAY BE REPORTABLE. EE ALLEGS HE PULLED HIMSELF OUT OF WAY OF A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK BY PULLING WITH HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE CONTROLLEVERS. WE HAVE TO QUESTION HIS REFLEXES

WHILE WALKING ALONG THE FACE OF LONGWALL-1 THE FACE RASHED AND FELL ACROSS THE PANLINE. WHEN THE COAL HIT THE CABLE RACK IT BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECES. ONE THESE CHUNKS HIT THE INJURED ON THE R IGHT KNEE (CONTUSION).

WHILE WALKING PAST THE LONGWALL SHEAR ON LONGWALL-2, A ROCK WAS THROWN FROM THE TAILGATE DRUM AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS ON THE HAND RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTIGN WELD OFF BOLTS THAT HOLD COLLARS ON FOOT SHAFT WHEN OXY HOSE BLEW OUT AND BURNT HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN TOP, WHEN TAKING DRILL STEEL OUT OF TOP THE STEEL FELL CAUGHT RT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND WRENCH

EE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING SLATE ON THE RIGHT SECTION 7 ENTRY. WHILE THE EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT THE SLATE BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE RIGHT RIB BOLT. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE RI GHT FOREARM.

EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A 5' CONVENTIONAL ROOF BOLT. AS HE TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE ROOF BOLT HE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT TIGHTEN. TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROOF BOLT FROM THE ROOF BY SPIN NING THE ROOF BOLT WITH THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINEAS HE SPUN THE ROOF BOLT THE ROOF BOLT BLOCK STRUCK HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER (FRACTURE).

AS THE INJURED EE WAS DRILLING THE HOLE FOR THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN THE SET UP A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK 3'X3'X6" FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM CAUSING ABRASIONS AND THEN ON HIS RI GHT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURES TO THREE METATARSAL BONES.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ROOF BOLTING ON 12CM-2 A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FOREHEAD.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE REMOVE A ROOF BOLT FROM THE ROOF AFTER IT HAD BECOME STUCK, AS THE ROOF BOLTER POT WAS LOWERED I CAME TO REST ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING INJURY TO THE TOES.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERING SHIELDS ON LW-2 A SHIELD HAD BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN A LARGE PIECE OF LIME STONE AND THE ADJACENT SHIELD. THE BASE OF THE SHIELD RAISED OFF THE FLOOR AS HE TRI ED TO LOWER THE SHIELD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE THE SHIELD, THE INJURED STEPPED UNDER THE SHIELD AND OPERATED THE CANOPY LEVER. THIS DISLODGED THE SHIELD CAUSING IT TO FALL 8" TO 10", STRIK

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON 9 RIGHT SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM AND LEFT SHOULDER. THE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND THE O PERATOR CANOPY.

EE WAS LETTING POT DOWN ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS LT. FOOT BETWEEN POT AND FLOOR.

WHILE OPERATING CM WITH BACK TOWARD RIB. THE RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE AREA OF UNIT 1. WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HERE LEFT INDEX FINGER STRIKING IT AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTING AUGER.

EMPLOYEE HAD INSERTED THE BOTTOM EXTENSION INTO THE TOP SECTION OF THE ROOF BOLTING AUGER. HE INSERTED THEM INTO THE HOLE IN THE ROOF. WHEN THE AUGER WAS FULLY INSERTED THE ROTATION WAS STARTE D. THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE AUGER SHATTERED AT THE JOINT AND A PIECE OF THE AUGER STRUCK HIM AT THE CORNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE ROOF BOLTER POT IN ORDER TO ALLOW ROOM FOR INSTALLING THE ROOF BOLT. AS HE LOWERED THE POT, IT PRESSED DOWN AGAINST A ROOF BOLT CAUSING IT TO FLIP UP STRI KING HIM ON THE RIGHT ELBOW. [PENDING INVESTIGATION DUE TO MEDICAL RECORDS]

WHILE BOLTING ON LONGWALL RECOVERY A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER SLIDING OFF AND STRIKING EE ON THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A FACEMAN. HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AT THE FACE IN UNIT #1. HE WAS INSERTING A ROOF BOLT THROUGH A WOODEN ROOF BLOCK AND INTO THE MINE ROOF. HE STATED HE THOUGH T HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE. THE ROOF BOLT THICKNESS WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A STANDARD THICKNESS. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT, STRAIN/SPRAIN OF A MUSCLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A ROOF BOLTE,R HE WAS BOLTING AAT THE FACE IN UNITE #3, HE HAD COMPLETED DRILLIGN HIS HOLE AND WAS SHOVING THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE, WHLE SHOVING ON THE ROOF BOLT HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY, RESULTING INT HE EMPLOYEE DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROOF BOLT BLOCK HE WAS INSTALLING WHICH CAUSED A FRONT TOOTH TO BE DISLODGED.

THE EE WAS STARTING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TOP AT THE DRILL SUTE AND STRUCK THE EE S FACE.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BEHIND HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP BACK PART OF HIS HEAD.

EMP WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT INSTALLATION WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE.THE DRILL STEEL THEN STRUCK THE EMP IN THE NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES TO C LOSE THE WOUND.