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A roof bolt operator incorrectly coupled a piece of pusher steel and finisher still while attempting to drill a hole for roof bolt installation. With pressure applied, the finisher steel flew back and struck the employee around the bridge of the nose causing a laceration and a fracture of the sinus cavity.

A roof bolter's right uniform sleeve was caught by a roof bolt plate as EE was installing a roof bolt in the #8 heading. Both forearm bones were broken and EE received a cut to the right ear that required stitches.

A roof bolter operator reported at the end of EE's shift that EE's left shoulder was strained earlier in the shift while installing rope bolts. The employee performed EE's regular duties throughout the shift.

An employee received a cut on their right ring finger that required six stitches. EE was drilling a 10' hole to install a cable bolt. A piece of the drill steel fell out of the hole as EE was removing the steel and pinched the end of EE's finger.

An contractor employee received cuts that required stitches to the right hand pointer and middle finger when EE's right hand was caught between a raised lid on the continuous miner and the mine roof. The contractor was attempting to troubleshoot to find if there were any leaks as another employee raised the miner head which caused the lid to raise up.

An employee's left hand was caught between the dual head operator side drill boom and boom jack cradle. The employee had hand on the drill boom when it was raised. This resulted in a surgery that required removing left 4th and 5th fingers.

The employee received a laceration to EE's left arm when it slid across the sharp edge of a 54" X 5" roof mat. The employee was installing permanent roof supports on the working section when the injury occurred.

The employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt. As employee raised the head of the roof bolter up to meet the roof bolt that the employee was holding in place, employee accidentally engaged the rotation on the drill pot causing the bolt to spin and fracture employee's right thumb.

The employee was in the process of installing roof bolts in the #6 heading. After drilling with a piece of starter steel, EE lowered the drill pot. The starter steel was stuck in the mine roof. EE raised the drill pot back up to connect to the steel. EE's right middle finger was crushed between the drill pot and the piece of steel in the mine roof.

The employee was using a disc grinder to grind on a belt rail. The grinder kicked back and cut their chin resulting in a cut that required stitches.

The stab jack pin broke on the operator side drill station canopy. The roof bolter operator set the jack on the ground in order to begin bolting. As a result of the broken pin, the canopy lowered when bolter operator pressurized the stab jack. The canopy lowered on operator's head resulting in a strained neck and shoulder.

Employee was changing the starter steel to a finisher and pusher steel. As he was lining the pusher and finisher steels up he accidentally hit the lift lever and caught his left pointer finger between the two steels. He received medical attention and has been put on restricted duty. Days restricted will be reported when he returns to work.

Employee got his right foot ran over with the bolter tire. The operator inched the bolter up to get the t-bar straight. Helper thought it was set and he reached for a bolt and got his right foot in front of the tire as the bolter was inched forward.

Employee was operating the bolt machine installing bolts when his glove got caught in the chuck and he accidentally hit the rotation lever and rolled his fingers around the steel. He had a dislocation middle finger and ring finger and laceration on the left hand. He is on restricted duty and days will be reported when he returns to work at full duty.

Employee was tramming the bolter out of the #6 entry and ran into a corner. The corner fell into the operator's deck causing lacerations to the head and arm. His elbow also had a cracked bone. Employee is on restricted duty and the days will be reported when released for full duty.

Employee got his index finger caught between the bit wrench and a piece of stuck pinner steel in the top. He had a small laceration to the index finger that took 2 sutures to close.

Employee was putting a rib bolt in when he let the drill pot down onto his left knee. He finished his shift of work and ended up missing work on account of a deep bruise to his knee.

Employee was welding on a set of air lock doors located near the surface, when later on he discovered that he had burned his right eye.

Employee was tramming the Miner from the deck and had his arm on the cable arm of the Miner when he hit the rib and twisted his right arm. He continued to work and due to complications started missing work on April 22, 2010.

On 12-27-2009 a employee was pulling the cable off of the roof bolter reel when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work but a dull pain continued. He started missing work April 01, 2010 when he was diagnosed with muscle damage that required surgery.

Employee was bolting top, putting in a rib bolt when the swing level got fouled and pushed him into the rib causing bruising.

Employee was tramming the Miner away from the rib to service it when he got caught between the deck and rib.

Trying to get the drill steel unstuck, he got his left middle finger caught between the bolt head and the drill pot.

Employee was trying to get a piece of stuck drill steel out of the top, when the drill pot chuck broke and the drill steel hit him in the mouth, cutting his upper lip that took two sutures to close.

Employee slipped and fell as he was putting a roof bolt up and the bolter head swung onto his right knee. He started missing work on 2/19/08 and returned to work on 2/21/08 (2) days.

Employee was bolting top when he got his thumb on the right hand between two pieces of steel causing a laceration that took 3 sutures to close.

Employee was bolting top with two piece drill steel. When he was extracting the drill steel it came apart and hit his thumb on the right hand causing a fracture to it.

Employee lowered the bolter head down on his left knee, twisting his knee causing a sprain.

Emp. was operating a bridge when his light got into the roof and it bent his head backward causing a strain to his neck.

Employee was bolting top and got his ring and little finger caught between the mine top and bolter boom. Lacerations to the ring and little finger and breaking the little finger. Rt. hand.

Employee swung the bolter head and caught his right knee against the rib. Double head bolter.

EE said he was backing up pinner, and ran over a rock in haulway, got head in top, said his neck was strained.