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THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, OPERATOR SIDE WHEN A RIB ROLL HIT HIM. THIS PUSH HIM DOWN AND INTO THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEES INJURIES RESULTED IN FRACTURED PELVIS, LEFT ARM, LEFT UPPER LEG AND ANKLE.
WHILE EE WAS HELPING ON MINER, A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. THIS CVAUSED INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT SIDE & BACK.
WHILE EMP WAS OPERATING THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTSA PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMP ON HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF RIB & STRUCK EE ON LEFTSHOULDER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SERVICING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOWERED TH EGATHERING PAN. ON HIS FOOT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 7-12-96.
AFTER DRILLING HOLE, EMP WAS PUTTING UP STRAP AND STRAP STARTED SPINNING ON DRILL STEEL STRIKINGLEFT SIDE OF FACE RESULTING IN FACIAL FRACTURES TO UPPER AND LOWER JAW BONES. ALSO LACERATION TO FACE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE TOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE AND LEG. DIDN'T RECEIVE ACCIDENT FROM EMPLOYEE UNTIL 2-23-96.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A JACK COVER ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.NOTE THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-28-95. WC 123 ATTACHED
WHILE THE EMP WAS HELPING ON THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.
WHILE THE EMP WAS ASSISTING IN GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL, A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE. NOTE: DIDN'T RECEIVE ALL INFORMATION ON ACCIDENT UNTIL WD-123 FORM RECEIVED ON 10-6-95.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF SLATEFELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS FROM TOP STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON DRILL STEEL TRAYRESULTING IN FRACTURES & LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGH T HAND AND FINGERS.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT SAID EE S RIGHT LOWER LEG AND RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN LACERATIONS TO THIS LOWER RIGHT LEG AND FRAC TURED TO BOTH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND LOWER RT LEG ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT SPAD 290 SLATE SIZE 6"X2'X2'.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB & ROOF SUPPORT & HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, A PIECE OF SLATE HIT HIS CHIN. THE EMPLOYEE DID RECEIVE STITCHES IN HIS CHIN, THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE WORKERS COMP. WC 123 THAT THE OPERATO R RECEIVED ON 3-21-95 [SEE ATTACHED FORM][NOT ATTACHED] NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REPORTED UNTIL 3-21-95 BY THE EMPLOYEE.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLT ING MACHINE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND HIT HIS BACK.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTINGMACHINE A PIECE OF SLATE FLAKED FROM THE MINE ROOF AND WENT INTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE. NOTEMEDICAL TREATMENT WAS GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEE ON 1-22-94. BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 2-11-94 FROM A WORKERS COMPENSATION FORM. SEE ATTACHED.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF SLATE FELL & HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD WHICH KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT FROM HIS HEAD. THEN UNTIGHTENED BOLT FELL FROM HOLE & ALSO STRUCK HIM ON TH E HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN A CERVICAL STRAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1/19/94.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A BOLT HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE MINE ROOF HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTER & THE BOLT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING (DRILLING) THE TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FLAKED FROM THE ROOF (APPROX. 1" TO 3/4") AND CUT HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 5/7/93.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE FACE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIM. THE SIZE OF THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 1.5 INCHES THICK, 3 FEET WIDE, & 8 FEET LONG. THIS RESULTED IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT L EG.
68935 THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, HIS GLOVE CAUGHT THE DRILL STEEL, THUS RESULTING IN A DISLOCATED FINGER.
68935 THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OFF THE TOP OF THE RIB AND HIT HIS LEGS.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FLY BOARD WHEN THE BOARD FELL AND STRUCK HIS THUMB.THIS RESULTED IN SPRAINING HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF SLATE. THE PIECE OF ROCK WAS APPROX 52"X32"X0 TO 3" IN THICKNESS. THE PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT FROM BETWEE N THE LAST TWO ROWS OF PERMANENTLY INSTALLED ROOF SUPPORT.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, HE SWUNG THE DRILL BOOM INTO HIS KNEE. OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12/5/92.
INJURED SIAD HE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BY A PICE OF SLATE THAT FELL WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST AND LOWER BACK.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A ENDLOADER BUCKET, A PIECE OF RUST OR METAL EMBEDDED INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.
WHILE EMPL WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK LEFT HAND. THUS CAUSING CONTUSION TO SAID HAND.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE I NAME REACHED FOR ROOF BOLT & THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
THE INJURED EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE MINER ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE. THIS RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES. APPROX. SIZXE OF THE ROCK WAS 6INCH X 4 INCH X 1INCH.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ON THE OFFSIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL-STEEL, WHICH MADE IT BEING AGAINST THE TOP OF THE MINE ROOF, AND HE WAS CHANGIN G WRENCHES WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAD FINISHED DRILLING & WAS DROPPING HIS ATRS WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HIS TRAY & HIT THE TRAM LEVER. THIS CAUSED