THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND WHEN HE WENT TO PUT THE BOLT UP, THE ROOFPLATE SLID DOWN PAST THE BEND IN THE BOLT. THE INDIVIDUAL WENT TO CATCH THE PLATE AND IN DOING SO, CUT TH E RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE PLATE. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. JOESPH HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD TO HAVE FOUR STITCHES PUT IN HIS FINGER.
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Showing all 24THE INDIVIDUAL WAS SWINGING IN THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER FROM THE OUTSIDE POSITION TO THE TRAM POSITION. HIS HAND WAS ON THE HOSE TRAY, & WHEN HE WENT TO SWING THE TRAY IN HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER & PUSHED THE HEAD OUTWARD, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HOSE TRAY & THE RIB.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAD FINISHED PUTTING HIS BOLT IN THE TOP, LOWERED THE CANOPY, & STARTED TO STEP FROM UNDER THE CANOPY, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 4' X 3' X 12" FELL FROM THE TOP, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM ROOF AND HIT HIM ON LOWER BACK ANDSLID DOWN LEGS. DID NOT NOTICE ANY LOOSE ROCK WHEN THEY MOVED IN TO BOLT THE AREA. WENT TO EMERG ROOM. WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HAIR LINE CRACK IN TWO VERTEBRAE IN LOWER BACK.
EE HAD REMOVED HIS BELT AND CAPLIGHT TO STRAIGHTEN UP HIS SHIRT. HE PLACED IT ON THE BOLTER. THEY HAD FINISHED BOLTING THE FIRST ROW. HE STEPPED FORWARD TO GET HIS BELT AND LIGHT AND WHEN HE D ID, OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE BOLTER FORWARD AND RAN OVER HIS LEFT FOOT.
INDIVIDUAL WAS BOLTING THE XCUT 4X3. HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING IN HIS LAST BOLT AND WAS LETTING THE HEAD DOWN. SLIPPED ON THE SPILLAGE THAT WAS ALONG THE RIB AND HIS FOOT SLID UNDER THE BOLTER H EAD THAT WAS LETTING DOWN. DID NOT GO TO EMERG ROOM UNTIL THE EVENING OF 3-12-96. THEY X-RAYED LEFT FOOT AND FOUND BIG TOE BROKEN.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. HE HAD THE HOLE STARTED AND WENT TO REPLACE THE STARTER STEEL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT THE UP LEVER, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TO P AND THE DRILL HEAD. THIS CAUSED A DEEP CUT TO HIS RIGHT PALM, INDEX FINGER AND BROKEN BONE IN HIS HAND.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A POINT ANCHOR ROOF BOLT IN #9 ENTRY WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT TO PUSH IT FURTHER UP INTO THE HOLE. THE BOLT SPUN AROUND CAUSING HIM TO PULL A STOMA CH MUSCLE. SEEN AT ST. JOSEPH'S EMERGENCY ROOM. DIAGNOSED AS A TESTICULAR TWIST.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT. HE HADSHOVED THE BOLT UP IN THE HOLE & WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A SLIGHT BEND IN IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK & NECK.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, HE WEN TTO STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT TO PUSH IT UP INTO THE HOLE FURTHER WHEN THE BOLT ROTATED, CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD, TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAME BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT ROOF PLATE & THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER HE JERKED HIS FINGER OUT CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS CUT TO HIS FIN GER HE WAS TAKEN TO ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS &MEDICAL ATTENTION
HE WAS ROOF BOLTING, IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING CANOPY, AND A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
WHEN INJURED SWUNG THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER IN, A ROCK FELL FROM THE CANOPY & STRUCK HIS FOOT. WE WERE NOT AWARE THIS WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL THE WORKER'S COMP REPORT WAS RECEIVED 11-17-94.
HE PUT HIS FIRST BOLT IN LET THE CANOPY DOWN AN SWUNG IN TO PUT HIS SECOND BOLT IN AN ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB AND FIRST BOLT.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOFBOLT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE, CAUSING HIS RIGHT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE BOLTER HEAD.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WELDING ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL TO REMOVE THE BROKEN SUD BOLTS. IN DOING THIS HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASHES TO HIS EYES THIS HAS CAUSED IRRITATION TO HIS EYES.
ON 3/10/94 AT 11:35 AM A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE RIGHT KNEE. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 3-14-94.
EE WAS PUTTING THE DRILL STEEL UP TO THE TOP IN A CLAY VEIN WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND. HE WAS SEEN AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT ST. JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL BY DR. SHAFFER. HE HAS BEE N EXCUSED FROM WORK UNTIL 3-1-94.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS BOLTING THE TOP IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #2 AND #3 HEADING AT #34 BREAK ON THE ONE LEFT SECTION. A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT FOOT, JUST OFF T O THE SIDE OF HTE METATASAL. HIS FOOT WAS CRACKED BEHIND THE TWO OUTSIDE TOES OF HIS FOOT. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER ON THE ONE LEFT SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND THE CANOPY STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STUMBLE BACK INJURING HIS LEFT HIP. HE DID NOT INFORM THE COMPANY HE WAS SEEING A DR UTNIL 10-7-93.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS BOLTING IN LOW TOP WITH HIS DRILL HEAD ALL THE WAY DOWN. HE COULD NOT GET THE STEEL IN, SO HE SLOPED THE STEEL OUT. WHEN HE LEANED OVER TO ALIGHN HE STEEL, HE CAUGHT HIS D FINGER BETWEENT HE STEELS. IT CHIPPED THE BONE AND HE HAD TO HAVE FOURTEEN STITCHES TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
ON 04-12-93 EE WAS HIT IN THE MOUTH BY A DRILL STEEL ON 05-12-93 HE FOUND OUT THAT THE TOOTH THAT WAS HIT HAD TO BE EXTRACTED
55061S WATCHING MINER CUT TOP DOWN FOR HEADDRIVE TO SET ROCK 6FTX3FTX3IN FELL BETWEEN BOLTS +RIB+BETWEEN 1ST 2ND & 3RD ROW OF BOLTS LANDING ON TOP OF RT KNEE + THIGH & JAMED RT ANKLE
HE WAS BOLTING IN #5 HEADING. FINISHED DRILLING HOLE, PUT BOLT UP INTO THE HOLE. WENT TO BEND THE BOLT, ROCK SLID DOWN AND MASHED HIS FINGER AND HAND ON TOP OF THE BOLTER HEAD.