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OPERATING D-9 BULLDOZER, DOZER SLIPPED OFF A ROCK, OPERATED STATED THAT IT JARRED HIM.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER ACROSS SECTION WHEN THE MINER WAS TRAMMED OVER A PLACE INT HE BOTTOM THAT CAUSED THE DECK OF THE MINER TO BE RAISED IN THE AIR, PUSHING OPERATOR AGAINS T THE MINE TOP.
EE WAS TAKING TREE CUTTERS EQUIPMENT DOWN INTO A NEW HOLLOW FILL LOCATION. BIG DOZERS WERE ABOVE HIM PUSHING INTO ANOTHER HOLLOW FILL IN TH OPPOSITE DIRECTION. A ROCK BROKE LOOSE ADN ROLLED DOWN THE HILL STRIKING THE DOZER ON TEH RIGHT SIDE. THE ROCK HIT THE BRUSH GUUARD MASHING IT INTO EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER AND FOREARM.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS 2ND BOLT IN THE #5 RT, BRK. THIS WAS THE FIRST CUT HIS STEEL DRILLED INTO THE HILL SEAM & GOT STUCK WHILE TRYING TO PULL OUT WITH THE HEAD OF ROOF SPINN ING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFTHAND INJURING HIS INDEX. TOP HAD HILL SEAMS, DRAW ROCK AND WATER COMING THRU THE SEAMS.
EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 ENTRY, HE WAS INSTALLING 42" RESIN BOLTS, HE PUT BOLT IN HOLE AND STARTED TO SPIN BOLT, THE ROTATION HOSE ON OEPRATOR, SIDE BUSTED THIS CAUSED HIM TO ET HIT IN THE FACE AND EYES WITH HYYD OIL. THE OILL AS WARM, HOT. HIS EYES WERE WASHED OUT ON SECTION. HE AS BROUGHT TO SURFACE, HIS EYES WERE WASHED AGAIN AND PUT PATCHES ON THEM.
OPERATOR WAS BOLTING IN THE 9 ENTRY. HE WAS PUTTING UP THE RIB BOLT THERE WAS SOME COAL IN HIS WAY WHICH MADE HIM GET OUT OF POSITION TO PUSH THE BOLT IN THE HOLE. HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BA CK PUSHING ON THE BOLT ACCORDING TO WHAT HE SAIDHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE BOLT OVER THE FOOR JACK.
EE WAS PULLING BRUSH WITH DOZER. HE BACKED OVER A STUMP JARRING HIS BACK AND ARM AGAINST THE SEAT 10-26-94 BUT DIDN'T TELL SUPERVISOR UNTIL 11-01-94. HE WORKED UNTIL MONDAY. HE WENT TO THE HOS PITAL 11-03-94. HAD AN XRAY. THE DR. SAID HE HADA STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BAKC AND BRUISED HIS ARM.
OPERATING DOZER AND HIT A LARGE ROCK SUDDENLY, CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK. STARTED MISSING WORK 2-21-95.
HE WAS HOOKING CABLE TO BRUSH & TREES FOR DOZER TO PULL. WHEN A SMALL TREE GOT HUNG AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN THE #5 ENTRY. HE HAD INSTALLED 1 ROLL OF SUPPORT AND WAS WORKING ON HIS 2ND ROLL. HE HAD PUT UP THE #2 PIN IN 2ND ROLL AND THEN DRILLED HOLE FOR THE 3RD BOLT. AS HE WA S PUSHING UP THE 3RD BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 2ND BOLT AND THE ONE HE WAS PUSHING UP GLASING HIS SIDE AND HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN #! RIGHT OPEN BRK SETTING 42" RESIN ROOF BOLTS IN 40" SEAM HAD STARTED SETTING #8 BOTL AND PUSHE DBOLT IN HOLE AND STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT TO PUSH ON UP . THE BOLT TWISTE DIN HOLE CAUSING STRAIN OF LOWER BACK AND LEFT KNEE.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP HE HAD SET #1  BOLT IN FIRST ROW & WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR #3 BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BEWEEN THE #2 BOLT & THE ATRS ON THE MACHINE HITTING LEFT SIDE OF B ACK & LEFT LEG & FOOT THE ROCK WAZ A FORM OF SOAP STONE