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BOBBY STATED THAT THE JINER WAS TRAMMING,T HE RIGHT SIDE CAT GOT HOLD OF A WATER HOSE THAT IS NORMALLY USED TO FLUSHED THE SCRUBBER OT. WHEN THE HOSE CAME FREE IT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ABOVE TH E LEFT EAR, CAUSIGN CONCUSSION.
THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS SHEARING THE LEFT RIB IN #3 ENTRY. THE MINER BACKING UP TO CUT PEG OFF CORNER. THE MINER PULLED FORWARD CATCHING THE TAIL PIECE, PUSHING THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BACK. THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BOWED INTO THE ROOF. HE WAS LAYING ON THE BELT AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN ROOF AND LONG JOHN STRUCTURE.
EE STATED THAT THEY HAD FINISHED ROOF BOLTING #2 HEADING. HE WAS GETTING IN THE OPERATOR'S DECK OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE DECK WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE CANOPY OVER THE OPERATOR'S DECK. THE ROCK BROKE IN TWO. A PIECE OF THE ROCK THEN STRUCK HIS RT.INDEX CAUSING AN AVULSION TO TIP. FINGER AMPUTATED AT FIRST JOINT BY DOCTOR.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #6 ENTRY THROWING MINER CABLE OVER AGAINST RIB. THE ROOF BOLTER IN #7 ENTRY JERKED BOLTER CABLE DOWN, CAUSING RIB TO ROLL. A PIECE OF ROCK FROM RIB ROLL STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT AND WHEN HE JERKED TO RUN, HE HURTHIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING BRUISE TO LEFT FOOT AND STRIN TO LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN 3 LEFT BREAK WHEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN. HE STATED THE ROOF BOLT BENT WHILE HE WAS PUSHING UP & TURNING IT & THE ROOF BOLT STARTED A CIRCULAR MOTION. IT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #4 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL PINNING HIS HADNBETWEEN THE DRAW ROCKAND DRILL POT. RESULTINGINF RACTURE TOT HE TIPOF THE RIGHT LITTLE FIGN ER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN 3 RIGHT BREAK. HE REACHED TO GET THE DRIVER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL, WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS IN THE HOLE FELL OUT AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL POT ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO TIP OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
INJURED STAKED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN #2 ENTRY. HE SAID THAT HIS DRILL STEEL WAS NOT STARTED STRAIGHT AND HE WAS USING HTE DRILL STEEL GUIDE TO PULL THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE GUIDE AND RAISED THE DRIL BOOM UP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DRILL GUIDE AND THE MINE ROOF. CAUSED LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGE RON RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 12 SUTURE
EE STATED HE WAS IN #1 ENTRY WATCHING THE MINER CUT COAL WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OF LEFT HEEL CAUSING A BRUISE THE ROCK WAS APPROX 2IN THICK & 2FT LONG
WHILE ROOF BOLTING EE HIT THE WRONG CONTROL LEVER CAUSING THE FINGERS OR CRIMPERS (THAT HOLDS THE DRILL STEEL IN PLACE) TO CLOSE ON HIS LEFT HAND. EE SUFFERED ABRASIONS ON HIS LEFT THUMB, LEFT INDEX FINGER AND BACK OF HAND. THIS HAPPENED WHILE ROOF BOLTIG #1 HEADING.
EE STATED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF THE DRILL STEEL WOULD NOT FALL OUT HE PULLED DOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL STEEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE PULLED DOWN THE STEEL CAME OUT HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLTER DRILL POT MASHING LITTLE FINGER.
IN #5 ENTRY AT FACE ASSISTING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALL ROOF BOLT AND STRAP INTO HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED. AS EE WAS HOLDING THE GLUE IN PLACE, THE ROOF BOLT WAS PUSHED UP AND PINCHED HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN END OF ROOF BOLT AND THE HOLE IN THE ROOF.
EE STATED THE BOOM ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WOULD NOT SWING OVER. EE SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING ON THE BOOM WITH BOTH HANDS AS HARD AS HE COULD WHEN A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE CENTER OF H IS LOWER BACK.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN #5 ENTRY. HE HAD PUT UP THE RESIN GLUE AND BOLT INTO HOLE. HE SAID THAT HIS BOLT WRENCH HAD FALLEN OVER OUT OF THE DRILL POT AND HE R EACHED AND GOT THE WRENCH. HE LEFT HIS LEFT HAND LAYING ON THE BOOM AND RAISED THE BOOM CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOOM FRAME AND ATRS, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO LEFT INDEX FING
EMPL.STATED HE WAS TRYING TO START A JOHN DEERE 550 DOZER & THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK, STARTED THE DOZER USING A WRENCH WHILE DOZER WAS IN GEAR CAUSING HIS FEET TO FLY OUT FROM UNDER H IM CAUSING HIM TO LAD ON BACK ON THE TRACKS. EMPL.STATED THAT HE HELD TO THE ROLL CAB TO KEEP FROM GOING UNDER THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CUT IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON MINER & BOUNCED UNDER THE CANOPY STRIKING HIM IN DHEST LEFT KNEE & LEG ROCK BROKE BEFORE BOUNCING UNDER CANOPY ROCK MEASURED APPROX 3INTHICK BY 15INBY1 5IN
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #1 HEADING AT FACE, HE WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER (OFFSIDE) WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE GOT STUCK UNDER LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF ROOF BOLTER, STRETCHED AND BROKE, STRIKING HIM ACROSS LOWER RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING LACERATION APPROX 5 INCHES LONG. IT TOOK 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE LACERATION.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS FINISHING UP THE CLEAN UP RUN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RIGHT BREAK IN #1 ENTRY, WHEN A ROCK GOT UNDER THE CONVEYOR CHAIN, CAUSING THE CHAIN TO COME OUT OF THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME OVER TOP OF THE CANOPY AND ONTO THE MINE FLOOR WHILE STILL RUNNING. THE CONVEYRO CHAIN HIT ME BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES AND ON HIS LOWER BACK ABOVE THE RIGHT HIP, CAU
EE STATED HE WAS BOLTING IN 2 HEADING HE HAD INSTALLED TWO BOLTS IN HIS FIRST CUT TO BOLT. HE WAS ON OPERATORS SIDE OF MACHINE. EE WAS USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO HOLD ONTO FRAME OF MACHINE HE LOW ERED HIS ATRS TO MOVE TO INSTALL THE 3 BOLT. AS ATRS LOWERED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE AND ATRS.
EE STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF PERSONNEL CARRIER TO OPEN AIR LOCK DOORS TO LET PERSONNEL CARRIER THRU. AFTER THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WENT THRU HE WAS CLOSING THE AIR LOCK DOORS WHEN THE DOORS CLOS ED QUICKLY CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOORS HE WENT TO DR AND NO TREATMENT RENDERED ON 12-6-91. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN, AND SAW ANOTHER DR ON 1-31-92 AND DISCOVERED FRACTURE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS HELPNG DRILL AUGER STEEL THROUGH A THICK CROSS COLLAR AND WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL DOWN WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT HAND.
HE STATED THAT HE HAD DRILLED HOLE FOR RESIN ROD. HE PULLED HIS STEEL OUT OF HOLE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND ROOF BOLT WRENCH STANDING IN HEAD OF ROOF BOLT MACHI NE.
EMPL STATED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2"X14" ALLEGEDLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS PUTTING UP FIRST ROOF BOLT IN #4 RIGHT BREAK.
WHILE GRIDING ON FRAME OF 265 LEE NORSE MINER GRINDER KICKED BACK & GRINDER WHEEL STRUCK HIM ON LEFT THIGH RESULTING IN LACERATIONN TO THIGH REQUIRING 13 SUTURES.