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EE was attempting to weld a nut onto a bolt to make a puller. He had just started to weld when he felt the top of his right foot burning. This resulted in a burn to the top of the EE's right foot.
The employee stated that he was pulling and pushing on a roof bolt as he was inserting the roof bolt into the drill, he felt a burning sensation in his right arm.
When reaching to move the Roof Bolter cable, the cable reel engaged causing the cable to jump, striking him in the mouth.
While installing fence wire to the roof in the outby entry, EE lowered the T-bar on the bolter. The fence caught the pad of the T-bar. The EE tried to push the pad away from the fence when the pad came down and mashed his finger between the pad and the T-bar. This resulted in 7 stitches. EE was wearing gloves.
EE was roof bolting in the #4 entry on the MMU. As the EE was drilling the hole, the coupling that connects the drill steel together broke causing the 2 sect.of steel to come apart. The upper piece of drill steel fell out of the hole which bounced off the drill canopy striking the EE in the lower left ribs, caused a small burn on upper side of the left bicep,abrasion on left ribs.
While bolting top, employee placed drill steel in tray. As he was dropping the drill head the steel fell off and was caught by a metal guard. This caused the steel to whip around and it struck the employee on his left ankle.
The roof bolter operator was attempting to put wrench end into the roof bolt wrench. The ee was hitting the bolt wrench against the frame of the roof bolter. While hitting the end of the wrench the ee missed and mashed and cut his middle finger on his right hand against the frame of the machine resulting in several stitches.
EE was operating a roof bolting machine. The EE stated that while roof bolting, he attempted to swap the head out, but the EE pulled the wrong lever and the movement of the machine pulled and injured the EE's left shoulder.
Employee was installing a roof bolt. He spun the chuck to line up bolt. His glove caught between bolt & chuck. Glove twisted, dislocating his left thumb.
EE was bolting in the #1 entry and used the lever to extend the head out. EE attempted to slide the head back in when he made a mistake and got hold of the boom swing lever. The EE pulled the boom over and struck his right knee.
The injured employee and co-worker were putting up the 1st row of bolt and metal straps. The co-worker had his metal strap laying against the frame of the t bar on atrs. The injured employee his rt. elbow on the corner of the metal strap while stepping back to the walk through drill cutting his rt. elbow requiring 3 stitches.
Employee was installing a roof bolt. When he looked back to count the rolls of bolts from the last test hole, he let the drill head down on his upper right leg.
Employee roof bolting in no. 5 right entry, while putting up a roof bolt the roof bolt bent, spun and hit employee in or on left arm above the elbow, puncturing the skin requiring stitches.
He was pulling cable away from the side of the roof bolter. When roof bolter pulled forward it got on his right foot with tire.
Employee was helping roof bolting crew turn the machine around by watching the cable. As machine started to move, he positioned himself between the machine and coal rib, where his ankle and right leg became caught between the roof bolting machine and the coal rib.
Employee was hitting a strap with bolt wrench trying to knock it over and missed the strap hitting his right ring finger on canopy.
Employee was roof bolting and let the drill head down onto his left foot.
EE stated he was bending a roof bolt, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was removing drill steel from a drill hole. When he removed the bottom piece, the top piece fell striking him on his right wrist.
Employee was backing miner out of pillar block to set over for next run and was watching MRS cable & miner cable when he caught his left foot with pan of miner.
Employee got his hand caught by pincher (holds drill steel) on roof bolter when he closed pincher. When he felt hand get caught, he jerked back pulling his arm and shoulder. He has had some discomfort in shoulder. The employee did not start missing until July 2006 and he alleges he is missing due to the above event.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED APPROX 6 STITCHES.
Employee was attempting to couple steel together on roof drill when steel bent striking him on wrist.
THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING 14' LONG X 6" WIDE METAL ROOF STRAPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS PULLING A STRAP FROM THE STORAGE LOCATION ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE'S CANOPY AND THE STRAP. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
While stepping down from platform on roof bolter, employee twisted right knee. While lowering platform he jammed his neck against canopy.
The injured was helping the continuous mining machine operator move the machine. He was positioned at the rear of the machine hanging cable pull onto the boom of the machine when the machine operator slipped and fell. As he fell, he accidently engaged the tram control on the remote box. This caused the miner to slide. The machine boom struck the injured in the abdomen.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A HAND DRILL TO ANCHOR A KENNEDY STOPPING IN COAL RIB. THE AUGER BARRELL BROKE & HIT EMPLOYEE ON RT. HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING CABLE TO CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE BOTTOM COAL WAS BEING CUT. INJURED PLACED LEFT HAND ON TOP OF BED OF SHUTTLE CAR WHILE HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE MINER CABLE. MINER BOOM SWU NG OVER CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND SHUTTLECAR FRAME RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A BOLT & ACCIDENT- ALLY PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER, CAUSING THE DRILL STELL PINCHERS TO CLOSE ON HIS LEFT HAND.
MINER HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING 5 RIGHT HEADING IN 001 MAINS AND WAS STARTING TO BACK OUT WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE MINER TO CHECK ON THE PUMP THAT WAS GOING DOWN. A PIECE OF ROCK HAD FALL EN ON THE MINER. AS THE OPERATOR WAS BACKING THEMINER OUT, THE ROCK SLID OFF THE MINER STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER ON THE RIGHT SIDE& BOLTING IN THE 3 RIGHT CROSSCUT. HE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE WRONG LEVER & ACTIVATED THE DRILLSTEEL PINCHERS & CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 4" X 4" FELL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON ARM AND BACK.