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This employee attemped to move and set a shield by remote means. The shield appears to have set by the auto-set function. The side seal was over lapped and the side seal came off striking the employee.
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistant eye irritation from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution.
Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistent eye irritations from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye irrigations and antibiotic ointment as precaution. (No Lost Time)
While lowering shield canopy, a hose blew out of fitting connected to the leg cylinder spraying emulsion in face-entering eyes, mouth, nose had just returned to work after eye surgery.
THE EE BENT THE DRILL STEEL WHILE ADDING STEEL TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE. THE STEEL CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE STEEL CLAMP.
THE EE PLACED HIS HAND OVER THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD. THE BOLTER HELPER PULLED THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE RIB DRILL HOLE. THE STEEL HIT THE DRILLERS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND DRILL HEAD.
THE EE WAS GRADING FLOOR WITH A MINER. CAP ROCK AT THE ROOF ROLLED OUT OF THE RIB AND STRUCK THEEE FROM BEHIND.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A ROOF BOLT PLATE WITH HIS HAND, AND HE ACTIVATED THE THRUST ON THE BOLTER. THIS PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A PLATE AND ROOF MAT.
THE EE STATE THAT HE FLIPPED THE DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE ROOF. THE STEEL SEPARATED AT THE COUPLER AND THE STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
ON 9/13/00 THE EE REPORTED AN ACL TEAR OF THE RIGHT KNEE A DA RAM BEING LIFTED ONTO THE HEAD GATE SWUNG INTO HIS KNEE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON THE #1 SHIELD TOE