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While bolting top, drill steel became stuck in the top and came loose hitting finger between drill steel and drill pot; cutting right ring finger.
Employee took spray out from side of miner, the crew started to set bit in miner. Employee backed from side of miner, the pan on the miner was up, employee was unaware, when miner was started to turn head the pan was dropped hitting employee's foot.
Installing roof bolt piece of metal off the bolt or plate flew in eye
EE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE UNDER THE DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL POT
EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED HIS BOLT TRAY THEN TOOK HIS HAT OFF TO WIPE THE SWEAT OFF OF HIS HEAD WHEN A ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS HEAD.
WAS CUTTING #2 LEFT, STANDING IN MIDDLE OF #2 HDQ PIECE OF ROCK 3' X 2' X 3" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HEAD & NECK.
EE WAS SPOTTING 10 FT BOLTS IN TWO WHILE DRILL WITH 2 PIECE STACK STEEL PUTTING ROTATION PRESSURE ONT HE STEEL. THE STEEL FAILED AT IT'S CONNECTION POINT & SPUN OUT STRIKING EE IN THE HAND, BR EAKING HIS HAND AND WRIST. FILED REPORT LATE DUETO BEING LEFT OUT OF OFFICE HOLIDAYS MINES WAS SHUT DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK, LEFT SHOULDER AND COLLARBONE.
EE WAS ASSISTING REG. ROOF BOLTEROP. WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF MACHINE & WAS MOVING FROM BACK OF MACH. TO FRONT ON EACH BOLT INSTALLATION. CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT THE OP. COULD NOT REACH THE TOP BECAUSE THE TOP BEING 10' HIGH THAT WOULD NORMALLY HAVE BEEN 5-6 1/2' HIGH. EE WOULD INSERT 6' ROOF BOLT AFTER OP. INSERTED GLUE. WHILE RETREATING TO THE REAR OF THE MACH. THE OP. ACTED QU
THE EE WAS BOLTING #9 ENTRY; PUTTING STRAP ON HOLDER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. WENT TO DR. ON 4-10-02, WORKED LITE DUTY UNTI 4/18. WENT BACK TO DR. ON 1 8TH. FIRST DAY MISSED WORK 4-18-02.
EE GOT GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN POT AND STEEL; HE TURNED POT ON AND PULLED LITTLE FINGER OUT OF JOINT.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ~2" X 14" X 24". IT FELL ~12' STRIKING THE EE ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE, PUSHING HIM OUT INTO THE ROADWAY ONTO THE GROUND. *EE CAME BACK TO WORK 10-15-01. WENT FOR MRI ON 10-20. PENDING RESULTS WAITING FOR DR. TO READ MRI. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 10-20-01. LIGHT DUTY FROM 10-15-01 TO 10-20-01. *DR. READ MRI. TOOK OUT OF WORK UNTIL SURGERY.