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Employee was at the roof bolter when he felt pain in shoulder. Employee continued to work until 2-16-2011 when he had surgery on his shoulder and started missing work.
Member had trammed the roofbolter into #3 left to begin bolting sequence, and as he prepared to get out of the operator's deck a rock , fell onto the ATRS of the bolter, causing the bolter to tilt up in the rear. Member placed his hand on top of the canopy to assist himself out of the deck, and when the bolter tilted up his hand was caught between the canopy and the roof.
Victim was tramming a twin boom roof bolter out of the #1 face. The roof bolter struck the rib pinning his right middle finger between the frame of the machine and the canopy post resulting in loss of the end of his middle finger to the second joint. Due to the mine down for issues with seals he has not missed any scheduled work.
Employee on the off-side of bolt machine. Operator moved bolter, got on employee's left foot. Treated at the scene, taken to E.R., x-ray indicated hairline break on top left foot.
EE was attempting to insert a roof bolt into the top, in order to do so he had to bend the bolt to get it started. When he attempted to bend the bolt he felt a pain in his wrist.
EE was starting to drill the inside hole to install a roof bolt and the drill steel bent and struck him on the ritght shoulder.
Bringing bolter head down, vibration of machine caused bolt to my on top r.b. as head came down it struck a bolt causing it to flip over onto right leg went to dr monday took off tuesday, rtw work wednesday.
EE WAS HELPNG MOVE THE BOLTER BY PLACING THE CROSS-OVERS FOR THE MINER CABLE. AS THE BOLTER CROSSED THE MINER CABLE, IT CAUGHT THE EE RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE RIB CAUSING INJURY. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, BUT EE RECEIVE SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO RIGHT KNEE
Employee had hands on the steel; steel had penetrated about 2", hit a hard streak and bent. Before he could let go of it, the drill steel struck his arm.
EE WAS LETTING THE T-BAR DOWN AND A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT, THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO SUTURED THE WOUND.
EE was at the right rear of the bolter. He bent over to move the cable, and was out of sight of the operator. As the machine moved it hit him, causing him to fall. The bolter got onto his left foot and ankle. EE suffered soft tissue damage to the left ankle.
EE was drilling a test hole in #3 entry. A piece of draw rock fell, striking him on the back of the right foot.
EE had spot bolted a corner at cross cut of break #18. as he was swinging the boom in, a bolt which had been stuck in the tray popped out and struck him on the lower lip. He had to be taken to hospital to close the wound.
MEMBER WAS OPERATING MINER AND WAS CLEANING UP LAST PART OF CUTTING CYCLE. HE WAS BACKING THE CONT MINER UP AND STOPPED IT TO ATTACH ROPE TO PULL CABLE WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MINER WHEN A PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING 6' BRUTER BOLTS. DURING INSTALLATION ONE OF THE THE BOLTS BENT AND EE TOOK HOLD OF THE BOLT AND SPUN THE DRILL POD IN REVERSE TO RELEASE THE BOLT FROM THE CHUCK. THE BOLT STRUCK EE IN THE RIGTH WRIST AND HAND. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE IN THE RIGHT WRIST.
ON 11/23/02 EE 3RD SHIFT ROOF BOLTER WORKED HIS SHIFT & LEFT THE JOB WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINT OF INJURY. THAT NIGHT HE CALLED IN TO SAY HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN. HE VISITED HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED HIM WITH MUSCLE STRAIN DUE TO REPETITIVE MOVEMENT.
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10-31-02 AT WHICH TIME DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN IN THE CLAVICLE A REA HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION EE WAS REMOVED FROM WORK UNTIL CT SCAN CAN BE PERFORMED. THE DR SUSPECTS A FRACTURED CLAVICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, INSTALLING THE FIRST BOLT IN THE INSIDE ROW WHEN WITHOUT WARNING THE RIB BEHIND HIM ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK. HE SUFFERED MUSCLE STRAIN.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND HIS HAND WAS ON THE BOLT WHEN ROTATION BEGAN. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL POD AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT. EE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK AND SHOULDERS. HE SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISC AND REMAINS AWAY FROM WORK AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO GET A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FROM THE HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM. EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS MOVING THE MINER INTO 2 LEFT HEADING WHE DRAW ROCK FELL ON TOP THE MINER. THE ROCK SLID OFF THE MINER STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
AS EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL GRAZING HIS RIGHT CHEEK CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRILL STELL, GLOVE TWISTED AND LACERATED HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES. BETWEEN INDEX FINGER & THUMB ON RIGHT HAND.