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Employee was using a hydraulic spreader with a porta power jack. The spreader slipped out & struck him in the nose. Went to emergency room, did x-ray, said he had a hairline fracture on bridge of nose.
Employee was cutting coal with Joy miner and a piece of metal broke off of bit when it hit sandstone in the coal, metal flew back about 50' and struck him in the right eye (safety glasses were provided but he was not wearing them).
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #4 HEADING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT FOOT. ROCK SLID OFF TOP OF CANOPY AND STRUCK HIS FOOT. WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY - NO BONES BROKEN, JUST BADLY BRUISED.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #1 ENTRY AND PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF OF CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT FOOT. TOOK HIM TO PINEVILL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. THEY ADMITTED HIM FOR OBSERVATION AND TO CHECK FOOT OUT. ROCK CUT A PLACE ON TOP OF HIS FOOT & POSSIBLY BROKE BONE IN TOP OF FOOT.
EE TOLD FOREMAN THAT A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK IN #6 ENTRY THEN LATER SAID IT WAS UIT WAS #2 ENTRY DIDN'T LEAVE WORK NO FIRST AID GIVEN CONTINUED TO WORK AND DIDNT GO TO DR. UNTI L THE 19TH AND BACK TO DR.ON 9-22-03 RETURNED TOWORK ON 9-23-03 SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO DR. AGAIN LATER.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #5 HEADING & SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY & ATRS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT HAND. CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER & HIS RING FINGER.
WAS BOLTING TOP WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & CAME BETWEEN ATRS & CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG AND BROKE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND WRENCH POPPED OUT AND HIT LEFT FOREARM.
WAS PUSHING A BOLT IN HOLE WITH BOLTER WRENCH AND WHEN PLATE GOT AGAINST ROOF IT TURNED A PIECE OF DRAWROCK LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.