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Employee was bolting on offside, started drilling hole and broke small rock loose. The spinning motion of drill steel caused it to spin off hitting him just below the nose on upper lip resulting in 5 stitches.
EE WAS INSTALLING A CABLE BOLT. THE PLATE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW, HE CUT REQUIRED A COUPLE OF STITCHES.
EE was pulling a 6ft. roof bolt out of some scooped up gob in No. 3 left when he felt something pull in his lower back.
EE was drilling holes in a rib roll to be cleaned up, when the hand drill he was using became stuck and turned, catching the right pinkie finger and twisting it upward then back.
Roof Bolter Operator was bending a roof bolt and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was running centers in the No. 3 entry. The ripperhead on the miner needed let down. Employee was standing behind the miner using the remote box to drop the head. As a result the miner rocked back, setting down on his left foot.
A rock measuring 2' x 2' x 4" was on top of the canopy of the roof bolter. When member swung the canopy, rock fell and hit his right forearm. Member received a cut requiring stitches.
EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON REMOTE CONTROL CUTTING THE FACE OF THE NO 2 ENTRY. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 21" X 13" X 6" FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE HAN D AND DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS.
THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS DRILLING THE ROOF WHERE A PIECE OF DRAWROCK MEASURING 20" LONG X 14" WIDE X 4" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.
HEARING THE ROOF BUMP, THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BENT DOWN UNDER THE ATRS TO LOOK AT THE ROOF. A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE EAR.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB & BOLTS STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CRUSHING HIS FINGER.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP AND FINISHED. HE WENT TO INSTALL A REFLECTOR ON THE NEXT TO LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 12" X 10" X 0" - 1" THICK FELL. DOCTOR APPOINTMENT 10/17/01.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 12" ROUND & O-1" THICK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM. HE REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.
EE WAS INSTALLING THE LAST ROOF BOLT IN A PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT AROUND THE BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE EAR & LEFT WRIST. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES IN HIS WRIST & 2 STITCHES IN HIS EAR.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF RANGER II AND HAD JUST STARTED A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIS HAND. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 9/14/01.
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL BOX FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK 20" BY 12"BY 2" THICK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN 2 CUTS AND A CONTUSION . HE RECEIVED 6 IN IN ONE CUT AND 3 STITCHES IN THE OTHER.
EE WAS OPERATING THE OFFSIDE OF A ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS SPOT BOLTING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2' X 2' X 2" CAME LOOSE WHEN HE WAS HOLDING THE DRILL STEEL TO START TO DRILL. IMPACK OF THE DRILL B IT AGAINST THE TOP CAUSED THE ROCK TO FALL.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP ON THE OFFSIDE OF A RRII. AS HE BEGAN TO DRILL A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK (2' ROUND BY 3" THICK), CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE. EE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION.
EE WAS OPERATING OFFSIDE FLETCHER RRII ROOF BOLTER IN THE FIRST CUT INBY CROSSCUT OF THE #3 ENTRY. HE WAS PROCEEDING TO DRILL THE FIRST PATTERN BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF UNSECURED DRAW ROCK ME ASURING 3' X 2' X 5" CLOSE TO THE FIRST CORNER BOLT CAME LOOSE. THE ROCK STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF HIS RT LEFT RESULTING IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES TOLOWER LEG AND ANKLE.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO THE HEAD AND ONTOTHE CONVEYOR CHAIN MEASURING 8"-20"W, X40"L X8" THICK. THE ROCK WAS BEING CONVEYED ALONG THE BOOM & APPARENTLY BECAME FOULED & CAME OUT STRIKING THE SHUTTLE CAR & FALLING ONTO THE MINER OPERATIORS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A 1" LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLEWHEN THE METAL BIL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TOP,THE CARBIDE TIP FRAGMENTED INTO SMALL PIECES ANDONE PIECE INBEDDED ITSELF INTO HIS LEFT EYE AROU ND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS PINNING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 28"X18"X2.5" FELL OUT AND CUT EE ON THE WRIST. HE RECEIVED 6 SUTURES AND RETURNED TO WORK.