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EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN OTHER TIMBERS FELL CATCHING THE JOSE OF THE HYDRAULIC SAW CAUSING IT TO BUCK UPWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ROOF BOLT IN PLACE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
ROOF-BOLTER ON MOVE CREW WAS BOLTING TOP. AS HE WAS DRILLING, HIS STEEL HUNG IN THE HOLE. HE RAISED HIS POT TO REMOVE HIS STEEL & MASHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.
OPERATOR WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE STEEL STOPPING UP WHEN HE DROPPED THE HEAD THE STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. HE THEN RAISED THE HEAD BACK UP AND WHEN HE DID AS HE HIT THE ROTATION HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PINNER HEAD & HIS STEEL CAUSING HIS RT ARM AND HAND TO TWIST AROUND STEEL.
WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE TOP & HIT EE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS ARM. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO MOVE OUTBY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF MEASURING 7"X 12"X 8" TO 9" FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE & FO OT.
ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTALLING BOLT, WHILE PUSHING UP THE SPINNING PLATE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION ABOUT ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCH, REQUIRED STAPLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 4" BY 12" BY 12" FELL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND LACERATING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING A BOLT. WHEN HE PUSHED THE BOLT UP HALF WAY IT BENT. THEOPERATOR STARTED TURNING THE BENT BOLT & GRABBEDTHE BOLT WRENCH WHILE THE BOLT WAS SPINNING. THE PLATE HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM, CUTTING IT.
EMPLOYEE HIT DRILL STEEL THAT FELL AS HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM DRILLED HOLE. FRACTURED PINKIE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
PIECE OF STEEL FELL DOWN BETWEEN TRAY AND HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER. EMPLOYEE REACHING TO GET STEEL WHILE RAISING PINNER HEAD CATCHING HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS FI NGER OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING DRILL HEAD TO INSTALL FIRST BOLT IN HIS SECOND ROW OF BOLTS IN THE #4 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK 3'LONG 6"WIDE 3"THICK FELL BETWEEN CANOPY & RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NE CK.
EMPLOYEE PULLED DRAW ROCK DOWN. HE PUT UP OUTSIDE BOLT, SWUNG OVER TO PUT UP NEXT BOLT. PULLED DOWN DRAW ROCK, PUSHED RIGHT LEG, FELL, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS OPERATING ROOF OBLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMT HE TOP CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM AND CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING TO HIS ARM.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER DECK CANOPY ON TRUSS BOLT MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND INJURED EE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE AREA LIGHT MOUNTED ON TRAM DECK, HIS LEFT HAND THEN BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND LIGHT AS THE CANOPY WAS LOWERED.INJRING 4 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS BOLTING IN #2 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION. AS CANOPY CAME DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK CAME LOOSE, GOT ON HIS BACK, & INJURED HIS UPPER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR 7/11/01, IS BEING TREATED FOR BRU ISING & HAVING P.T.
EE WAS OPERATING COAL DRILL WHEN HIS HAND CAUGHTBETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE EE WAS WELDING HE SUFFERED A FLASH TO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A MINOR BEGINNING A NEW CUT. ROOF WAS CHANGING FROM SLATE TO SAND STONE. A SMALL PIECE(SAUCER SIZE) FELL ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING IT. DR. INSERTED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOU ND.
EE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK CAME SPINNING DOWN THE DRILL STEEL CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS HEAD & SHOULDER.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL BOLTS FOR ROOF. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING BRUISE.
EE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF. THE EXTENSION FELL FROM THE MACHINE. HE REACHED TO PICK IT UP, PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ONTO THE DRILL HEAD. STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE ONTO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN HIS UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.
ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING THE TOP OF THE CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND ALSO STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE. DAYS LOST BEGAN 1-31-01.
EE BOLTING ON #2 SECTION. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CANOPY JACK. HE RAISED THE BOLTER HEAD, SMASHED RING AND LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. X RAY NEGATIVE.
WHILE DRILLING A HOLE IN MINE ROOF A FLYING PIECE OF BROKEN SLATE FELL FROM AROUND HOLE HITTING HIS RIGHT CHEEK, CAUSING LACERATION TO CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE HAD PUT UP 1ST BOLT AND WAS SWINGING OVER TO PUT UP NEXT BOLT. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT HAND AND BROKE 1ST FINGER. USING META-CARPAL GLOVES PREVENTED CRUSHING WHOLE HAND.
PIECE ROCK FELL ONTO LEFT WRIST & HAND WHILE EE PUTTING UP BOLT.
EMPLOYEEE WAS DRILLING MINE ROOF WHEN A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK FELL, GLANCED OFF ARM, AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A CUT ALONG SIDE OF NOSE AND THRU UPPER LIP.
EE GOT MIDDLE FINGER OF HAND MASHED BY LEVELER ARM OF THE BOLTING MACHINE.
WHILE BOLTING MINE ROOF A ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF AND PUNCTURED EMPLOYEES ARM CAUSING HIM TO HAVE STITCHES.
EE WAS INSTALLING BELT HANGERS WHEN HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANGER AND MINE ROOF MASHING INDEX FINGER.
EE MOVING OVER TO DRILL HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT. INTENDED TO LOWER CANOPY, DID NOT LOOK-TOOK HOLD WRONG LEVER-RAISED STAB. THIS ALLOWED ENTIRE MACHINE TO COME DOWN. CANOPY STRUCK EE ON HEAD.
EE INJURED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES, HOLDING STEEL STARTING A HOLE. THE GLOVE STUCK TO THE STEEL AND TWISTED HIS FINGER.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF FALLING AND STRIKING CANOPY CAUSING ROCK TO SHATTER AND GO BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING SCRATCH TO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE BEACME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND DRILL CHUCK. WHEN THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL BEGAN HIS HAND BEING INSIDE THE GLOVE BECOME TWISTED FRACTURING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN & PUSHED THE BOLT OVER. WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD & SPINNED THE BOLT HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SPINNING BOLT
EMPLOYEE PUSHED UP A BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT ONTO HIS LEFT HAND. X-RAY WAS NEGATIVE.
EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THE BOLTER TRAMMED BACKWARD TO SET UP. THEY WERE ABOUT A FOOT OFF. WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED TRAM, THE RIGHT SIDE ENGAGED FIRST THEN THE LEFT. BOLTER SLEWED RIGHT, THEN ST RAIGHT.
EE WAS PUTTING UP A BOLT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED FOR SOMETHING TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING. HE GOT HIS HAND ON THE DRILL POT AS IT WENT UP. THE POT PUSHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF AND C UT OFF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE BY A ROOF BOLT PLATE. EE SWUNG THE BOOM, EITHER IT OR THE STAB JACK HIT A BOLT AND CAUSED IT TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE HIS FACE. EE RECEIVED SUTURES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HIS MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING UP BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED WHEN HE REACHED OVER AND LEANED AGAINST THE RIB. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER LOWERED THE ATRS AND A PIECE OF ROCK WAS RELEASED STRIK ING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AS EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO START HIS DRILL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW, FOOT AND ANKLE. CAUSING BRUISES AND ABRASION.
WHILE IN A SQUATTING POSITION EE TURNED TO REACH FOR A ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4/14/00.
ROTATION HOSE ON PINNER BUSTED, SPRAYING HYDDRAULIC OIL ON THE FACE AND EYES OF THE EE.
A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB,STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND ANKLE, FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE.
SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM ROOF BOLT HIT EMPLOYEEIN RIGHT EYE.