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While roof bolting the technician had placed his 54 inch drill steel next to the drill mast instead of in the tray to install a 5 ft bolt. steel caught under canopy stop block and sprang out striking the operator int he face leaving a laceration in his nose that required sutures to close. employee was released to unrestricted duty.

EE was operating Fletcher roof bolter when a rock fell from the roof approx 3' by 4' by 1.5' striking him in the upper leg causing his knee to hyperextend.

AFTER COMPLETING BOLTING OPERATIONS, EE WAS FOLDING UP THE MACHINE WHEN A 56" DRILL STEEL CAUGHT BEHIND A SUPPORT POST UNDER THE GLUE STORAGE AREA AND FLIPPED TOWARD THE EE, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN. LACERATION ON CHIN REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. CURRENTLY EVALUATING THE SET UP OF ALL GLUE STORAGE AND DRILL STEEL TRAYS.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A ROCK 3" X 3" X 1/2" FELL AND STRUCK THE ROTATING DRILL POT THROWING IT TOWARD THE OPERATOR STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN AND LEAVING A 1/2 INCH LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

While cleaning a finished cut with a remote operated Joy cont miner a rock slid off the back of the ramcar being loaded and struck the top of the operator's foot. Diagnosed with three fractured bones in the foot. Lost time accident, returned to restricted duty 7-12-04. Ram operator may not have seen signal to back up and the miner tail hit the material on ram causing it to slide.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING AND INSTALLING A FULLY GROUTED 6 FOOT BOLT THE BOLT AND PLATE POPPED OFF THE DRILL POT UNEXPECTEDLY STRIKING THE BACK OF THE OPERATOR'S HAND WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF THE PLATE, CUTTING THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LEAVING A LACERATION ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. RELEASED TO FULL DUTY.

While roof bolting and checking for suction at the drill pot a 54 inch drill steel that had been left in the roof fell from the drilled hole and struck the operator's left hand leaving a laceration that required sutures to close.

While installing fully grouted 8 foot roof bolts the operator was struck on the forearm by falling material leaving a laceration that required sutures to close.

While drilling a test hole in the last open xcut the operator bent a drill steel & pinched his right index finger between the drill steel & the drill mast. Transported to Memorial Hospital in Springfield IL, diagnosed with fracture & laceration, treated with suturing and splint. Lost time accident.

WHILE REELING UP CABLE AFTER A POWER MOVE THE VICTIM INADVERTANTLY MOVED THE REAR OF THE FLETCH ROOF BOLTER HE WAS OPERATING INTO THE TAIL OF A JOY CONTINUOUS MINER, PINCHING THE FOREARM OF THE OPERATOR. OPERATOR'S ARM WAS POSITIONED AROUND THE CANOPY POST FOR LEVERAGE EXPOSING A PORTION OF HIS ARM TO CONTACT RESULTING IN A LACERATION AND CHIPPING OF THE BONE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY AN UNSECURED HYDRAULIC HOSE, CHIPPING A TOOTH. WAITED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT TO DETERMINE REPORTABLE STATUS.

WHILE OPERATING MINER BIT HIT SULFUR BALL IN ROOF CAUSING BIT TO FRACTURE AND FLY STRIKING OPERATOR ON FOREHEAD. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED SLOSURE BY DR. NO LOST DAYS OR RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING INSIDE PIN UP WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE 12"X12"X1" FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STAPLES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SHIN BY MATERIAL THAT FELL FROM UNBOLTED CUT AND ROLLED TOWARD HIM IN AN UNEXPECTED MANNER. INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS AN ABRASION BUT INFECTION LED TO SWELLING CAUSING A NERVE TO BE PINCHED.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A ROCK 20"X16"X4" FELL SRIKING THE CANOPY, THEN THE OPERATOR, CUTTING THE ENDOF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. OPERATOR RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL DUTY THE NEXT DAY.

WHILE CLEANING A ROOF FALL ON A MAINLINE BELT, A CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS HIT BY SLIDING MATERIAL FROM THE FALL AREA. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR INJURIES TO BOTH LEGS AND BOTH ARMS. RECE IVED STITCHES IN LEFT HAND AND WAS ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION, POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO SOFT TISSUE IN RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS MAKING UP PINS IN RIGHT TURN OF #5 ENTRY OF 51MS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT SHOULDER. IMPACT CAUSED CONTUSIONS AND STIFFNESS. DOCTOR HAS ADVISED NO W ORK UNTIL 10-11-02.

ROCK FELL WHILE BOLTING STRIKING RIGHT FOREARM. LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE. RELEASED AFTER TREATMENT TO RETURN TO WORK. NO LOST DAYS OR RESTICTIVE DUTY.

EE WAS BEING TRAINED ON ROOF BOLTER. WHILE AT MIDDLE AT BOLTER MAKING UP A PIN SHALE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLT STIKING HIM ON LEFT CHEEK. RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. HE WAS TR EATED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK UPPER RTARM CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ABOVE UPPER LIP BY PIECE OF SHALE WHILE BOLTING. LACERATION WAS TREATED AFTER SHIFT AND REQUIRED SUTURES. EE. WAS RELEASED TO BOLT ON 6/12/01.

EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN A DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND STRUCK HIS HAND AS IT WAS POSITIONED ON THE DRILL POT. DR HAD ADVISED NO WORK FOR 24 HOURS THEN RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 10 DAYS.

WHILE BOLTING IN 4RMS A PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD AND FACE CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK ONE INCH BELOW EYE. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES. HE WAS TREATED A ND RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE ROOF BOLTING AND STRUCK HIM ON CHIN. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. HE WAS TREATED AND ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF SHALE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE UPPER LIP RIGHT SIDE. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST DRILL POT. X-RAY DETECTED FRACTURE OF POINTER FINGER METACARPAL BONE. DR. HAS PLACED ON RESTIRCTED DUTY FOR APPROX. 2 WEEKS.