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EE WAS ROCK DUSTING TRACK AT BREAK 94, SITTING ON BACK OF MOTOR, AND MOTOR JERKED, AND HE FELL OFF MOTOR ONTO TRACK, HURTING BACK & NECK.
EE WAS USING PLASTER MACHINE TO PLASTER STOPPING AND WHEN WANT TIP STOPPED UP, HE TURNED TO TURN MACHINE OFF AND WAND TIP BLEW OUT OF WAND, AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD, CAUSING CUT RE QUIRING STITCHES.
WHILE OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER A ROCK FELL OFF THE MINER HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG RESULTING IN BRUISES & STRAIN.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND DRILL STEEL STUCK IN HOLE AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR STEEL IT FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND PINNED FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AND DRILL POT. FRACTURED RING FINGER ON LT. HAND.
EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS AND ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER AND ROOFBOLTER. TOOK UP CABLE SLACK, AND CABLE PULLED OUT OF J. HOOKS AND CABLE HIT HIM ON HEAD, KNOCKING HIM DOWN, HURTING HAND, NECK, BACK, AND HIPS
DRILLING HOLES FOR ANCHOR PINS FOR TAIL PIECE & HYDRAULIC FITTING CAME LOOSE AND SPRAYED OIL IN FACE AND EYES RESULTING IN SCRATCH TO EYE.
WHILE OPERATING MINER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN BRUISES AND STRAIN.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR WITH A BUTTERFLY DRILL, STEEL JUMPED OUT OF THE SHORT HOLE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT LEG.
EE CHIPPED BONE IN HIS LEFT THUM WHEN DRILL STEEL IN HOLE STUCK & CAME LOOSE & PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF DRILL STEEL
CABLE ON ROOF BOLTER STRUCK HIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN, HURTING HIS KNEE.
HURT RT. THUMB WHEN STUCK PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND PINNED HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL.
WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE, THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF MINE ROOF STRIKING EE ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE PUTTING UP A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HANDAND SHOULDERS RESULTING IN 10 STITCHES TO CUT ON HAND.
WHILE BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND BROKE. ONE PIECE STRUCK EE ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK.