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The individual was spinning roof bolt and a piece of foreign matter struck him in the right eye. The individual was wearing safety glasses. The individual had to have the foreign matter removed by a physician. This is a medical treatment with no lost or restricted workdays.
The individual was standing in the center of the bolter as the ATRS was coming down. His foot was caught in the scissors part of the ATRS causing fracture to the toe area of the left foot.
The injured was operating a roof bolting machine and was raising the drill head up to the drill steel, when he caught his right hand btween the drill head chuch and the drill steel. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures.
The employee was using a set of torches to remove wear strips from a continuous mining machine. He was positioned under the machine and a piece of slag fell in his ear. On January 5, 2009 a physician determined that medical treatment was necessary to treat infection of the ear.
The injured was preparing to cut a piece of metal using a band saw. He lost his balance and his gloved band contacted the moving band gladp. The injured suffered a laceration to his right index finger which requirely sutures.
The injured was working in the shop using a chop saw and cut his right index finger. The laceration required sutures.
THE ROOF BOLTING CREW WAS BOLTING THE FIRST CUT IN THE RIGHT CROSSCUT OFF THE BELT ENTRY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MACHINE. IN POSITIONING THE DRILL HEAD TO INS TALL A RIB BOLT THE CANOPY CONTRACTED AND DISLODGED COAL AND ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT CALF AND BACK OF KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING THE OPERATION OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN THE NO. 5 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIS HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER INJURING NECK, BACK & RIGHT LEG. HE D IDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/22/03.
THE DRILL HEAD HAD STOPPED UP DUE TO A SMALL ROCK BEING IN THE HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE ROCK FROM THE HEAD AND HAD LEFT THE DRILL STEEL IN THE HOLE. THE DRILL STEEL DROPPED OUT OF THE H OLE HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP RIB CAME LOOSE ABOUT 8 FT LONG, 4 FT HIGH, SLIPPED OFF KICKING A PIECE OF COAL AND ROCK LOOSE 57 IN LONG, 12 INCH THICK, PUSHING DRILL OPERATORS RIGHT LEG UNDER DRILL HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DRILL UP SPOT BOLT IN LAMINATED SAND ROCK AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING THE DRILL FOR SPOTTING THE BOLT WHEN THE ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD AND SLID DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE TRAY OF THE OFF SIDE DRILL HEAD.
EE WAS OPERTING MOBILE ROOF SUPPORT WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON THE CALF OF OF HIS LEFT HIND LEG. EE DID NOT GO TOTHE DR. UNTIL 10/26/02 AND DID NOT START MISSING OCT.28.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN SMALL PIECE OFSANDSTONE ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS NOSE.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER WHEN IT SEE-SAWED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN ROOF AND MINER. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON FEB. 2 FOR SURGERY.