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While servicing feeder (greasing), right knee popped and started swelling. He went to emergency room on 11/30/07 - first visit.
EE was cutting bushing for pin on backhoe, when the grinder hung up and kicked back, striking EE below right elbow. Required 2 stitches just below right elbow.
Employee was unloading metal roof support jacks from roof drill when jack pinched finger cutting top of finger at second joint.
Employee was starting to drill hole to install roof bolt when stab jack pin broke, letting canopy down and hit employee in head. (top)
Operating roof bolter, drill steel got stuck in hole. Operator reached out to hold steel and was going to hit the reverse rotation on drill. Instead he hit forward causing steel to come out and strike the back of the operator's hand causing a break in the left wrist bone.
Drilling a hole to install roof bolts using a 6' steel, he used his wrench to torque bolts to drill a deeper hole and steel bent. He reversed the drill rotation and was holding the steel in his hand when he hit the reverse lever. Wrench came off steel, hit his left arm causing a simple fracture of the forearm.
Employee was tramming the roof bolter up an incline and had his arm around the canopy post of the deck of the roof bolter. The roof bolter ran into the rib and cut his right arm.
WAS ROCK DUSTING WITH A SCOOP BUCKET DUSTER, HIT ROCK BOUNCED CAME DOWN ON SELF RESCUEER, HIT LOWER BACK
Employee was running roof bolter and started to drill a hole and a piece of draw rock fell from top cutting his face. (Required 6 stitches)
Employee was running roof bolter and rock fell from top striking him on the back of right hand. Started missing work 6/28/04.
#5 HEADING, BACKING DRILL OUT OF HEADING, REACHED DOWN TO GET CABLE OUT OF WAY, NEXT TO DECK, DECK CAUGHT THUMB MASHING LEFT THUMB.
REMOVING LUG BOLTS FROM SCOOP TIRE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE-CONTROLLED CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS WATCHING CRAWLER DRIVE GEAR TO ALIGN IT FOR WELDING WHEN PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS EYE (HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES). PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS USED, AS USUAL.
EE WAS USING A WIRE BRUSH WHEEL ON AN AIR-OPERATED DIE GRINDER TO CLEAN A GEAR CASE WHEN A PIECE OF WIRE STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 12-12-2001, WHEN THE PIE CE OF WIRE WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN. HE RETURNED TO WORK AT REGULAR DUTY ON SAME DATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO TAKE DOWN BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE CUT BOLT HOLDING STRUCTURE TO ROOF, STRUCTURE FELL, STRIKING EE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT FROM BEHIND SAFETY TOE AND BROKE BONE ON TOP OF FOOT. EE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM WORK FOR UNRELATED MEDICAL REASONS ON 7-11-01. FRACTURE DISCOVERED 7-19-01.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP CAUGHT WEB OF HAND AND R THUMB BETWEEN PEICES OF STEEL R HAND. WAS WEARING GLOVES.