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I.NAME WAS TURNING AROUND AFTER A SHOT WAS FIRED, TWISTING HIS KNEE. RESULTED IN SPRAINED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN A BRATTICE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 2" X 18" X 3" FELL HITTING HIS LEG.
INJURED WAS CRAWLING AND INJURED HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS CHECKING FOR A PROBLEM IN FUSE BOX AND GOT INTO POWER BURNING HIS HANDS.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 12 IN X 12 IN X 3 IN FELL STRIKING HIS HAND
LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 2'X2'X2" FELL ON ANKLE WHILE INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS.
THE INTERSECTION FILLED AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SPOT BOLTED WITH 48 INCH BOLTS WITH STRAPS.
MEN WERE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE I.NAME REACHERD FOR A PIECE OF STRUCTURE WHEN HE WAS BIT BY A RATTLE SNAKE ON THE LEFT HAND
ROCK FALL 2 INTERSECTIO NS
ROOF FELL OVERNIGHT TOP DID NOT WORK TEST HOLES WERE DRILLED THOSE WHO IN CRACKS BOLTED WITH 42IN.RESISN BOLTS FALL WAS OPPPROX.36FT THICK
RT SIDE FROM RI6 LOWER TO END OF TOES GOING NUMB WITH SHARP PAIN
WHILE ON HIS KN9ES HE WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER FROM ONE BOLT POSITIONING FOR ANOTHER WHEN HIS KNEE BECAME DISLOCATED
SOMETHING BROKE3IN THE REAR END OF THE TAMDEM TRUCK AND DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK
WHILE LIFTING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOTLS IN A LOW PLACE HE RUPTURED A DISC IN HIS BACK
WHILE WALKING ACROSS FACE AREA STEPPED IN A HOEL AND TWISTED MY KNEE PULLING THE TENDONS IN MY KNEE
WHILE WALKING NEAR FACE AREA A SHUTTLE CAR CAME BY AND THE CABLE CAUGHT MY ANKLE AND SPRUNG IT
HE WAS JUST LOOKING UP AT THE TOP AND SOME HOW STRAINED HIS NECK.
WHILE UNLOADING TOOL BOX FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IT SLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE INJURED FOOT
INJURED WAS PULLING A ROCK OUT UNDER MINER HEAD LIGHT HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE SHARP EDGE CAUGHT HIS HAND AND CUT IT
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF SLAG FLIPPED INTO HIS EYE
WHILE PULLING A HUNG PIECE OF A DRILLED HOLE THE HELPER WAS PULLING DOWN ON IT WHEN THE STEEL RELEASED THE INJURED HAD HIS FINGER ON THE HEAD AND THE STEEL HIT IT.
WHILE PULLING THE STEEL OUT OF THOLE ALREADY DRILLED THE STEEL BECAME HUNG IN EDGE OF HOLE BY THE BIT WHEN THE OPERATOR PULLED HARD TO GET IT OUT IT CAME ALL AT ONCE, FALLING TOWARD THE INJURE D NOT EXPECTED IT AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.
WHILE LIFTING TIMBERS OUT OF SUPPLY CAR EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER PART OF BACK, WHICH RESULTED IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
WHILE PULLING A LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF THE ROOF BOLT HELPER WAS STRUCK ON THE SHOULDER W/ A PIECE OF ROCK THAT SLIPPED OUT AT THE EDGE OF THE LAST PERMANENT SUPPORT BOLT.
ROCK FALL IN FACE OF NO 3 ENTRY 001 SECTION ON CONTINOUS MINER FALL APPROX 60FTX15FTX0-6FT
THE EMPLOYEE BACKED THE BATTERY POWERED TRACTOR UP TO THE MINER GOT OFF AND HELPED SERVICE THE MINER GOT BACK ON THE TRACTOR THINKING IT WAS IN FORWARD POSITION STARTED TO MOVE BUT IT WAS IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP AGAINST THE MINER CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG AND SIDE BETWEEN THE MINER AND TRACTOR