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TRUCK DRIVER TRYED TO LATCH TAILGATE AND BROKE HIS FINGER.
HAD ROOF FALL NO 1 ENTRY BETWEEN 10 & 11 BLOCK. APPROX 18FT WIDE ,80 FT LONG AND ABOUT 7 FT HIGH. HAD 4 X 6 FT BOLTS IN THAT AREA.
EMP WAS MOVING CONVEYOR BELT AND BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON BELT STRUCTURE.
A SPLICE WAS MADE IN #2 BELT. THE BELT WAS STARTED & RAN FOR 1 COMPLETE REVOLUTION. THE BELT WAS SHUT DOWN & PUT IN REVERSE. THE MEN GOT ON THE BELT TO RIDE INSIDE THE MINE. WHEN THE BELT STAR TED THE KING PIN CAUGHT IN THE BELT CHAIN, PULLING THE PIN OUT OF THE SPLICE. THE BELT CAME IN TWO DUMPING THE MEN OFF THE BELT.
A SPLICE WAS MADE IN THE #2 BELT. THE BELT WAS STARTED AND RAN FOR ONE COMPLETE REVOLUTION. THE BELT WAS STOPPED AND PUT IN REVERSE. THE MEN GOT ON THE BELT TO RIDE INSIDE THE MINE. WHEN THE B ELT STARTED THE LING PIN OF A SPLICE WEDGED IN ABELT CHAIN PULLING THE PIN OUT OF THE PLICE. THE BELT CAME IN TWO, DUMPING THE MENT OFF THE BELT.
A SPLICE WAS MADE IN GHE #2 BEFT. AFTAER THE SPLICE WAS MADE THE BELT WAS RAN FOR 1 COMPLETE REVOLUTION. THE BELT WAS STOPPED & PUT IN REVERSE. THE MEN GOT ON THE BELT TO RIDE INSIDE THE MINE. WHEN THE BELT STARTED THE KING PIN OF A SPLICE WEDGED IN A BELT CHAIN PULLING THE PIN OUT OF THE SPLICE. THE BELT CAME INTO DUMPING THE MEN OFF THE BELT.
EE WAS FALLING A CABLE ON DRAGLINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DRAG LINE WHEN BRAKE BAND SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND CUTTING FINGER.
EE WAS IN #5 ENTRY AT INTERSECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STURCK PERSON ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT UPPER ARMTHE ENTRY WAS BOLTED ON PATTERN. THE ROCK WAS AP PPROX 24" L X 18" W AND 3" THICK
REMOVNG BOLT FROM VIRBRATOR SCREEN, WAS USING SLAG HAMMER FOR APUCNH, WHEN HIT THE SLAG, HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER A PIECE OF THE SLAG HAMMER BROKE OFF AND CUT INTO BACK SIDE OF RIGHT HANDF.
THE ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 1ST LEFT BUT SECTION IN 5 ENTRY BETWEEN 2 OAK 151 20'. THE FALL IS 70' L 9' H AND 17' W 3/4 X 48" RESIN GROUT BOLTS HAD BEEN USED IN THIS AREA.
LAST OPEN CROSSCUT 2 TO 1 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE MAIN ENTRIES. THE SIZE OF THE FALL IS 50' L, APPROX 6' THICK & 17' W. ROOF FALL BEING USED IS 5' & METAL ROOF MATS WERE ALSO INSTALLED.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOTLT AND STRUCK PERSON ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM RESULTING IN A BRUISE. THEY WAS TRIMMING BOTTOM IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY 100 FT FROM FACE.
THE PERSON WAS GOING TO MOVE THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE HE LOST FOOTING. HE STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD FAGAINST THE CANOPY CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT EAR. THE PERSON WAS TRANSPOR TED TO SACRED HEART HOSPITAL BY THE TRI TOWN RESCUE SQUAD. HE RECEIVED SUTURES TO HIS FEAR AND WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL.
LOWERING WELDING CABLE FROM ROTARY BREAKER LEVEL DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL. ELECTRODE END WAS FROZEN IN ICE, BROKE LOOSE FROM ICE & STRUCK INJURED PERSON IN FACE.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS HELPING INSTALL METAL STRRAP TO SUPPORT THE ROOF. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TOP OF THE BOLTER HOLDING THE STRAP. WHEN THE OPERATOR WAS PUSHING THE BOLT UP, THE INJURED PERS ONS FOOT SLIPPED AND THE DRILL HEAD IN THE UPWARD MOTION CAUGHT HIS TOES. THIS RESULTED TO A FRACTURE TO THE MIDDLE TOE WHICH HAD TO BE AMPUTATED WHEN AT THE HOSPITAL.
WAS WORKING ON A POWER PLANT PUTING A NEW GENERATOR TAKING OUT BOLTS AND MASHED THUMB.
THE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS SCOOPING NO. 2 ROADWAY. DIRT FLEW OFF THE TIRE AND CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE. HE GOT DIRT IN HIS LEFT EYE AND HE CAME OUTSIDE AND WASHED IT OUT WITH EYEWASH. HE SAID IT FELT BETTER AND FINISHED WORKING HIS SHIFT. AFTER HE WENT HOME, IT STARTED HURTING HIM AGAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM EYE DROPS. HE TOLD HIM TO TAK
GOING UP LADDER AND HIT HEAD ON DEFLECTED PLATE.
THE INJURED MAN WAS WORKING AS A MINER HELPER HE WAS SETTING ALONG THE RIB WHEN PART OF THE RIB ROLLED OUT HITTING HIM ON THE ANKLE AND HIS HIP.
EMPLOYEE HAD BURNED HOLES IN TRUCK BED AND WENT DOWN OFF TRUCK TO GET A LADDER AND BOLTS TO FINISH JOB.AFTER CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED WITH THE LADDER IN ONE HAND,THE EMPLOYEE STEP PED OVER THE TOP OF THE TRUCK BED AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK BED.
ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL AND HIT INJURED BREAKING RIGHT LEG AT KNEE.
STEERING CLUTCH ON CAT D-7 DOZER NEEDED REPAIR TO FACILITATE WORK OPERATORS SEAT HAD TO BE REMOVED WHILE LIFTING THE SEAT THROUGH THE DOOR OF THE DOZER THE SEAT SLIPPED CRUSHING THE VICTIMS L ITTLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SEAT & THE DOZERS TRACK CLEATS