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Injured strained his left knee while pulling the miner cable.
Injured was operating the roof drill when the drill steel dropped out of the drilled hole striking him on thumb and index finger.
Injured was operating the roof drill when a rock approx. 50 inches long x 24 inches wide x 5 inches thick fell from roof striking him on his left upper leg.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON A BRATTICE WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE SLIPPED OFF A BLOCK & BRUISED IT AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR. * THIS INJURY WAS NON-REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/01/05 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY.
Injured was moving roof bolts off top of the roof drill when the operator moved the roof drill and the tire ran against the side of his foot.
INJURED WAS SITTING EATING LUNCH WHEN A ROCK APPROX.: 2'WIDE X 2'LONG X 1"THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
INJURED CUT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WHILE MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT BEARING PLATES - REQUIRING ONE SUTURE.
INJURED BENT OVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE & BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE LOWER BACK PAIN.
Injured was tramming bolter and ran over some header boards, jolting his back.
INJURED STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX.
INJURED WAS HELPING REPLACE THE CRAWLER DRIVE UNIT ON THE MINER AND STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE PUSHING THE UNIT WITH HIS LEGS.
INJURED WAS FRIGHTENED WHEN SOME ROCK FELL IN A COMPLETED PILLAR CUT CAUSING HIM TO JUMP AND STRAIN MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX: 24 INCHES WIDE X 24 INCHES LONG X 1 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS WATCHING SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR PULL THE MINER CABLE SLACK UP WHEN THE MINER CABLE STRUCK HIM ON THE LEGS, KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
INJURED STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP, PULLING CONVEYOR BELT OUT WHEN THE CHAIN BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS FOREHEAD.
INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL WEIGHING APPROX: 50 LBS. ROLLED OFF RIB KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MINER DECK INJURING HIS LEFT HIP.
INJURED STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP AND MOVING TIMBERS.
INJURED WAS WALKING IN A BENT-OVER POSITION & STRUCK HIS LEFT UPPER BACK ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 12" X 12" X 10" THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LEG AT SHIN. (BECAME INFECTED-WENT TO DR. 7-20-02).
INJURED WAS IN THE OPERATORS DECK OF A DISABLED PERSONNEL CARRIER BEING MANEUVERED BY A SCOOP WHEN IT WAS MOVED AGAINST ANOTHER PERSONNEL CARRIER STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL & THE DRILL STEEL DROPPED OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
INJURED BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A BOX OF RESIN WEIGHING APPROX 35 LBS AND CAUSED A HERNIA ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS WALKING IN A BENT OVER POSITION AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROOF BOLT.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 10"X 10"X 1"THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST.
INJURED STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE.
INJURED BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST A WOOD CRIB BLOCK WHILE HELPING TO REPAIR A SHUTTLE CAR.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS PULLING VENTILATION CURTAIN OUT OF MUD AND STRAINED LEFT UPPER ARM MUSCLE.
INJURED WAS WELDING ON MINER WHEN A SPARK GOT BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL OUT OF DRILLED HOLE WHEN A SLIVEROF METAL FROM THE DRILL STEEL PUNCTURED THE PALMOF HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX 1 1/2 FT WIDE X 3 1/2 FT LONG X 3 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEL AND MINE ROOF.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A ROCK 1 FT WIDE 2 FT LONG 6 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN TANK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TANK & PERSONNEL CARRIER AND ALSO TWISTED LOWER BACK.
INJURED BRUISED RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR WHILE OPERATING THE BOLTING MACHINE.
ROOF FALL APPROX: 18'WIDE X 130'LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO.1 ENTRY, 40' INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 457.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 20 FT WIDE X 60 FT LONG X UNKNOWN HEIGHT IN NO. 5 ENTRY- 130 FT INBY SURVEY STATION NO. 599.
ROOF FALL APPROX. 20' WIDE X 20' LONG X 10' HIGH IN NO.4 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION NO. 598.
ROOF FALL APPROX 20 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 5 FT THICK IN NO. 2 ENTRY. 85 FT IN BY SURVEY STATION NO. 587.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK 14 INCHES LONG X 6 INCHES WIDE X 2 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
THE MINER CUTTER BITS CAUGHT A VENTILATION CURTAIN AND THREW SOME MATERIAL OFF THE CURTAIN AND STRUCK INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.