EMPL WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL & EMPL'S LEG HIT ROOF BOLT & CUT LEG NEAR KNEE.
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Showing all 13SHOTFIRE SHOT #7 BREAK TO #8 SCOOP DRIVER WAS TWO BREAKS DOWN IN #8. BLAST RESULTING IN EAR INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A LARGE BUMP AND THE JAR CAUSED BACK PAIN EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 06-24-91 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WORKED AS A ROCK,PICKER AND HAD TO DO LIFTING.
A ROOF BOLT SNAGGED THE EMPLOYEE'S SHIRT AND PULLED HIM INTO A AWKWARD POSITION AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP AND HE RAISED UP TOO CLOSE TO THE ROOF AND HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE ROOF.
PULLING CABLE OFF OF COAL DRILL AND PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 2 1/2 INCHES THICK 11 INCHES WIDE AND 3 FOOT LONG FELL OUT BETWEEN #1 BOLT AND ATRS SETUP FOR NEXT BOLT.
SHOVELING COAL WHILE ON KNEES AND PAIN BEGAN IN RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING ROCK AT TAIL PIECE AND MASHED HIS FINGER ON A ROCK.
CHANGING BITS ON CUTTER HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF HAMMER FLEW OFF AND HIT IN EYE.
CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS BACKING HIS MACHINE OUT OF #4 HEADING. WHEN HE GOT IN FRONT OF BREAK GOING TO #3, A SHOT WAS PUT OFF AND FORCE OF BLAST TRAVELED THROUGH A PREDRILLED HOLE AND HIT HIM IN BACK.