Employee was operating scoop across section and was watching a water bucket on scoop and had his arm on post of scoop and hit his left arm against roof of mine, injuring left arm.
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Showing all 11Employee was busting a rock on the feeder and the rock and the drag chain caught his right ring finger against top. per call to Joseph Jacobs 3-28-05, it was amputated to the first joint from the tip. coder 12.
EE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN THE BELT SPLICE, JERKING HIS LEFT ARM. INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST AND SHOULDER.
SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISLODGING ROOF BOLTER STEEL FROM MINE ROOF WHEN HIS FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROTATING STEEL, CUTTING HIM.
EE WAS PULLING ON CUTTING MACHINE CABLE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE UPPER RT. ARM.
EE WORKING ON FEEDER, BUSTING ROCK, HE WENT TO TURN ROCK OVER, HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT.
EMP WAS TAKING HOSE OFF BOLTER AND POPPED HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT PUMP AND HURT BACK.
EE WAS HANGING CABLE FOR DRILL AND HURT LOWER BACK.
EE WAS GOING TO DUMP A LOAD OF COAL & BACKED SCOOP UP AND A BLOCK OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.