BOLTING ROOF, PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING SHOULDER, HIP.
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Showing all 11EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROOF BOLTER CHANGE PLACES. A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
EE WAS SWINGING HEAD OUT OF ROOF BOLTER, SLIPPED AND KNEE WENT UNDER MACHINE.
CLEANING AROUND BELT - HURT BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON TAPER LOCK ON FEEDER, CUT FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HISLEG WAS BROKEN BELOW THE KNEE CAP.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE REACHED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN PIN STEEL.
EE STATED HE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN CANOPY AND DRILL STEEL.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS UNCOUPLING ROCK DUST CAR. HE WAS PULLING PIN, HAD PIN HALF WAY OUT, CAR ROLLED FORWARD AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN MANTRIP AND PIN.
GPF-WORKED 10 OF 15 YEARS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINING. WV OP BOARD MADE FIND OF OP. HAS 25 YEARS OF MINING EXPERIENCE 14 YEARS SMOKING HISTORY.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS EXAMINING THE FACE WHEN HE SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK ON THE TOP. HE WENT TO WARN THE MINER OPERATOR AND THE ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.