EE was installing lagging at roof fall area. While building arch sets, he was holding a piece of lagging to bolt with another employee. The other emoloyee tightened the lagging before EE could clear his hand from between the lagging and structure. Resulting in a laceration to the left middle finger which required stitches, and an x-ray results was a cracked bone.
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Showing all 8employee was struck by shuttle car cable in the back of his legs and the force flipped him upside down and he landed on his head and neck.
Employee was moving a 480v pump and un-tied the trailing cable from the roof and a rock slid out and struck him in the head.
Shuttle car was stuck in entry #7, EE went to check on the situation. While walking around the corner to entry #7 and was struck by the trailing cable.
Employee was exiting the end loader and slipped off of the platform, falling to the ground and injuring his back.
Roof fall at xc-1 on the 1st main west beltline.
installing a roof bolt into the wrench and inadvertently hit his rotation, causing the roof plate to spin and cutting his arm. he was taken to the hospital and received stitches. employee returned to work the next day with light duty restriction.
Worker walked around the back of the roof bolter to help his partner, and walked up to him while the partner was swinging a hammer and was struck in the nose. The injury required him to be taken to the hospital for stitches.