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HELPING ELECT. WORK ON FEEDER BRUISED R HAND
BACK ING UP HIT ROOF BOLT ONE BOLT FLEW UP CAUGHT HIS BACK
I,NAME,FOREMAN, SAYS AT APPROX 2:45PM TOLD HIM HE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH HIS SCOOP AND JERKED HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T SEEN TO BE TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
SOMETIME AROUND THE END OF JUNE, 1989, I,NAME STEPPED UP INTO A STORAGE TRAILER AND FELT A STIRY IN HIS SIDE. A FEW DAYS LATER HIS HIP STARTED HURTING, THE PAIN WAS OFF AND ON. THEN AROUND THE FIRST OF AUGUST HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED GETTING NUMB HE WENT TO SEE DR PAGE 8/18/89, GAVE HIM PAIN MEDICATION & TOOK X-RAYS. PAIN CONT TO GET WORSE WENT BACK TO DR. 8/23/89 DR REFERRED HIM TO D
I,NAME SAYS HE WAS CLEANING A SCOOP USING A AIR HOSE TO BLEW THE DUST OFF SOMETING GOT IN HIS EYE.
PC OF ROCK FEL AROUND DRILL STILL ON BOLTING MACHINE ROCK SLUNG OFF STILL AND HIT HIM IN MOUNTH.
I.NAME SAYS HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE STARTED THE DRILL STEM A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME DOWN & HIT HIM IN THE EYE
I. NAME SAID HE HAD ROOF BOLTER STEEL IN HIS HAND, WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
MAN WAS HELPING ON BOLTER, REPLACING BOLTS AT PORTAL OF #2 ENTRY. THE TOP WAS 9\ HIGH AND THE BOLTER OPERATOR NEEDED HELP HOLDING HIS STEEL TO START A HOLE. THE BOLTER STEEL CAME LOOSE AND HI T THE MAN HELPING ON THE HAND, HURTING HIS THUMB.
CARRYING DUST AUGER FOR CUTTING MACHINE.BENT OVER AND STRAINED SIDE AND BACK.
MEN WERE RIDING SCOOP INSIDE TO BEGIN WORK SCOOP HIT POT HOLE BOUNCED HIM & HURT BACK. OTHER MEN WERE RIDING IN SCOOP. HE WORKED ALL DAY FRI 5-10-85 MON 5-13-85 CAME OUT TO WORK TUE 5-14-85 WENT BACK HOME THEN WENT TO E/R.
INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL BOLT HOLE WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION UP IT THREW A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE HITTING HIM OVER THE TOP LIP CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION
INJURED WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 1INX2IN THICK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HIP
BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF COAL FELL HE JUMPED BACK QUICK FROM PIECE OF COAL AND HURT HIS BACK
BOLTING TOP,ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND.