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OUR COAL IS VERY LOW APPROXIMATELY 29" WITH A LOT OF MUD AND WATER.EMPLOYEE HAD TO CRAWL ON HANDS AND KNEES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME THEREBY CAUSING INFLAMMATION TO HIS KNEE CAUSING FLUID TO G ATHER ON KNEE CAP,SWELLING TO THE KNEE AND SEVERE PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS WITH TORCH AND THE TORCH CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS HAND CAUSING BURNS TO HIS AHND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CHAIN THAT WAS HOOKED ON HEAD DRIVE AND SCOOP THE SCOOP DRIVER PULLED FORWARD EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TAIL ROLLER OF HEAD DRIVE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWE EN SCOOP AND ROLLER ON HEAD DRIVE BRUISING HIS FOOT
HE WAS GOING INSIDE ON A SCOOP AS HE WAS GOING THROUGH A CURTAIN A PIECE OF COAL DUST WENT IN HIS EYE
RUNNING A SCOOP AND A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF FROM ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD
I.NAME OPERATING ROOFBOLTER.INSERTING STEEL BARREL INTO HOLE GUIDING IT WITH LEFT HAND.DRILL WAS TURNING.BARREL WAS HOT AND PAIR OF RUBBER GLOVES STUCK TO BARREL CAUSING FINGER TO GET STUCK AN D PULLING OFF THE FINGER.
I,NAME WAS REMOVING SAFTEY JACKS & WHEN HE TOOK ONE OUT HE THREW IT & IT HITE THE ROOF OF THE MINES & BOUNCED HITTING HIS KNEE.
I.NAME WAS RUNNING THE ROOFBOLTER & FOR SOME REASON PUT HIS HAND ON THE ROOF & THE BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUGHT HIS ARM
I NAME WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE ON THE LONG JOHN WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND AND STRAINED HIS HIP.
HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON SOME CONCRETE BLOCK WHILE CRAWLING THROUGH MANDOOR.
I.NAME WA S PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS AFTER PUTTING UP JACKS HE WAS MOVING TO ASNOTHER PSITION TO CONTINUE PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER GOT STUCK AND SOME ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM -BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM AND LACERATING HIS FACE WITH ABRASIONS ON HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS OPERATING A BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL IN THE CONEYOR CHAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE ROCK THE CHAIN CAUGHT HISTHUMB AND PALM.
I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HIT THE TRAM LEVER & THE BOLT MACHINE PINNED HIM AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINES
JUST HAD BEGAN 8HIFT I.NAME WAS OPERATING A JEEP THAT WAS HAULING SOME METAL BELT STRUCTURE INTO THE MINE A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE FELL OFF & I.NAME STOPPED THE JEEP PICKED IT UP & THREW THE STRUCTURE BACK 2N IT GLANCED BACK OFF & CUT HIS FINGER
HE WAS DRIVING 5 PIN ON THE HEAD CHAIN OF THE MINER AND A PIECE OF THE PIN, HIT HIM IN THE EYE WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER.
HE WAS SETTING 4ACKS AND SOME DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.