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HE WAS WIPING G9EASE OFF A WATERLINE NEXT TO CONVEYOR BELT WITHA RAG . HIS HAND SLIPPED , THE RAG CAUGHT IN A ROLLER AND PULLED RT HAND ACROSS THE ROLLER, X RAY INDICATED A HAIR LINE FRACTU ON HIS INDEX FI3GER ON RT HAND ON THE JOINT CLOSEST TO END OF HIS FINGER
INSTALLING A MA3 DOOR IN A CINDER BLOCK STOPPING-IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE DOOR TO INSTALL IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.
ROAD BOLTING WH9N THE RIB TIPPED OVER AND KNOCKED HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER BOOM.
FLUSHING OUT A 9ADIATOR LIFTED THE RADIATOR FOR ACCESS IT DROPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RING ON LFT HAND CAUSING THE RING TO CUT HIS FINGER
REPLACING A RET6RN IDLER ON A CONVYOR BELT. HE GOT UNDER THE BELT TO LIFT UP-AS HE WAS LIFTING HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEG.
WAS USING OXY-A7T. TORCHES, THE TORCH SLIPPED IN HIS LEFT HAND AND BURNED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
PULLING A CONVE2OR BELT HINGE PIN OUT OF A SPLICE. THE PIN CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY CAUSING HIM TO SLAM HIS ELBOW INTO A ROOF SUPPORT TIMBER.
OPERATING CONTI3OUS MINER HE WAS LOADING A SHUTTLE CAR THE BOOM WAS UP THE OFF SIDE RIB POPPED THROWING A SMALL PIECE OF COAL ACROSS THE ENTRY THE COAL WENT UNDER THE BOOM HITTING THE OPERATOR ON THE LEFT CH9EK APPROX 1 IN BACK FROM THE CORNER OF THE MOUTH 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND
HE WAS MOPPING 7HE STAIRWAY- HE SLIPPED ON THE WET STAIRWAY AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM-INJURING HIS BACK.
I NAME HAD JUST3COMPLETED HANGING A SENSOR WIRE OVER A BELT CONVEYOR THE CONVEYOR IS APROXIMATELY 4 1/2 FT OFF THE MINE FLOOR HE JUMPED OFF THE CONVEYOR ONTO A PIECE OF COAL ON THE MINE FLOOR THE COAL ROLLE8 AS HE HIT IT CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING HE SEVERLY STRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
I NAME HAULING 9OOF BOLTS TO THE BOLTING MACHINE,THE ROADWAY WAS ON SOME WHAT OF AN ANGLE.WHILE TURNING AROUND IN THE INTERSECTION THE MACHINE RAISED UP ON ONE SIDE.I NAME REACHED OVER AND GRA BED THE HAND RA3L TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE JUST BEFORE THE RAIL HIT THE ROOF.SQUEEZING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE ROOF.
MAN CLEANING UP3RIB IN PREPARATION TO BUILD STOPPING.RIB ROLLED FALLING ON HIM COAL WAS 8'HIGH X 6'' THICK AND 3'WIDE.
THE MAN WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF COAL TO SECURE THE BOTTOM OF A CHECK CURTAIN. WHEN THE COAL WAS MOVED IT DISTURBED THE RIB, THE RIB TIPPED OVER CATCHING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STOOD ON TOP OF BOLTER HEAD, TO PULL STEEL OUT OF ROOF, STEPPED DOWN SLIPPED; FELL UNDER BOLTER HEAD (RIGHT LEG) CAUGHT BOOM CONTROL LEVER WITH HAND LOWERING BOLTER HEAD ONTO LOWER RI
THE MINER WAS MINING SECOND PUSH ON #3 TO #4 PILLAR. ROOF BOLTS UP TO CAB. THE OPERATOR SAW TOP START TO WORK AND WAS BACKING MINER OUT WHEN RIB BOUNCES DE-ENERGIZED MACHINE ON PANIC SWITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MINER. BEFORE THE POWER WAS RESET, TOP COAL CAME IN. LOOSE SHALE FLOOR AND RIBS STOPPED MINER FROM TRAMMING OUT OF PLACE. SET SAFETY TIMBER IN WHILE WE CLEANED RIBS-WE USED M