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THIS MAN BRINGI3G BUGGY TOWARD DUMPING AREA AND STATED UP OVER A LITTLE NOLL IN THE BOTTOM,CANOPY CAUGHT TOP LOOK LIKE ROOF-BOLT AND CANOPY BROKE OFF THRONING RIGHT FRONT LEG HITTING HIM ON AR M & SIDE BRUISE8,ARM & RIBS.
THIS MAN WAS CU9TTING OLD WELD OFF PLANITRAY ON 11CM MINER WEARING GLASSES & A OLD PIECE OF SLAG FROM WELD FLEW INTO THE IN FALLING BEHIND GLASSES & BUR NING EYE-LID
THIS MAN WAS LI0TING APOT THAT GOES ON CONTINIUOS MINER INTO SCOOP BLADE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK AND LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WALKED3THRU A CURTAIN (FLY) JUST AS A SMALL KETTLE BOTTOM FALL. HE THREW UP HIS LEFT ARM AND SHIELDED IT FROM HIM. X-RAYS SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE NEAR ELBOWS.
HIM TO FALL TO 3GROUND AMBULANCE ARRIVED AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL THE ANKLE AND LEG WERE SPLINTED WITH AIR BAG AND TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE ANKLE AND LEG W5S SPLINTED WITH AIR BAG AND TRANSPORTED TO OUTSIDE
WAS WALKING TO AUTOMOBILE FELL AND HIT KNEE ON PIECE OF ROCK.
THIS MAN HAD BEEN RUNING THE MINER WHEN HE WALKED TO SEE WHERE HE HAD JUST CUT A PLACE WHEN A KRITLE BOTTOM PIECE OF ROCK 12X24 FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND THEN ON THE ANKLE AND FOOT AREA THE KITTLE BOTTOM HAD CAME OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AS WITNESSES HAD STATED.
HAULING COAL TO DUMP AREA WHEN HE HIT PIECE OF ROCK IN ROADWAY AND THREW HIM AGAINST CANOPY.WORKED FOLLOWING DAY AND IT WASNT REPORTED UNTIL THEN.IS IN CARE OF DR FOR LUMBAR INJURY AND IS EXPE CTED TO RETURN TO WORK IN ONE WEEK.
WAS HELPING PULL MINER CABLE PIECE OF SLATE CAME FROM IN BETWEEN PINS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK PULLING MUSCLES CALLED SAID HE WAS GOING TO RETURN IN 2 WEEKS
WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A HALF HEADER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. 6X18" HALF HEADER.
WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT FOR BELT MOVE WITHA PAIR OF CHANELOCK PLIERS AND THE SLIPPED FROM BELT AND HE FELL ON RT WRIST SPRAINING IT HE WORKED ON THRU THE SHIFT AND REPORTED IT THE FOLLOW ING NIGHT WHEN HE CAME OUT TO WORK WENT INSIDETHE NEXT NIGHT AND WORKED ONE HOUR AND SAID THAT IT WAS BOTHERING HIM
WAS HOOKING UP CABLE AND CUT HEAD TO THE 3-WHEELER ON 002-0 SECTION AND WIRE GOT TOGETHER IN A BAD PLACE ARKING AND BURNING RT LEFT HANDS AND BURNING HIS FACE SAID THAT HE WOULD BE RETURNING 0 52984
HE WAS RESETTING A BREAKER THAT HAD TRIPPED & IT FLASHED & BURNED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS SPOT PINNING #2 ROOM OFF OF #1 ENTRY SPAD 400 A PC OF ROCK 21/4FT WIDE 51/2FT LONG X4IN THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & HIT HIM A GLANCING LICK ON SHOULDERS AND BACK AREA HE IS AN EXPERIENCED BOLT ER OPERATOR & A CERTIFIED MINE FOREMAN HE HAD POSITIONED HIS MACHINE & HAD SET HIS CANOPY & STARTED DRILLING HOLE WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM BETWEEN BOLTS
WAS PULLING HIM UP SOME SLACK FOR PINNER AND TOUCHED A SPLIT SPLICE IN CABLE AND IT SHOCKED HIM. CALLED HOSPITAL AND SAID THEY WERE KEEPING HIM FOR OBSERVATION. TALKED TO HIM PERSONALLY.
WAS ON T OP OF SCOOP REPAIRING IT AND PC OF ROCK CAME OUT BETWEEN PINS ND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT AND ANKLE
WAS PINNING IN FACE AREA WALKED TO THE BACK SIDE OF MACHINE OPERATORS SIDE TO GET A ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK 3\ LENGTH = 2\ ACROSS = 2" THICK SAME OUT BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON NECK AR EA HE AND THE DR SAID THAT HE WOULD RETURN TO WORK SUNDAY NIGHT 3RD SHIFT
WAS EATING DINNER AT THE POWER CENTER AWAY FROM FACE AREA AND BENT OVER TO GET SOMETHING ROCK CAME OUT FROM BETWEEN PINS 3FTX3FT8INX4IN STRIKING RONALD ON THE SHOULDER AND BACK A GLANCING BLOW IS BRUISED AND PROBABLY WILL RETURN TO WORK BY MONDAY 011684
WAS TURNING OFF WATER VALVE ON MINER LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BEHIND IT, BROKE TIP END OF IT
WAS PINNING A BREAK IN FACE AREA BETWEEN 6&5 THE PIN STEEL STUCK IN TOP WHEN HE LET POT DOWN HADHAND ON POT STEEL DROPPED AND STRUCK MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND MASHED THE END OF IT PARTICALLY OFF HE SAID THAT HE SOULD RETURN TO WORK AROUND THE 16TH OF OCTOBER ON RESTRUCTED DUTY
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON CANOPY A PIECE ABOUT 2FTX2IN ABOUT 2IN THICK DROPPED FROM CANOPY ON THE SIDE OF IT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE SAID THAT HE W%OULD BE BACK TO WORK ON 101383 THAT KNE E WAS A LITTLE STIFF
HAD 2 MEN TIMBERING ONE STANDING THEM UP AND THE OTHER SETTING THEM STOOD ONE UP AND AS THE INJURED PERSON BENT OVER THE TIMBER FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK
WAS LOADING A STEAM JENEY ON BACK OF TRUCK BED ON SURFACE OF WORK AREA AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK AREA
FINISHED INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WENT TO SIDE OF MACHINE TO REPOSITION IT ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS 1/2" TO 1 1/2" THICK 3 1/2\ SQUARE
RECOVERING WATER LINE ROCK SLID OFF RIB AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER
THE MAN WAS LIFTING A JACK & STRAINED HIS STOMACH.
WAS LIFTING A BOX FROM ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED LEFT LOWER SIDE RESIN GLUE