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THE INJURED MINER WAS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. HE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO HELP LOADER OPERATOR BAR-DOWN SOME CAP COAL THAT WAS HANGING FROM RIB. WHEN THE CAP COAL WAS BARRED DOWN A P IECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK MINER ON THE HIP.
THE INJURED MINER WAS ROOF BOLT OPERATOR HE WAS BOLTING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND JACKS STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON HIS BACK THE EMPL HAS NO SERIOUS INJURIES
THE INJURED MINER WAS THE HELPER ON ROOF BOLTER HE WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING JACKS WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE JACKS BRUISING HIS R LEG THE INJURED MINER CAME BACK TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCH EDULED WORK SHIFT THE FOLLOWING DAY
I.NAME USING LI0TING JACK JACKING UP FEEDER.LIFTING JACK HANDLE SLIPPED AND I.NAME HAND WENT DOWN AGAINST BOTTOM BREAKING LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SP5ICING A MINE BELT USING A ROPE COME-A-LONG AS HE WAS PULLING HANDLE ON THE COME-A-LONG TO PULL THE BELT TOGETHER T HE HANDLE SLIPPED & CAME BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT.HAN D CAUSING THE I3JURY
I NAME WAS STAN8ING APPROX 15 FT FROM ANOTHER EMOP WHO WAS HAMMERING A BIT OUT OF A CUTTING MACHINE CUTTER BAR. THE HAMMER SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE CHIPPED HAMMER WENT INTO I NAMES LEFT LEG 4UST BELOW THE KNEE
EMP WAS SETTING3ROOF JACKS HE HAD TURNED AROUND TO GET ANOTHER JACK AND TURNED BACK AROUND TO SETR THE JACK HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A ROOF JACK CAUSING THE INJURY TO H IS ELBOW
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING ON A SALEM COAL AUGER HE SUSTAINED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES
WAS LIFTING MIN3NG BELT WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED BACK.