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EE WAS REMOVING BELT LINE AND A PLASTIC WATER LINE. THE BELT LINE ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED, WITH THE WATER LINE CAUSING THE WATER LINE TO BEND & BREAK. A PIECE OF THE WATER LINE STRUCK THE EE ON T HE UPPER LEFT ARM.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL AND UPON LIFTING EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP & LEG.
EE WAS OUTSIDE PULLING ON SCOOP AND A CHAIN BROKE AND FLEW BACK AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL GRINDING BITS. DIDNT HAVE GOGGLES ON AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE OPERATING A CUTTING MACHINE.
EE WAS PICKING ROCK AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK AND ALLEGEDLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
THE BOLTER MAN WENT INTO THE FACE AREA TO BOLT. HE STOPPED THE BOLTER AND WENT PAST THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS TO PULL DRAW ROCK. WHEN HE PULLED THE DRAW ROCK ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK THAT HE WAS NO T AWARE OF FELL ON HIS BACK. RANGING FROM 1 INCH TO 6" THICK. NO BROKEN BONES. BUT DID BRUISE BACK, RIBS AND ARM.
BLASTING UNDER LOOSE PC OF DRAWROCK IT FELL ON R SHOULDER BRUISED IT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HE WAS GOING AROUND A CORNER & LOOKING BACK OVER THE SCOOP WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP & RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN THE ROOF. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO UNHANG THE STEEL BY USING THE ROOF BOLTER AND HIS LEFT HAND. HE ACCIDENTLY MAS HED THE WRONG LEVER AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTER AND THE A.T.R.S.
CHECKING SCOOP, HIT CONTROL PEDAL IT MOVED PINNED BETWEEN 2 SCOOPS
EMPL WAS ON KNEES PICKING ROCK OUT OF COAL. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OVER APPROX 65# ROCK. HE SEEMED TO PULL MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.