EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HEAD IN TOP WHILE RIDING IN ON4 X 4 PERSONNEL CARRIER.
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Showing all 21SHOVELING BELT. HIT ROLLER WITH SHOVEL AND BOUNCED BACK AND BRUISED HAND.
INJURED WAS POSITIONING ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND IT TURNED AROUND FASTER THAN HE EXPECTED CATCHING HIS BACK ON THE FRAME WENT TO ER DR SENT HOME WENT TO FAMILY DR SENT HOME HAS APPT WITH SPECIAL Y
EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF LONG JOHN STRUCTURE SCOOP OPERA TOR T WISTED SCOOP INTO STRUCTURE CATCHING INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN THE 21 RESULTING IN BREAK OF THE LEG & ANKLE
MINER OPERATOR STARTED RIPPERS & MINER BOOM SWUNG INTO EMPL.
EMPL WAS BENDING BOLTS & PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
OPER OF BRIDGE RAN OVER ROCK RESULTING IN BRIDGE DECK RAISING UP AND OPERATOR GETTING FOULED IN THE TOP.
EMPL WAS BACKING BRIDGE UP & UPON PULLING UP ON ROCK ON BOTTOM WAS SHOVED UP INTO TOP.
SCOOP OPERATOR TRAMMED SCOOP UPON KETTLE BOTTOM INFLICTING INJURY TO RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT EIMCO PINNER UP OFF OF CABLE BY PRYING OR PULLING UP WITH SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ROOF ALL IN INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE AREA-NO EQUIPMENT OR PEOPLE INVOLVED.
AFTER INVESTIGATION A STREAK OF COAL WAS FOUND 3 1/2 FOOT TO 4 FT HIGH CAUSING A SEPARATION OF THE ROCK IN THE STRATA AND RESULTING IN A FALL OF THE ROOF.
CRAWLING TO INER WHEN VICTIM ALLEGES THAT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HURT NECK. MAN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO FOREMAN'S QUESTIONS. FOREMAN STATES 1/2" X 12" ROCK COULD NOT HAVE HURT MAN.
MAN SAID HE WAS SHOVELING BELT & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE. EMPL HAD JUST ENTERED BELT LINE WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.
INJURED OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL, STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD SLIDING OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN BACK INJURY.
EMPL PUSHED SHOVEL TO DEEP INTO BELT & SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT & JERKED OUT OF HANDS BRUSING SHOULDER.
STARTING TO PULL CATHEAD OUT OF POWER CENTER WHEN THE CATHEAD BLOWN UP BURNING EMP L HAND BURN ON EYES ARC
TWO EMPLOYEES WAS USING A HAND DRILL TO ANCHOR TRAIL PIECE DOWN ONE OF THE HANDLE ON HAND DRILL BROKE OFFF & THE DRILL TWISTED AROUND & HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM (BROKE ARM)
EE WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALL HITTING EE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BRIDGE ON BRIDGE SYSTEM. TRAMMED UNDER PINNER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG UP TO MINE ROOF PINNER PULLED CABLE DOWN ON BRIDGE OPERATOR, HITTING HIM IN RIGHT SIDE CHEST. BRUISED R IBS.
EMPL AND OTHER EMPL PICKED UP PIECE OF METAL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.