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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP & PIN STEEL HIT PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING STARTER STEEL IN TAP AND ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT NECK, SHOULDER, AND HAND
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR SET ATRS. EMPLOYEE WALKED UP TO SWING BOOM OUT. ROCK FELL PAST LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND HIT CANOPY WHICH BROKE, CAUSING ROCK TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK AND LEGS. (PERM. DISABILITY - SPINAL CORD INJURED, BUT NOT SEVERED; BROKEN BACK.)
Employee was bolting top on corner turn break. Rock fell out of corner hitting canopy and then hitting his right foot.
EE STEPPED INTO A WATER HOLE AND IN ORDER TO BALANCE HIS FOOTING, HE GRABBED A CABLE HUNG FROM THE TOP. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A DAMAGED PLACE IN THE CABLE AND BECAUSE IT HAD POWER ON IT, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL BURN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTER, CARRYING A BUNDLE OF PIN PLATES & HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE & LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON THE ROOF BOLTER & GOT HIS RT. ARM PINNED BETWEEN ATRS & HYDRAULIC JACK.
The employee was working in an area with low overhead room. The steel struture was low. The employee repeatedly raised striking his head on the low overhead steel throughout the shift. The employee reported the injury and sought medical attention on Friday, Fenruary 25, 2005.
Employee was supplying roof bolter when bolt fell from top and struck him in the mouth.
EE WAS OPERATING THE DBT ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN JL CROSS-CUT. EE WAS DOWN ON KNEES OPERATING THE BOLTING MACHINE AND DROPPED THE POT ON THE BOOM DOWN ON RIGHT KNEECAP.
EE was building and while carrying block across belts he tripped and fell on finger.
EE was told to service belt head, while greasing belt head the grease hose got caught in chain and pulled fingers in chain causing the amputation of the distal part of the 3rd digit to be lost at 1st joint and stitches repaired cuts on the 2nd and 4th digits of right hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN AN OLD PIECE OF BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 17 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE NEVER LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING #6 ENTRY. LOADED UP TRAYS FOR NEXT PLACE & WALKED BACK TO END OF BOLTER. HE TOOK HIS HAT OFF TO WIPE OFF SWEAT. ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD CUTTING TOP OF HIS HEAD. ROCK FELL APPROX. 15' & WAS 6'X 8'.
Working on 1st floor of prep plant running a grinder and something went into left eye, had safety glasses on but still blew a foreign object into eye. he didn't think it was serious until the eye didn't get any better.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE ON THE SUPPLY YARD, HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A TIE DOWN ROLLER ON A PALLET AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS REPAIRING RAW COAL SCREEN. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL BESIDE SCREEN AND TWISTED ANKLE.
MINER CABLE BLEW UP CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO EYES.
EE said he was bolting top and put too much pressure on drill steel. he stated that steel sprung out and hit his rt arm and thumb.
EE WAS OPERATING A 10 SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR & ENCOUNTERED ROUGH ROADWAY CONDITIONS. JAMMED HIS HEAD IN CANOPY HURTING HIS NECK & BACK. EE HAD WORKED UP TO 2/21/05 THEN WENT OFF ON THIS ACCIDENT.
EE WAS PULLING ON WATER LINE IN MUDDY AREA. SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ALONG 6A BELT AND EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
STEPPED OUT OF SCOOP, TWISTED LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS ROCK DUSTING BEHIND CURTIN IN #5 ENTRY. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOOT. APPROX. 20" X 20" X 2" THICK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING AROUND ON SECTION AND HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE DR. AND THEY WASHED IT OUT & HE WENT BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BUCKET OF HAND PLASTER THROUGH A MANDOOR. EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
GRINDING ON A PIPE, SOMETHINE FLEW UP AND WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.
Employee started miner, was backing up, bent over and pulled cable out of way. He felt pain in back, neck, leg and arms started getting numb. Employee started that his back has hurt prior to this.
EE WAS PUTTING UP LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN FACE AND FELL ON LOOSE COAL, HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BOLTER. HEAD HIT RIB, STOVED NECK UP.
THERE WAS A 15 TON MOTOR PARKED INBY MANTRIP. EMPLOYEE GOT IN MANTRIP, PULLED IT DOWN 12 BRKS AND SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER WRECKED MANTRIP. MOTOR ROLLED OFF 12 BRKS AND STRUCK MANBUS, BRUISING RIBS OF EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF WATERLINE AT FEEDER. HAND SLIPPED OFF ROCK, CUT AND SMASHED LT RING FINGER AGAINST TAILPIECE.
ON 3-13-04 RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM EE STATING HE WAS OFF WORK DUE TO HIS NECK HURTING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. A MEDICAL REPORT WILL FOLLOW STATING DEGENERATIVE DISC IN HIS NECK. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT TO REPORT, BUT EE IS MISSING TIME. A MEDICAL REPORT WILL STATE DEGENERATIVE DISC & WILL BE SENT WHEN RECEIVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRAYS UP. SMALL TO MEDIUM ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRUCK IN LOWER BACK CENTER OF BACK.
Putting motor sheave on pump and pinched fingers between sheave and belt resulting in 2 cut fingers.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP. SMALL ROCK FELL. HIT EE ON LT. ARM, SLICING IT OPEN. REQUIRED 12 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SCOOP DECK WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF PINNING HIM AGAINST THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE INJURY.
EE WAS LOADING GLUE ON BOLTER FELT LOWER BACK GIVE OUT.
WILE THROWING A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL ON THE 6-N BELT, EE HIT THE BELT ROPE WITH THE SHOVEL AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.
WHILE TAKING BELT OUT OF SERVICE, TURNED RIGHT KNEE. STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEES WERE PUTTING UP CURTAIN BOARDS WHEN INJURED'S BUDDY GOT DRILL STEEL STUCK IN TOP. HE WALKED OVER AND LIFTED UP ON BOARD AND FREED UP STEEL. HIS BUDDY THEN LOWERE DRILL POT DOWN ON HI S LEFT FOOT BREAKING BIG TOE & NEXT ONE DOWN.
INSTALLING 400 LB. PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT CAUGHT, CAME LOOSE WHILE MY HAND WAS BEHIND IT CRUSHING MY FINGER.
CUTTING DUST HOSE WITH UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED OFF HOSE & CUT MIDDLE FINGER & FINGER NEXT TO PINKY. 3 STITCHES IN SMALL FINGER & 5 STITCHES IN MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS TRYING TO LOAD PUMP IN RIDE. WHILE TWISTING PUMP AROUND HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEFT KNEE.
Employee was closing air lock doors he closed one of them the air closed the other slamming it shut on his 3 finger on right hand middle ring and little finger.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #7 ENTRY. HE HAD PUT UP HIS OUTSIDE BOLT, SWUNG HEAD IN DRILLED INSIDE HOLE. TURNED TO GET HALF HEADER. ROCK FELL BETWEEN OUTSIDE BOLT & RIB STRIKING LT FOOT & ANKLE, BRE AKING ANKLE & 5 TOES.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND THE DRILL STEEL. THE TWISTING MOTION CAUSED THE INJURY.
EE BOLTING TOP IN #4 HDG. LAST ROLL OF BOLTS. ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP BETWEEN RIGHT BOLT & RIB, STRIKING EE ON SHOULDER & NECK.
EE WAS CLEANING OFF VALVE CHEST LOOKING FOR OIL LEAK ON BOLTER ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING RIGHT KNEE. TOP AVERAGE HIGHT IS 6' TO 7' FT.