EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE RIGHT RIB WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURED AND A PIECE OF ROCK/COAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
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Showing all 23EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT A WIRE ROPE AND A SMALL SLIVER OF WIRE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE OPERATING FLETCHER R.B. A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR.
WHILE OPERATING R.B. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS & T-BAR HITTING EE ON THE NECK & LEFT SHOULDER.
EE PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY, FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL, ANDFELT A SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEES SETTING TIMBERS, ROCK FELLFROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THIGH.
WHILE OPERATING THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE MINER A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS & HIT OPERATOR ON LEFT ARM & HAND
OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING PINNER UP TO INSTALL BOLTS ON CORNER WHEN OFFSIDE OPERATOR PROCEEDED TO MAKE UP BOLT. OPERATOR DECIDED TO MOVE PINNER HELPER DIDNT KNOW BOLTER WAS ABOUT TO M OVE. PINNER BACKED UP ON HELPERS LEFT FOOT
EE WAS BESIDE ROOF BOLTER MAKING UP BOLTS WHEN A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM.
EE WAS USING A 10 LB. SLEDGEHAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM AND ELBOW ON A METAL BRACE AS HE SWUNG THE SLEDGEHAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR STARTED TO MOVE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.
EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP WHILE DRILLING HOLE, STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT FOREARM, BRUISING ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL ON HIS LEFT CALF.
EMPLOYEES CUT HIS LEG WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT.
EE WAS SITTING ON RIB & A PIECE OF RIB 3'L, 1'W & 8" THICK ROLLED OFF & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
PULLING A LINE CURTAIN OUT OF A WATER HOLE IN #5HEADING & HURT HIS BACK
EE ALLEGES HE HAD BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING A CABLE. EE LATER SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.
WHILE PULLING WATER LINE BY HAND EE INJURED HIS BACK.
STEPPED ON FEEDER CABLE, SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED KNEE
TIGHTING LAGS ON SC WHEEL. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CAR
OPERATING R.B. ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOTS & T BAR HITTING HIM ON LEFT HIP & BACK