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EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING BELT SPLICE WITH KNIFE & CUT LEFT HAND. TOOK 4 STITCHES.
CHANGING ROLLERS OUT ON #1 BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CLIP TO REPLACE ROLLER WITH SCREW DRIVER, CLIP FLEW OUT OF BELT STRUCTURE AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 HEADING. HE WAS PUTTING 4TH BOLT UP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT HE WAS DRILLING THROUGH FELL.
Employee was on top scoop greasing drive line, when he got back off top of scoop he hit his right leg below knee cap. The intersection was 37 inch high- the scoop was 27 inch high, the intersection was 1 break out by spad #2911.
Employee was riding mac 8 mantrip, mantrip hit coal rib; coal rib rolled off hitting right side of employee.
EE was putting breaker in on pinner - burnt left hand when breaker flashed.
PINNING 3 LEFT BREAK A PEACE DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS MOVING GLUE ON PINNER 1-BREAK OUT FACE AREA IN #5 HEADING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT. SHOULDER. BOSS SAID ROCK WAS ABOUT 1'X 2"THICK, EE HAD NO VISIBLE PLACE ON HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN PINNER AND BUGGY AND HIT TRAM LEVERS, CAUSING PINNER TO MASH HIM BETWEEN BUGGY AND PINNER.
EE WAS MOVING BOLTS FROM MIDDLE OF PINNER TO BOLT TRAY ON FRONT, WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON BACK. PUSH HIM DOWN AGAINST PINNER, BRUISE HIS RIBS.
PULLING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN ON BRIDGE. ROCK CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULL HAND. ROCK HIT HAND ON BOTTOM. BRUISED HAND-CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.
EE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ON HIS BUGGY. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE - JACKING BELT TOGETHER WITH MONKEY BAR. BAR CAME OFF MONKEY AND HIT NOSE.
ROOF WAS LAMITED - ROCK FALL 20-25 LONG - 20-25 WIDE- WAS IN INTERSECTION 5 TO 6 FT HIGH. FALL WAS IN #1 HEADING - THE PLACE WAS STOPPED WHEN MINE WAS ADVACE. IT WAS CRIBBED & DANGER OFF.
ROOF FALL IN #7 HEADING, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD #1392, FALL WAS 18 FT WIDE 50 FT LONG, 5 FT HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN RODS. ATR ON SECTION WAS NOT AFFECTIVE. TIMBER ENTRICE TO FALL OFF.
EE WAS RUNNING MINER IN #6 HEADING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG- IT BRUISEDHIS LEG.
BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED KNEE.
EE WAS PUTTING BOLT UP IN HOLE AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE QUIT & TOOK JOB WITH MASSEY ON 12/19/01.
HIT RIGHT KNEE IN 3 WHEELER (BUGGY) AS HE WAS WALKING ACROSS TOP OF BUGGY ON OUTSIDE OF MINES. DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 11/15/01. ONLY WORKED 7 DAYS. COULD NOT REACH BY PHONE TO FILL REPORT OUT .
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAKEUP OUT ON #5 WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON METAL BRACE, ELBOW SWELLED UP SOME, DOCTOR GAVE MEDICAL. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 10-10-01. CAME BACK TO WORK ON 10-12-01.
HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS IN BEARING ON BELT DRIVE, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HAND HIT FRAME OF DRIVE. CUT LEFT SMALL FINGER - GOT 4 STITCHES - AND BROKE BONE IN SMALL FINGER.
EE WAS PUMPING AIR IN FRONT TIRE ON 3-WHEELER BUGGY. BUGGY ROLLED INTO LEG AND CUT LET. GOT FIVESTITCHES IN LEG.
WAS REMOVING BOTTOM BELT STRUCTURE WHILE MOVING BELT BACK. SAID HE HURT LOWER BACK- PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG.
ROOF FALL 35 LONG, 20 FT WIDE, 3 FT THICK. ON C PANEL-IN RETURN-AIR WAS NOT BOTHERED.