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EE WAS CHANGING OUT OLD BELT STRUCTURE WHEN REMOVING, A PIECE OF RUST FROM OLD STRUCTURE CHIPPED OFF AND WENT BETWEEN FOREHEAD AND SAFETY GLASSES, STRIKING HIM IN EYE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND THE HYDRAULIC HOSE PROVIDING PRESSURE TO THE ROTATION OF THE DRILL HEAD RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS FACE SOME OF THE OIL HIT HIS EYES EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
HE BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT TO SET OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN HE SPLIT HIS CATS THE MINER SLEW OVER AND CAUGHT HIS SIDE AND LEFT AGAINST THE RIB. AND THE HEAD OF MINER WAS SITTING ON HIS FOOT "LEFT". NO BITS WERE IMPALING HIS BODY OR FOOT. HE REFUSED MEDICAL ATT.
EE WAS CUTTING THE SUCTION HOSE ON THE ROOF DRILL AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FOREFINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES. EE RETURNED TO WORK AT NORMAL DUTY ON HIS NEXT SHIFT.
A SMALL SECTION OF ROCK FROM THE ROOF CAME DOWN STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG AS HE SET THE ATRS ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOLT THE #1 ENTRY. THE ROOF ROCK STRCUK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
RAN OVER ROCK IN #5 ENTRY AND HURT HIS BACK AND NECK.
INJURED WAS IN STOOPED POSITION ALIGNING SPADS WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR APPROACHED WHERE HE WAS WORKING WHEN INJURED REALIZED OPERATOR WAS NOT GOING TO STOP, HE GOT OUT OF THE PATH OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. HOWEVER, HE WAS CAUGHT BY THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND THROWN AGAINST THE MINE ROOF AND CAUGHT AGAINST THE RIB.
EE WAS PUSHING BOLT OVER A HOLE AND FELT A SHARPPAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG AND HIP.
EE WAS LIFTING STRUCTURE OFF PALLET TO LOAD ONTO RAM CAR WHEN HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #8 RIGHT XCUT. DRAW SLATE FALL ALONG THE RIB STRUCK HIM.
EE FELL DOWN GOING TO MAN TRIP AND CUT IS RIGHT 5TH DIGIT ON SHARP ROCK, REQIRING 6 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE APPROX 10' HIGH WHEN BRATTICE FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
A ROCK WAS CAUGHT IN THE TAILPIECE & WHEN BELT STARTED IT FLEW OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
REPAIRMAN MAKING CABLE SPLICE, CUTTING CABLE OPEN, KNIFE CUT THROUGH CABLE AND CUT UPPER RIGHT THIGH.
EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON ROLL HEAD ON MINER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BIT FINGER, JERKING MOST OF NAIL OFF.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIS RT. THUMB. EE CONTINUED TO WORK, WAS ADVISED ON 4/12/02 THAT A VERY SMALL HAIR LINE FRACTURE WITH NO DISPLACEMENT.
EE WAS TAKING MINER ACROSS SECTION, MOVING MINER CABLE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS DRILLING TEST HOLE AND LAID HIS HAND ON BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER AND RAISED THE BOOM UP CATCHING HIS RT. 2ND FINGER ON THE RT. HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WITH A BOLT WRENCH ON THE BOTTOM. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STEEL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.
V SHAPED ROCK 7'X14'X8" FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, HIT ON BOLTER, SLID OFF AND HIT EE' R LEG/FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT ON TOP OF THE SAFETY CANOPY WHEN BOLT SLIPPED OFF STRIKING EM-PLOYEE ON HIS UPPER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT THE FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN. DURRING ALL THE LIFTING AND TUGGING THE PAIN STARTED AGAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CABLE OVER SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN #2 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
INJURED WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION APPROX 3' INBY THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PILLAR IN THE NO. 3 HEADING. WHILE INJURED WAS WRITING NOTES IN A NOTEBOOK A RIB ROLL OCCURRED AND THE MATERIAL STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
RUNNING MINER, RIB ROLLED OFF, HIT ELBOW.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE ROOF BOLTER WRENCH. HE LEFT THE MINE PROPERTY TO GO TO DR.
EE WAS LOADING A EMPTY WOODEN PALLET INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ROCK 4'X4'X2" FELL FROM RIB TO RIB, HIT ON BACK, SLID DOWN BACK HURTING L WRIST. EE DID NOT GO TILL 3/13/01. EE REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 3/28/01.