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EMPL INSTALLED BENDABLE ROOF BOLT IN HOLE & WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED BOLT HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
FILED FOR COMPENSATION BECUASE OF COAL DUST IN LUNGS.
FILD FOR COMPENSATION BECAUSE OF COAL DUST IN LUNGS.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE HEAD AND THE BOLT INJURING ON FINGER
PULLING ON CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN ARM.
ROOF BOLT WAS A5READY ON HEAD AND STARTING UP INTO HOLE TORGE WRENCH FELL OFF TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, TURNED AND BUMPED ROTATION LEVER WITH ELBOW, RESULTING IN TWISTING GLOVE ON GROUNDED BOLT INJU RING LEFT HAND 3O CUTS OR LACERATIONS.
MOVING ROOF BOL7ER UP, GOT ON PIECE OF SLAB- IT SLIPPED AND GOT ON RIGHT BOOT GOING ACROSS STEEL TOE TO FOOT DIRECTLY BEHIND TOES. NO BROKEN BONES OR CUTS- BRUISED ONLY.
TOOK A CHISEL H9LD AGAINST BOLT ON CUTTER BAR IT SLIPPED CHISEL CUTTING LIGAMENT IN RT THUMB SURGERY PERFORMED AT 9 OCLOCK PM
LIFTING COAL SA4PLE BAGS TO CRUSHER,INJURED RIGHT WRIST"HAS HAD (2) PRIOR SURGERIES ON SAME EXTREMITY"REINJURING SAME NAV. CARPAL BONE IN RIGHT WRIST.
DISLODGED BLOCK OF COAL BETWEEN BARS IN CRUSHER BUILDING RESULTING IN BAR HITTING MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING OFF PART OD MISSLE FINGER TIP BRUISING INDEX FINGER.
2 BATTERIES PUSHED TOGETHER,MASHED AND BROKE MIDDLE FINGER NEAR TIP OF FINGER AT JOINT.