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Injured swung boom of roof bolter out to put up outside pin. The steel struck a piece of top coal. The piece of coal fell and struck the injured on left foot. Employee suffered a fracture.
On 7-20-16 EE was walking across # 1 unit and walked through a wing curtain in # 4 entry hitting a brow breaking hard hat. Reported accident, but employee lost no work days until 8-13-2018. Employee had medical treatment related to injury and now off work.
Injured got glove caught between pinner steels. EE applied rotation and EE's left hand, wrist and arm were injured when the steel rotated.
While operating a double boom Fletcher roof bolter in the #9 entry bolting a turned left on the #1 unit, while installing the outside rib pin on the opposite operator side, the injured was struck by a piece of draw rock that fell out from between 2 pins. The rock fell out and struck the right ankle. He suffered a hairline fracture that required a boot cast be worn.