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While employee was installing roof bolt a piece of rock fell, hitting the pan and plate pinching left hand against wrench bruising middle and index fingers.
The individual was haying the miner cable and water line when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on top of the left foot.
While cleaning rock off the drill head of the roof bolter a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts hitting the individual on the right shoulder and lower back.
EE was operating roof bolter, rock fell from roof, striking EE on left hand. To correct the problem, EE was told to keep hand off of drill head and observe top before starting to bolt.
The EE was installing a roof bolt, when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and caught his finger against the drill head. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
The EE was installing roof bolts. He installed the rib bolt and as he repositioned the drill head to install the second bolt, a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the shoulder.
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND.