Miner was performing maintenance (welding) inside of feed hopper. Miner inside hopper needed a bolt to fill a hole; asked miner on outside of hopper for bolt. Miner on outside of hopper tossed bolt to miner inside hopper; miner inside hopper missed bolt and chipped front tooth in process. Accident is reportable due to follow-up visit at orthodontist office.
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