Bolting with a Jack leg and rock drill installing split sets and Hog wire. The operator was drilling a new hole in the back. He penetrated the steel about eight inches when the steel snapped on the shank. The remaining piece of drill steel dislodged from the drill hole falling three feet striking ee on his upper left thigh
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July 19, 2015
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
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Bromide Mining LLC · Struck by falling object
Bromide Mining LLC · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
EE was assisting with removing the drill rods and using a wrench. The drill engaged and cut his finger.
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