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EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN 3 LEFT BREAK WHEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN. HE STATED THE ROOF BOLT BENT WHILE HE WAS PUSHING UP & TURNING IT & THE ROOF BOLT STARTED A CIRCULAR MOTION. IT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #4 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL PINNING HIS HADNBETWEEN THE DRAW ROCKAND DRILL POT. RESULTINGINF RACTURE TOT HE TIPOF THE RIGHT LITTLE FIGN ER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN 3 RIGHT BREAK. HE REACHED TO GET THE DRIVER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL, WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS IN THE HOLE FELL OUT AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL POT ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO TIP OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON 16RBJOY CUTTING MACHINE MACHINE WAS BEING REASEMBLED & BAR NEEDED TO BE MOVED A FEW INCHES TWO HYDRAULIC HOSES HAD BEEN ACCIDENTLY REVERED & BAR MOVED IN REVERS E DIRECTION THAN INTENDED EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE & HYDRAULIC JACK
INJURED LIFTED 2AND HELD COAL DRILL AND WAS READY TO DRILL COAL FACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE OPERATOR 2F ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTGALLING THE LAST BOLT OF THE BOLTING CYCLE SOME LOOSE COAL ROLLED OFF THE FACE & HIT OPERATOR IN THE BACK CAUSING SOME PAIN
CABLE WAS BRING3RULED UP ON BOLTING MACHINE. I NAME WAS STONED CLOSE BY CABLE WHIPPED HITTING HIM ON KNEE.
VICTIM WAS TRAM4ING ROOF BOLTER APPARTLY STUCK SUPPORT PADS STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP.
I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK DISLOGED FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND (FINGER WAS BROKEN).