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OPER R F BOLTER PUTTING UP STEEL SM PC OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HAND
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE CROSSCUT 3 TO 2 ENTRY HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BACK BUMPER OF THE ROOF BOLTER. IT SLIDE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND TH RIB. THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A FRACTURED FINGER.
AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FLECTUE ROOF BOLTER. A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF BETWEEN THE ARTS AND THE CONTROLS IT SLID OFF THE CANOPY TO THE PAVEMENT WHEN IT STRUCK THE PAVEM ENT IT PINNED HIM AGAINST THE BOLTER.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. HE STARTED DRILLING THE FIRST HOLE ON THE CYLE WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK DISLOGED FROM THE ROOF WEIGHING APPROX. 40 LB STRUCK THE INJURED PERSON ON THE RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A BRUISE.
CHANGING DRILL 2EAD ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN LIFTING ON DRILL HEAD PULLED LIGAMENT IN LOWER BACK
MINER OPERATER 4AS CLEANING DECK ON MINER WHILE KNEELING BESIDE MINER MINER HELPER TOOK A BRACKET OFF VALVE BANK AREA IN ORDER TO FIX AN OIL LEAK AT VALVE BANK. MINER WAS STARTED BRACKET FELL AND HIT TRAM LE5ER CAUSING MINER TO TRAM PINNING OPERATOR AGAINST RIB HELPER KICKED POWER BY PUSHING PANIC BAR BEFORE OPERATOR WAS TOTALLY CRUSHED
THE MAN WAS RUN3ING THE ROCK DUST HOSE WHEN DUSTING A LONG THE SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER.
EMP WAS STRIPPI3G WITH A DOZER. COMING BACK OFF OF SPOIL, DROPPED INTO OLD MINE WORKING
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR INSTALLING METAL ROOF MATS.PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF.HE STARTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY.HE STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON METAL ROOFMAT.LACERATION TO UPPER LIP OCCURRED.RESULTING IN TOTAL OF 8 STITCHES REQ.