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HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A 42" ROOF BOLT. AS HE WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE GOT HIS LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND THE MINE ROOF CRUSHING HIS THUMB AND FINGER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF DRILL ON 002 SECTION HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON DRILL STEEL.STEEL STOPPED UP AND SEPERATED(SPLIT) AT COUPLING CATCHING HIS HAND (HAD GLOVES ON) TWISTING HIS ARM.
EE WAS OPR. BOLT MACH. PUTTING-UP A ROOF BOLT AS HE STARTED THE ROTATION AND PUSHING THE GLUE BOLT INTO THE HOLE THE BOLT BENT AND CAUSED THE WRENCH TO TWIST HIS ARM.
HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AT FACE OF 002 SECTION. THE BOLTER HELPER LOWERED THE ATRS AND PIECE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING THE TIP OF HIS FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED 12" L ONG 8" WIDE AND 3 TO 4' THICK.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP A GLUE BELT THAT WAS BENT A LITTLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELT, WHEN HE STARTED TO SPIN THE BOLT THE TORQUE WRENCH CAME LOOSE AND JERKED HIS LEFT ARM STRIGHT OU T, CAUSING IT TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN THE UPPER LEFT ARM.
PULLING CABLE ON MINER MINER BOOM CRANE BUMPED L SIDE SIDE GETTING SORE
I.NAME OPER ROOF BOLTER PUTTING UP 42" RESIN BOLTS,STARTING A HOLE WITH PIECE STARTER STEEL AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON STEEL AMPUTATING RIGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND ALSO BROKE SMALL FINGER ON SAME H AND.
I.NAME OPER BOL7 MACHINE SPOT BOLTING OUTBY PLACES.PUSHING UP ON ROOFBOLT WITH TORQUE WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS NOSE.DIDNT THINK HE WAS HURT.ON 10-30 EXPERIENCED DIFFICULY IN BREAT HING-WENT TO DR3FOUND HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN.
HE WAS OPERATIN1 ROOF BOLTER, HE STATED THAT A SMALL PEICE OF COAL CAME OVER TOP OF HIS SAFTEY GLASSES AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
I.NAME WAS OPR. BOLT MACH., SAFETY JACK FELL OVER AND HIT RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLT MACHING GETTING READY TO PUT 1ST BOLT IN THE LAST ROW BOLTS MACHINE SLIDE AROUND CAUGHT HIM AGAINST RIB BRUISING HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH