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OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING HIS FIRST BOLT IN 4 RT CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEDN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BECAME HUNG WHEN HE REVERSED THE CHAIN A ROCK WAS THROWN FROM THE CHAIN STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN N OSE & A CUT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE
VICTIM WAS CUTTING A SMALL TREE, THE TREE WAS BENT AT A SEVERE ANGLE DUE TO WEIGHT FROM A RECENT ICE STORM. WHEN THE TREE WAS CUT APPROX. 2/3 THRU IT SLABBED BROKE AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE SHOULDER RESULTING IN A BROKE COLLAR BONE.