HE WAS COUPLING TWO PIECES OF BOLT DRILL STEEL TOGETHER, PUSHING LEVER TOO SOON THEREFORE PINNING HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOLTER STEEL AND MINE ROOF.
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Showing all 6OPERATOR'S SHIR7 SLEEVE CAUGHT UP LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO GO UP CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND MINE ROOF.
STARTING THE DR3LL STEEL KNEE HIT FAST UP DRESSING CAUSING DRILL HEAD TO MOVE UP CAUGHING LEFT THUMB.
RUNNING BOLT MACHINE. WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN SOME UNKNOWN OBJECT FLEW STRIKING ACROSS LEFT EYE. SCRATCHED LEFT EYE MADE A LACERATION ABOVE & BELOW LEFT EYE.
ROOF BOLTING HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER HEAD.
EMP WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN DRIVE SHAFT OF JEFFREY MINER TWO MIDDLE FINGERS RECEIVED LACERATIONS AND WERE MASHED