INJURED WAS BACKING DOWN THE #1 ENTRY WHEN THE BOOM OF THE MINER STRUCK A ROOF BOLT SHEARING THE BOLT HEAD & DISLODGING A SECTION OF THE MINE ROOF NOT KNOWING THIS AT THE TIME HE CONTINUED TO BACK UP THIS PORTION OF THE MINE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM & THE MINER
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Showing all 4CUTTING METAL WITH ACEYTLENE TORCH- METAL SLIPPED AND IN PROCESS OF REACHING FOR IT HIT TORCH- 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEFT HAND.
INJ HANDLING CA6LE ALONG RIGHT SIDE OF MINER WHELE MINER TRAMMING OUT OF RIGHT RUN.WHEN MINER TURNED TO GO TO LEFT RUN RESULTED IN CATCHING INJ BETWEEN MINERR AND RIGHT RIB.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HIS ARM ON TOP OF THE MINER. THE MINER RAN OVER SOMETHING THROWING IT UPWARD AND CATCHING THE INJUREDS ARM BETWEEN THE MINER AND THE ROO F.