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SUBJECT WAS DRILLING HOLE & WAS ADDING PUSHER TO FINISH DRILLING HOLE & CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN PUSHER & TOP.
SUBJECT WAS INSTALLING ROOF SUPPORT WHNE ROCK FELL STRIKING MEASURING ROD IN DRILL STEEL TRAY USING MEASURING ROD TO STRIKE SUBJECT IN MOUTH CHIPPING 2 TEETH, 1 ON TO AND 1 ON BOTTOM OF MOUTH ALSO GOT COAL IN EYES.
OUTER BOOM BROKE LET CANOPY FALL HIT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR IN BACK OF NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING PINNNER HEAD OVER TO INSTALL RIB BOLT. DRILL BOOM WAS HANGING. EMPL RAISINING AND SWINGING HEAD IN UNEVEN BOTTOM AND HEAD FREED UP SWUNG OVER ON EMPLOYEES LEG. EMPL DID N OT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/24/93.
OPERATOR SWUMG HEAD OUT TO INSTALL FIRST BOLT IN ROW. HE BEGAN TO DRILL AND NOTICED THAT DRILL HEAD HOSE WAS CAUGHT UNDER CANOPY JACK. IN ORDER TO FREE HOSE, HE SWUNG HEAD INWARD. HE FORGOT TO REMOVE STEEL FROM HEAD, CATCHING HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND CANOPY.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR LET CANOPY DOWN ON ROOF BOLTER A ROCK FELL OFF CANOPY HIT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR ON L FOOT
DRILL STEEL BROKE HIT HIM ON L. SIDE OF HEA.D
HELPING ON ROOF3BOLTER CAUGHT FINGERS IN PINNER HEAD WHEN LETTING IT DOWN
BELTING TOP & PIECE OF ROCK HIT ON FINGER. THE FORE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
GRINDING BITS & PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.