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ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING A RESIN ROOF BOLT WHEN THE PLATE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE WRAPING HIS HAND AROUND BOLT AND BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE SAID THAT HE WAS CUTTING NO. 5 HEADING AND OBSERVED SOEM DRAW ROCK GETTING READY TO DRIPA ND BACKED THE MINER UP WHERE THERE WA A LOW SPOT BACKED THE MINER UP WHERE THERE WAS A LOW SPOT THA T TURNED UP HILL BEHIND HIM. PUTTING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF. HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED SAME NIGHT.
EMPLOYEE SAID THAT ABOUT 10:00 PM HIS BACK STARTED HURTING BUT THAT HE HAD DONE NOTHING TO INJURE HIS BACK ON THE JOB. A DR. TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD SPRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.
EE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN #2 LEFT BREAK, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLT HOLES, STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO BOLT ROOF TOP AND A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM BOLT HOLE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING ROOF BOLT OPERATOR ON HAND CUTTING FINGERS.
85061S BOLTING WHEN THE JACK ON THE ATRS SPLIT. THE ATRS CAME DOWN ON HIM.
HE WAS GETTING READY TO PIN PLACE. WHEN ROCK FELL BACK TO EDGE OF BOLTS HIS BACK & LEG WAS CAUGHT UNDER ROCK.
HE BUMP HIS KNEE AGAINST ROOF BOLTER