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Roof bolter operator was swinging drill head to install a roof bolt when he caught his finger between the boom arm and drill pot of roof bolter.
Injured EE and another EE were drilling an anchor hole in the mine floor to anchor belt tail piece with a hyd drill. The augar got entangled in a tool pouch, hanging from the other EE's belt, causing injured EE's fingers to become twisted around the handle of the drill. This resulted in a fracture of the middle and ring fingers of the right hand.
Employee was installing roof bolts and hit wrong lever to push bolt into place.
EE was installing roof support and puthand over plate while applying up pressure on machine.
Employee was adjusting belts on blower motor on the No. 2 Roofbolter and placed hand on belt to ck tension.
Employee had foot under head boom of roof bolter and let roof drill down on foot causing bruise to hill area of his foot.
Employee had his hand in way when pushing steel in roof to drill for bolt.
VICTIM WAS HELPING DRILL ANCHOR HOLES FOR SECTION TAILPIECE WHILE DRILL WAS IN MOTION HE REALLED DOWN TOCLEAN DUST FROM HOLE DRILL STEEL CAUGHT HIS SHIRT GLEEVE AND WRAPPED UP IN STEEL RESULTI NG IN FRACTURE TO RT FOREARM.
EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER FROM #2 LEFT ENTRY TO #3 HEADING. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON DRILL POT AND BY MISTAKE, HIT THE FAST FEED UP LEVER ON THE CONTROLS. THE DRILL POT RAISED PINCHING HIS RT IND EX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND OPERATORE CANOPY.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS USING THE DRILL HEAD OF THE MACHINE TO PUSH THE 42" FULLY GROUTED BOLT IN THE DRILLED HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL HEAD ST RIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.
VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #4 ENTRY RT. XCUT WHEN HE SET PERSONAL CANOPY AGAINST MINE ROOF THE BOTTOM PLATE THAT SUPPORTS THE JACK BROKE, CAUSING IT BREAK LETTING THE CANOPY TO FALL S TRIKING HIM THE HEAD & STOVING HIS NECK UP.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE LAST ROW OF #2 HEADING HE WAS USING SECTIONAL STEEL TO DRILLTHE LAST 18" OF THE HOLE & PINCHED THUMB OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL WHEN HE APP LIED UP PRESSURE ON THE DRILL HEAD OF THE BOLTERGLOVES WERE BEING WORN WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED
VICTIM PLACED HAND ON DRILL FRAME OF PINNER WHILE LETTING IT DOWN CAUGHT HIS RT. THUMB MASHING IT.
REMOVING TINE FROM ROOF BOLTER WITH RATCHET & SOCKET. LOOSENING LUG NUTS WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED & SOCKET BUSTED CAUSING VICTIM TO STRIKE BOLTER FACE FIRST CAUSING LACERATION ABOVE RIGHT EYEBROW REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.