HE WAS BOLTING #8 HEADING WHERE IT FELL OUT AND WAS DRILLING A HOLE WITH THE WRENCH ON THE STEEL DRILLING THE HOLE. THE WRENCH FELL OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.
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Showing all 13HE WAS BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM IT CUT THE LIGAMENT IN HIS ARM.
HE WAS PUTTING UP LAST ROLL OF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL. IT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND WRIST. IT CUT HIS ARM.
THE BOLTS WE WERE USING WERE HARD TO BEND AND THE BOLTS HAD TO BE BENT TO GET THEM IN THE HOLE.
HE WAS PUTTING DRILL STEEL AGAINS TOP. HE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE DRILL STEEL. IT WAS SOFT ROCK AND IT BROKE OFF. IT HIS HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT CUT HIS UPPER LIP.
HE HA DHI SDRILL STEEL HUNG INT HE HOLE AND WAS TRYING TO GET IT OUT AND LET HIS HEAD DOWN SO HE COULD PULL IT OUT WIT HIS HAND. WHILE HE LET HIS HEAD DOWN THE STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE ON H IS MIDDLE FINGER AND CUT IT AND BROKE IT.
RUNNING CUTTER TRAMMING CUTTER OUT OF HEADING 741 TO 8 CRAWLING BESIDE CUT CUTTER ROLLED OVER HIS R FOOT
TRAMING THE PINNER ACROSS THE SDECTION IN #7 CROSSCUT LONG-AIRDOX PINNER RUN OVER A LUMP OF COAL PUTTING THE DECK OF IT INTO THE TOP PUSHING I NAME HAT DOWN OVER HIS RT EAR & CUTTING IN TO THE TOP IN ON THE TOP OF HIS EAR
SETTING LAST ROW OF PINS. PIECE OF ROCK FELL BEHIND LAST ROW OF PINS.
ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
HE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF BOLT OPERATOR PULL PINNEN UP NOT KNOWING WHEELER WAS IN THE WAY TIRE OR WHEEL ROLL OVER RIGHT FOOT.
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK IN 7 FELL OUT FROM AROUND DRILL STEEL AND FELL ON HIS FOOT 8 THICK BY 2 X 1 FT.
EMP HAD PINNED #3 HEADING EXCEPT FOR 1 PIN AS HE MOVED PINNER AROUND TO LINE UP ON LAST PIN THE HEAD OF THE PINNER DISLODGED A PIECE OR ROCK WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF COAL ATTACHED TO TIT THE R ROCK ROLLED FROM FACE ON TO HIS RT FOOT