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AS EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON BOTL MACHINE HEAD, KNOCKING A PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND THE PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE BROKEN STEEL, RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING DRAWROCK WHEN A PIECE 4" THICK 6' X 10' FELL STRIKING HIM. THE AREA OF INJURY WAS FROM THE SHOULDERS TO WAIST.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT AND RIB STRIKING VICTIM'S ANKLE.
EMPL MOVING BOLTING MACHINE TO ANOTHER POSITION WHEN MACHINE SPUN AROUND ON SOFT BOTTOM AND SANK IN BOTTOM PINNING EMPL RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN FRAME AND BOTTOM.
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING,M A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTGEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS HIT BY A P3ECE OF FALLING ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURIES AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL
HE WAS RUNNING 9OOF BOLTER WHEN HE MOVED A LEVER THE MACHINE PINNED HIM BETWEEN A TIMBER AND THE MACHINE ITSELF. HE FELT NO PAIN ASSUMED HE WAS NOT INJURED AND FINSHED WORKING. WHEN HE GOT H OME PAIN GOT WO9SE AND HE WAS DIAGONED AS HAVING HERNAITED DISC.