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Employee was drilling top, watching drill steel rotate when small pebble piece of rock was slung by drill steel and struck him the the mouth cracking tooth.
EE WAS PREPARING TO BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLTER.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STIKING EE ON THE BACK OF NECK, HIS INJURIES WERE NOT SERIOUS AND IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO WORK VERY SOON.
EE WAS INSTALLING 4' RESIN ROOF BOLTS INTO THE TOP. AS HE BEGAN TO INSERT ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE, THE BOLT BENT TRAPPING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOLT WRENCH AND DRILL HEAD.