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EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND TOP OF POT ON BOLTER. THIS IS A NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND TWISTED BACK.
MINER WAS PREPAIRING TO PUSH UP A RESIN BOLT (THE #2 IN LAST ROW) WHEN HE USED TH EWRONG LEVER RESULTING IN THE BOLT ROTATING AND CATCHING HIS GLOVE. INJURY WAS TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGR, SPLIN T WAS APPLIED. PATINT WAS REMOVED TO THE SURFACE WHERE HE ELECTED PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOSPITAL.
SUBJECT WAS DRILLING THE 1ST HOLE IN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE #2 HDG. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 1 1/2" THICK & APPROX. 8" X 10" FELL AROUND THE DRILL STEEL ONTO THE DRILL POT STRIKING THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND CAUSING SOME MINOR BLEEDING.
TWO MEN WERE MO5ING MINER FROM #1 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY MINER HELPER WAS HOOKING CABLE PULL ROPE ON SIDE OF BOOM MINER OPERATOR SWUNG BOOM OVER TO HOOK UP ROPE WHEN HE STARTED TRAMMING MINER BOOM FOULED HELPER A1AINST RIB