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INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WITH HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW. CHAIN CAME OFF WRAPPING AROUND PERSON'S RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE WORST OF INJURY APPEARED TO BE TO MIDDLE FINGER NEXT TO KNUCKLE (SWELLI NG AND BLEEDING).
ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED IN NO. 3 ENTRY BY OPERATOR ON RIGHT SIDE OF EQUIPMENT. ROCK FELL MEASURING 16" BY 16, STRIKING OPERATOR IN RIGHT UPPER LEG. OPERATOR WAS THEN TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE TO RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WITH RE-MOTE BOX IN HIS HAND. MINER CABLE HIT BOX AND MINER TRAMSIDE-LEFT SIDE TRAM PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.
BOLTER OPERATOR STARTED HOLE FOR BOLT TO BE INSTALLED. PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 6" LONG & 4" WIDE BROKE AROUND THE STEEL USED TO DRILL HOLE WITH CAUGHT OPERATOR'S LITTLE FINGER AGAINST HEAD OF BOLT ER & CUT FINGER REQUIRING 15 STITCHES TO BE PUT IN LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND OF OPERATOR.
WAS BOLTING THE FIRST CUT OUT OF A BREAK IN THE #6 ENTRY. HE WAS SWINGING HIS PINNER HEAD OUT TO PUT THE OUTSIDE BOLT UP WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKIING HIM IN THE BACK.
RUNNING A ROOF BOLTER. WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN A LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIS LEG.
ROCK FELL WHEN PUTTING UP BOLT.
WORKING ON MINER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN MY R EYE
WHILE ROOF BOLTING,INJ CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AND TOP.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS LETTING HEAD OF PINNER DOWN WHEN THE HEAD CAUGHT HIS KNEE, INJURING LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING ROOF BOLTER. DRILL BOOM MASHED KNEE BETWEEN DRILL BOOM AND BOTTOM. BROOSED KNEE AND UPPER LEG.
PULLING ROOF BOLTER OUT OF FACE TO MOVE TO NEXT PLACE TO BE BOLTED FOREMAN SIGNALED TO STOP BOLT MACHINE SO HE COULD REMOVE ROCK IN ROAD BY HAND BEFORE ROCK WAS REMOVED OPERATOR OF MACHINE AC CIDENTLY HIT TRAM PEDAL PINNING FOREMANS LEG BETWEEN TIRE AND ROCK