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EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES FOR INSTALLATION OF ROOF BOLTS AS HE LOWERED THE DRILL BOOM THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF FOR A MOMENT & WAS SEPARATED FROM THE DRILL HEAD IT THEN FELL OUT OF T HE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ONM HIS FINGER
EE WAS DRILLING HOLES TO INSTALL RESIN BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIS FINGER ON THE BOLTER.
OPER FLETCHER RFBOLTER IN PROCESS OF RESIN IMPACH WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND BEARING PLATE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER 2ND RT SECTION WHEN DRILLING A BOLT HOLE HIS GLOVE RT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & BOLTER CHUCK CAUSING A FX OF THE ULNAR BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN THE FACE AREA OF THE 1ST LEFT SDCTION WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED A PARTICLE FROM THE DRILLING ENTERED I NAME EYE CAUSING IRRITATION WHICH LEAD TO TH E REMOVAL OF THE OBJECT BY A PHYSICIAN
THE INJURED OCCURRED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE 2ND RIGHT SECTION. THE ROOF BOLTER HIT A ROLL IN THE MINE BOTTOM CAUSING THE MACHINE TO RAISE AND SMASH THE EMPL OYEE'S MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS AGAINST A CAP BLOCK LOCATED ON TOP OF THE PROTECTIVE CANOPY. I,NAME HAD POSITIONED HIS HAND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE CANOPY IN ORDER TO STABILIZE HIMSELF.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A RESIN ROOF BOLT IN THE 1ST LEFT SECTION OF #7 MINE. I,NAME WAS PUSHING THE RESIN ROD INTO A DRILL HOLE, WHEN AFTER INSERTING IT APPROX. 3/4 OF THE WAY THE RESIN HARDENED & WITH THE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED BY THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD, BENT THE ROD OVER AND FORCED THE BEARING PLATE INTO THE CNAOPY JACK. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS LACERATED WHEN IT
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 IN THE PROCESS OF OPERATING A FLETCHER TWIN-BOOM ROOFBOLTER IN THE #6 ENTRY. THE ROOF BOLTER IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ATRS SYSTEM AND CANOPY PROTECTION. HE WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE O0 SLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE MINE ROOF IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE ATRS BEAM AND THE OPERATOR'S POSITION UNDER THE CANOPY. WHEN HE SAW THE ROOF BREAK, HE TURNED HIS BODY AWAY AND T
EMPL OPERATING 9OOFBOLTER.WHEN RETRACTING THE DRILL HEAD CAUGHT RIGHT ELBOW ON FRAME OF ATRS SYSTEM.EMPL WAS RESTING RIGHT HAND ON DRILL HEAD WHICH CAUSED HYPERTENSION OF WRIST -TORN LIGAMENTS & SPRAIN TO WR3ST AREA.DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE DRILL HEAD. ACCD ATTRIB TO EMPL JOB SKILL -CLEARANCE FACTORS WERENT PROPERLY EXAMINED.