EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK ALLOWING HIS FOOT TO GO UNDER THE BOOM JUST AS HE WAS LOWERING THE BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE MINE FLOOR.
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Showing all 12THE MINER STARTED MINING THE LEFT LIFT OF #6 BLOCK. AFTER LOADING 3 BUGGIES 9 PILLAR FALL OCCURED INBY THE MINER WHICH ROAD THROUGH THE BREAKERS AND TURN TIMBERS. ROCK FELL ON THE RT SIDE OF T HE MINER FROM THE BOOM HINGE TO THE PAN.
EE WAS SETTING UP MACHINE REACHED FOR DRIL STEEL THE WRONG WAY TWISTED HIS BACK LEG AND HIS MUSCLE.
MOVING ROOF BOLTER, GOT LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER & RIBS, SMASHED THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT & TOES.
OPERATOR FOR ROOF BOLTING MACHINE STARTED ROOF BOLTER 7 SWUNG OVER TO TART BOLTING CAUGHT LEFT FOOT UNDER BOOM. FOOT WAS RED & SWELLING. OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF PAIN WAS TAKEN OUT & SENT TO HOS PITAL.
ROCK FELL ON LEFT ARM/ SHOULDER/ SIDE.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN AUGER ON ROCK DUSTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN CAP COAL FELL BETWEEN ATRS & MASHED FINGER ON DRILL POT OF MACHINE
HE WAS POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER TO PIN TOP. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND RIB. SELFRESCUER PLACED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK- FROM AN OLD INJURY IN 1978.
I NAME WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT NEAR RIB WHILE MOVING THE PINNER INTO POSITION HE TWISTED BACK
PINNING OPEN BREAK, ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK.
PINNING TOP, PU5LED PINNER TO CLOSE TO RIB, GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN PINNER 3 RIB.