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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF. MACHINE WAS SITTING ON LOOSE COAL WENT TO THE DECK TO MOVE MACHINE, REACHED IN HIT TRAM LEVERS MACHINE SLOW TO ONE SIDE HITTING KNEE.
EMPL OPERATING A CUTTER CUTTING 3RD CUT IN A X-CUT.THIS PUTS OPERATOR UP TO CORNER OF X-CUT. MACHINE WAS CLOSE TO CORNER. COAL ROLLED FROM RIB STRIKING FOOT AGAINST MACHINE FRAME.
INSTALLING RF BOLTS, BOLT HEAD PLATE CONTACTED PRESURE APPLIED WHILE BOLT BEING TIGHTENED WRENCH SLIPPED CATCHING ARM AGAINST ROOF
HE WAS BOLTING THE #6 HEADING ON 001 SECTION HE WAS STRAPING A HILL SEAM RUNING ACROSS HEADING IN FACE A ROCK APP 1FTX2FT WAS DISLODGED PROBABLY FROM PENETRATION OF BIT INTO ROOF PROBABLY ROCK STRUCK STRAP & THE STRAP HIT FINGER CAUSING CUT
EMPL CALLED ME 8 HOURS AFTER SHIFT ENDED SAID HE HAD GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT WORK SAID WAS WATCHING MACHINE MAN CHANGE BITS WHEN SOMETHIN WENT IN HIS EYE SAID HE WAS GOING TO EMERGENCY
EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG COAL DRILL. DRILL STEEL STRUCK, PULLED MUSCLE PULLING IT OUT.