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EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOLT INTO FIRST HOLE HE HAD DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB STRIKING VICTIM.
EMPLOYEE PUT DRILL STEEL IN CHUCK. HE ENGAGED THE ROTATION BEFORE HIS HAND WAS CLEAR, THUS CATCHING HIS GLOVE, TWISTING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
THE VICTIM AND ANOTHER WERE REMOVING ROCK FROM TOP OF MINER. A 3/4" NYLON ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND ROCK AND ATTACHED TO A CHAIN THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A ROOF BOLT. THE MINER WAS TRAMMED BACKWARD TO PULL ROCK OFF MINER. AS ROCK STARTED TO MOVE THE ROPE SLIPPED OFF CORNER OF ROCK WHICH BROKE AND A PIECE OF BROKEN ROCK STRUCK VICTIM.
AFTER THE OPERATOR TRAMMED MACHINE INTO PLACE TO BE BOLTED. ATRS WAS SET UP AND WHEN VICTIM STARTED TO POSITION HIS DRILL TO SET BOLT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF ONTO CANOPY. ROCK BROKE A PART AFTER HITTING CANOPY AND SMALL PIECE FELL ONTO VICTIMS HAND.
THE ROCKDUST MACHINE WAS LOADED INTO HOPPER OF UNAHAULER FOR ROCKDUSTING. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE OF DUSTER CONNECTS TO PTD ON OPPOSITE END OF HAULER, THEREFORE THE HOSE LAY ACROSS TOP OF HSULER. WHEN OPERATOR ROUNDED A CORNER THE DUSTER SLID OUT OF HOPPER STRETCHING HOSE AGAINST OEPRATOR KNOCKING HIS HEAD INTO FRAME OF HAULER.
VICTIM WAS ASSISTING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES IN MAKINGA BELT SPLICE WITH CLIPPER SPLICE MACHINE. MACHINE HUNG & THEY HAD TO BACK THE TENSION SCREW OUT TO FREE. AFTER FREEING PRESS VICTIM COULD NOT SEE ADJUSTMENT SO HE PUT FINGER IN JAWS OF PRESSTO CHECK ADJUSTMENT WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENGAGED PRESS LACERATING FINGER.
REACHED FOR DRILL STEEL FROM STORAGE TRAY AND STRUCK HIS THUMB AGAINST TRAY
INJURED WAS KNEELING ON KNEES CLEANING HIS DUST BOX WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OR FELL FROM ROOF OR RIB (UNKNOWN WHICH) ONTO HIS FOOT.
EE JUST COMPLETED INSTALLING OUTSIDE BOLT IN FIRST ROW. HE MOVED HEAD TO INSIDE TO INSTALL AND BOLT. WHEN HE LOWERED HEAD TO INSERT STEEL. HE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON LOWERED HEAD DOWN ONTO HIS LT LEG RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LT FEMUR, ABRASHION TO LT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX. 2" THICK X 14" X 16") FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON LOWER BACK.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER & TRAMMED IT ON RIGHT FOOT.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE SET IT DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP IN #3 ENTRY AT FACE.WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP INTO THE TOP.WHEN HE TRIED TO TURN THE PLATE HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE PLATE.
PINNING TOP STEEL SLIPPED CAUGHT FINGERS AGAINST TOP
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE BLOWER OF A BACKHOE TRYING TO LINE THE GEAR UP BY BUMP-STARTING WHEN HIS AHND SLIPPED INTO THE BLADES OF THE BLOWER-CUTTING OFF HIS LITTLE,RING AND M IDDLE FINGERS AT THE FIRST JOINT OF THE LEFT HAND.