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EMP'S HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND CRIB BLOCK. HE WAS SETTING FOOT JACK WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 2X2X6 FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS BOLTING CORNER IN BREAK THROUGH BETWEEN 6&7 BREAK HAD CUT THROUGH INTO 7 BOLT MACHINE HEAD WAS SWUNG OUT INJURED WAS IN KNEELING POSITION UNDER CANOPY WHEN ROCK BROW BROKE AT EDGE OF CANOPY STRIKING INJURED ON RT HIP ROCK MEASURED 3FT LONGX2FT WIDEX8IN THICK
INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND FRAME OF ROOF BOLTER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE COB OUT OF HIS WAY, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & THE DRILL HEAD PINNED HIS ANKLE AGAINST SOME ROCK.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS LANDING ON THE CANOPY AND SLID DOWN THE CANOPY, FALLING ON BACK OF VICTIMS LEG.
INJURED WAS REACHING FOR LEVER ON ROOF BOLTER TO SWING THE HEAD INTO POSITION FOR DRILLING & BOLTING THE OUTSIDE HOLE IN THE REACHING PROCESS HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE
WHILE BOLTING TOP, INJURED WAS LOOKING UP AND ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED BOOM ON FOOT, WHICH HAD SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL.
CAUGHT KNEE BETWEEN BOTTOM & DRILL BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT AS LOSS TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF 04-14-92 SHIFT
INJURED WAS DENDING A RESIN BOLT BACK STRAIGHT WHILE INSTALLING. INJURED WAS DESCRIBED AS INSTALLING THE ROOF BOLT IN THE PROPER MANNER. INJURED STOPPED WORK STATING HE HAD HURT HIS BACK.
A ROCK MEASURING 4'X4X10" FELL DOWN AND BACKWARDS AND UNDER THE ATRS OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND STRUCK THE INJURED.THE ATRS WAS PROPERLY SET,MINING HT 52".