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INJ WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND AS HE LET THE HEAD DOWN, INJ HAD HISRIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL HEAD, AND 2 OF HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF METAL ON THE DRILL BOOM
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING VICTIM ON LEFT HAND CUTTING THROUGH GLOVE, HURTING RING FINGER AND PINKY FINGER.
THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING UP THE LAST BOLT IN BREAK (5) TO (6) ON THE 001-B SECTION, WHEN HE LET THE OPERATORS CANOPY DOWN IT CAUGHT THE ATRS PLATE MOMENTARILY THEN D ROPPED SUDDENLY STRIKING THE OPERATOR ON THE HARD HAT & SHOULDER. QUANTITY OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME
INJURED WAS HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTER AND WAS WALKING TOWARD THE BACK OF BOLTER AND GOT HIS RIGHTFOOT UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE ROOF BOLTER.
HE WAS TRAMMING THE FEEDER WHEN IT GOT STUCK SO HE PUT A CRIB BLOCK UNDER IT. WHEN THE FEEDER GOT TRACTION HE THEN STARTED TO REMOVE THE BLOCK AND IT CRUSHED OUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST TH E BOTTOM. THE SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE WERE TORN ANDSEWN BACK ON.
PUSHING ON A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HEAD, RT. SHOULDER AND RT. SIDE OF NECK.