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MINER WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL OUT OF HOLE WHEN THE CHUCK TENDER SLIPPED AND RELEASED THE STEEL. THE JACKLEG THEN FOLDED DOWN ON THE MINER'S HAND CATCHING THE HAND IN THE PINCH POINT.
MINER WAS DRILLING A FACE ROUND WHEN A BASEBALL SIZE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE BACK & [HIT] HIS HAND THAT WAS CONTROLLING THE JACKLEG DRILL. THIS RESULTED IN A ABROKEN THUMB WHERE THE THUMB WAS RES TING ON TOP OF THE DRILL.
WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 8'-0" SPLIT SET BOLT WITH A JACK LEG DRILL A SMALL BASEBALL SIZE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT CHEEK BONE AREA OF THE FACE.
INJURED EE WAS COLLARING A HOLE USING A 6 FT DRILL STEEL AND A GARDNER DENVER JACK LEG DRILL. AS THE HOLE WAS COLLARED A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND ROLLED INTO THE INJURED'S LOWER LEFT LEG FR ACTURING /CHIPPING A BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS INSTALLING ROCKBOLTS WITH A JACKLEG DRILL AND SHORT STYLE SPLIT SET DRIVER. INJURED MOMENTARILY TURNED AWAY FROM MACHINE CAUSIGN DRILL TO FALL. WHEN INJURED TURNED BACK TOWARD THE MACHINE, THE SPLIT SET DRIVER STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH.
WHILE GETTING OFF A BACKHOE THE PERSON BRASED HIMSEL FON A HYDRAULIC OIL COOLER THAT WAS MOUNTED ON THE REAR FENDER. THERE WAS A SMALL GAP IN THE GUARD IN FRONT OF TH ECOOLING FAN IN WHICH HE STUCK HIS FINGER THAT WAS HIT BY THE FAN.
MINER WAS IN THE WORKING PLATFORM LOADING LONGHOLE UP HOLES WHEN A ROCK WAS JARRED LOOSE WITH THE PRILL HOSE STRIKING THE MINERS THUMB THAT WAS ON THE SAFETY RAILING.
MINER WAS DRILLING A FACE ROUND WHEN THE JACKLEG MACHINE KICKED UP & CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE & LEG.
THE MINER WAS DRILLING A RISE ROUND WHEN THE BACK BECAME LOOSENED UP ENOUGH FOR ROCK TO FALL OUT STRIKING THE MINER ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
THE MINER WAS STARTING TO DRILL A FACE ROUND WHEN HIS 3RD INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MACHING AND THE SADDLE.
ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKING MINER. THE WORKING AREA HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY BARRED DOWN.
MINER WAS CHANGING BIT ON JUMBO WHEN ROTATING STEEL CAUGHT RAG IN HAND AND TORE RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING BACK WHEN A FOUR FOOT DRIVER FELL OUT OF BACK AND HIT HIM BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRILL HEAD ON MACHINE IN SHOP USING THE MOBILE OVERHEAD CRANE IN SHOP CONTROL ROPES THAT CENTER CRANE STUCK & TURNED A FRAME OF CRANE OVER & IN TURN STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEF T HAND WHILE FALLING
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A ROUND AUSING AN ANFO POT WHEN THE HOSE BLEW OFF OF THE FITTING AND SPRAYED HIS HANDS WITH ANFO.