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While changing out the long hole steel Miner grabbed a-hold of the steel while driller was rotating to remove it. The Steel became bound up at an angle and pinched his thumb between the steel and the guide slide.
Miner was driving a bolt with 1 1/2 foot driver he got the bolt tight to the back and the machine would not come down. EE went to move the machine leg forward to remove pressure off the driver and when doing so the machine came down in EE had his foot under the crows foot, the weight of the machine pushed the crows foot through EE's met-guard boot and into his foot.
Miner was using a cutting torch when a piece of slag came off and went behind his safety glasses burning corner of left eye.
Miner was drilling the last knee hole in preparation for loading a round, when the air spud on the jack leg came loose and hit him in the knee. The whip check was properly installed on air line. Miner was on one knee next to connection. A deep contusion was the result of spud hitting Miners knee.
Employee did brake check on surface, stoppped twice on ramp with no problems, when got to the 650 ramp brakes failed and miner hit rib to stop. Miner was not wearing seat belt and was thrown around in cab.
While doing ground control with a jack leg, the steel became plugged while removing the steel from hole it got stuck in. Grabbed the jack leg and when the jack leg came loose, employees finger was in a pinch point, required stitches.