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Employee pushed the wrong lever, he also had his hand on the machine near moving parts.
While installing a roof bolt, the drill wrench was in a bind & flew from the drill pot & struck employee in the mouth.
Employee had a drill steel stuck in the chuck on the bolter. When he pulled it free, it struck him in the upper lip.
While removing twist drill steel from a hole that had just been drilled, EE injured his left hand & wrist when he contacted the spinning drill steel (fractured thumb).
Employee was struck by a bolter cable when the cable that he was hanging broke loose.
Injured was backing a miner up when the head of the miner came in contact with the mine roof. This contact with the mine roof caused a rock to fall from the top & to strike employee - knocking him down and causing his face to strike a large rock.
EE was struck on his right arm by a piece of rock that fell from the mine roof while he was roof bolting. He received 4 sutures.
While roof bolting, Employee was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof, struck the canopy of roof bolter and then struck him.
While setting the ATRS on the roof bolting machine, a piece of rock came down and struck EE's left foreman.
Employee was injured when he was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof and bounced off the drill head.
While operating a continuous miner on a pillar section, employee was injured when a rib rock measuring 5'x 2'x 6" fell & struck him on his left leg. He was preparing to take the 1st lift to the left in the #7 Heading.
Employee was bolting top when he turned, striking his left elbow on a bundle of roof plates.
Ee was bolting top when the suction on the bolter quit. He dropped the head and when he placed his hand on the head of the bolter to check suction, the steel fell from hole and struck his right hand.
EE was on offside of bolter stated he was not paying attention when operator moved up to next row of bolts, bolter tire ran over his foot.
Employee was bolting top when a rock fell, striking employee on right forearm.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING TOP, EE PLACED A SHORT MAT ON THE ATRS. (THE MAT WAS NEEDED TO SUPPORT A KETTLE BOTTOM). WHEN EE TURNED TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT, THE MAT SLID OFF THE ATRS, STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE'S RIGHT HAND.