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INJURED WAS HEL1ING MOVE MINES,REACHED DOOR TO KEEP MINER OFF CABLE,PUT LEFT HAND ON BOOM FOR BALANCE MINER TRAMMED DOWN IN OFFSET IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING BOOM TO GO AGAINST ROOF,MASHING FINGERS FINGERS OF LEFT3HAND.
BURNING MATERIA5 AND FUMES INFLAMED RT EYE
BURN TO R FOOT 1- HOT METAL FELL INTO SHOE.
USED WRONG LEVE9 ON BOLTING MACHINE; INSTEAD OF RAISING HEAD, MACHINE ROTATED & HIT EMPLOYEE ON L FOREARM.
THUMB BURNED BY3 ACETYLENE TORCH
MOVING BOLTER O3 SECTION EMPLS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND PINNING MACHINE BRUISED FOOT-RIGHT.
EMP WAS SETTING3IN THE OPERATORS STATION OF THE JOY 11CM AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STAND HE DEVELOPPAIN TO THE RT. HIP AND LEG
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON THE 3 LEFT 014 0 CONT MINER SECTION THE VICTIM PLACED HIS HAND ON THE MACHINE WHILE THE ATRS RING WAS LOWERED SMASHING THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE VICTIM WAS REPLACING A METHANE MONITOR SYSTEM FOR A JOY 11CM MINER THE SAME TIME TWO OTHER ELECTRICIOUS WERE SERVICEING THE SAID MINER.THE RIPPER WAS RAISED TO SERVICE THE DIGGER ARMS WHEN THE BACK OF THE MINER MOVED UPWARD TOWARD THE ROOF CATCHING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE AND MINE ROOF.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE CONT MINER BEING LOADED WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIS FOOT
WITH THE ATRS SET INTO POSITION THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING HIMSELF TO DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF SHELL FELL FROM THE ROOF CUTTING THE RIGHT HAND
PLACING HIMSELF BETWEEN ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AN RIB WHEN REAR END OF MACHINE WHILE BEING REPOSITIONED CAUGHT HIS LEG SQUEEZING IT AGAINST THE RIB.