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EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE THROAT OF MINER, MACHINE WAS STARTED, GATHERING PAN WAS IN THE UP POSITION FROM BEING REPAIRED. PAN PAISED UP PINNING EMPLOYEE BETRWEEN PAN AND HEAD ON MINER.
WHILE BOLTING A PLACE HE WAS LINING UP SMALL STARTER DRILL STEEL AT CLAY VEIN GUIDING IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE APPLIED UP PRESSURE ON DRILL HEAD STEEL SLIPPED OF TO ONE SIDE CATCHING HAND BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND ROOF OR ATRS.
WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT IN MINER COAL CHAIN, FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
HE WAS ROOFBOLTING AND ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A 4 FOOT RESIN ROOF BOLT.
TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER FROM 1 ENTRY TO NEXT ENTRY TO BELT IT RAN OVER POST & HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF
MOVING ROOF BOLTER FROM #3 ROOM TO #2 ROOM FRONT END DROPPED IN HOLE IN BOTTOM AND BACK END CAME UP IN AIR AND JAMMED WRIST AND FOREARM
WHILE BOLTING T2E ROOF WITH A ROOF BOLTER-A DRILL STEEL BROKE CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB.
RANDY WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO THE NEXT POSITION WHEN HE MOMENTARY LOST CONTROL ALLOWING THE BOLTING MACHINE TO PUCH HIM INTO THE RIB