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HE WAS INSTGALL3NG ROOF BOLTS & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL & HIT HIS RT.MIDDLE FINGER HE SUFFERED A FX.TO HIS RT.MIDDLE FINGER & HAD TO HAVE HIS FINGER NAIL REMOVED
HE WAS OPERATIN1 A C/M AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS R ANKLE, A SMALL ABRASION OCCURRED BUT HE DIDNT SEE A DR. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-1-87 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TRE ATED FOR BLOOD POISONING 3
THE ROOF BOLTER3CANOPY HUNG ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE, THE BOLT BROKE AND THE PLATE FLEW ND HIT HIM ON THE RT SIDE OF THE NOSE. THE PLATE CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE NOSE THAT REQUIRED APPROX 17 ST STITCHES 3
HE WAS INSTALLI3G ROOF BOLTS AND THE BOLTER WRENCH FLEW OFF THE BOLT AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A SPRAIN.
HE WAS POSITION3THE ROOF BOLTER TO INSTALL BOLTS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
HE WAS INSTALLI3G ROOF BOLTS AND WHEN HE PUT THE DRILL BARRELL AGAINST THE TOP AND APPLIED PRESSURE A PIECE OF CAP COAL POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE, CAUSING A LACER TION THAT REQUI9ED FOUR STITCHES.
INSTALLING ROOF3BOLTS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK.HE HAD BRUISE AND STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
HE WAS INSTALLI3G ROOF BOLTS HE HAD INSTALLED THE OUTSIDE BOLT & WAS LOWERING THE CANOPY TO SWING AROUND & INSTALL THE INSIDE BOLT THE NUT HAD BACK OFF ON THE CANOPY JACK & WHEN THE JACK WENT DOWN THE CANOPY3STAYED UP THE CANOPY SUDDENLY FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD
HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN AN OUTBY AREA & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT THUMB.
HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RT FOOT WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS FOOT
WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS HE STARTED TO RAISE BOOM AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLTER AND DRILL BARRELL. MADDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED SO BAD IT HAD TO BE AMPUTATED
HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROOF BOLTER STEEL AND IT TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT WRIST.
A PIECE OF OF DRAW ROCK WAS LAYING ON THE ROOFBOLTER CANOPY, WHEN HE MOVED THE CANOPY IT SLID OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK.
HE HAD A HOLE DRILLED INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, HE PUT THE BOLT IN THE HOLE AND WAS PUSHING IT UP, IT GOT IN A BIND, BROKE AND FLEW AND HIT HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE OF HIS WRIST.
HE WAS CUTTING DOWN DRAW ROCK WITH A CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATING FRON A REMOTE CONTROL BOX HE HAD THE REMOTE BOX SITTING ON TOP OF THE MINER CANOPY THE MINER SURGED UPWARDS AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEFT HAND AND FINGERS BETWEEN THE REMOTE BOX AND MINE ROOF CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS INDEX AND RING FINGER.
HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISES & ABRASIONS TO THE BACK.
HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A TWIN HEAD FLETCHER BOLT MACHINE, AND HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE AND A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A FR ACTURE TO HIS SMALL FINGER.
INSTALLING RESIN TYPE ROOF BOLTS AND HAD DRILLED HOE AND INSERTED GLUE-PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE WITH BOLT MACHINE HEAD.CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND MINE ROOF CAUSING FRACTURE OF LITTL FINGER ON LEFT HAND.