DRILLING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. PART OF THE HEAD COAL BROKE OFF FALLING THROUGH THE ATRS RING, HITTING HIS HAND.
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Showing all 6DRILLING TO INSTALL BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND UNDER CANOPY AND HIT EE ON HIS NOSE.
EE CAME UP BEHIND THE BOLTER TO GET SOME SPADS. HE SAID HE DIDN OT KNOW HIS TOES WERE UNDER THE BOLTER. WHEN THE BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED THE ATRS THE BACK OF THE BOLTER CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
EE WAS BOLTING WHIEL DRILLING THE DRILL STEER BROKE A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK & IT FELL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS LAYING ON BOLTER.
I.NAME AND E.NAME WAS CHANGING A HOSE ON THE MINER WHEN E.NAME'S LEG HIT THE LEVER AND DROPPED THE BOOM OF THE MINER AND HIT I.NAME. THEY HAD THE BOOM BLOCKED BUT THE WEIGHT OF BOOM CAUSED BLO CKS TO SET SOME.
HELPER ON BOLTER HIT THE WRONG LEAVER AND THE CANOPY DROPPED AND ALLEGEDLY HIT INJURED.