BUMPED HIS KNEE WHILE ROOF BOLTING.
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Showing all 24EE LEFT FOOT SLID UNDER THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AS THE BOLTER HEAD WAS BEING LOWERED.
PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON RT KNEE WHILE BENDING ROOF BOLTS
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF PINNER STEEL BROKE STRIKING EE ON LEFT ARM. EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO LEFT ARM.
54736YEE WAS PREPARING TO BURN PLATE WORK FOR REMOVAL. AFTER LIGHTING TORCH, HE PLACED DOWN TO PUT ON GLOVES AND GOGGLES. FLAME FROM TORCH SCATHED HIS RIGHT INSIDE WRIST AND PALM. 1ST DEGREE B 495?0
I NAME LOCKED GRINDER IN TABLE VISE & HONED EDGE OF HAMMER HE TURNED OFF GRINDER TO EXAMINE WORK & WHILE GRIND WAS STILL ROTATING IT FELL FROM IVST & TOUCHED HIS FOREARM
CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SHEER-PIN AND GUARD IN WAHSHER PLANT INJURY REQUIRED TWO STITCHES
A NEW WATER PUM1 HAD BEEN INSTALLED TO PUMP WATER TO THE PREP PLANT FROM A CATCH POND. THE PUMP CASE HEATED, WHEN THE PUMP WAS TURNED OFF, THE SECTION LINE BLEW OFF THROWING HOT WATER ON EMPLO EE. 3
THE ROOFBOLTER 2PERATOR WAS HELPING THE COAL DRILL OPERATOR WHEN THE DRILL OPERATOR STARTED TELLING HIS CABLE UP AND THE CABLE HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM I NTO THE ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. THE CUT HIS HEAD ON SOME R2OF BOLTER THAT WAS ON THE M ACHINE.,
HE WAS PINNED,P3ECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SUPPORT JACKS OR SAFETY JACKS.
PUTTING BOLT IN3BUG DUSTER ON CUTTER TOLD CUTTER MAN TO RISE BOOM WHEN CUTTER TURN ON BUG DUSTGER WAS IN GEAR I.NAME HAD HAND ON BUG DUSTER CUT 2 FINGERS OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS RO2F BOLTING WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE ROOF.
HE HAS BACK PRO6LEM FROM OTHER INJURY REPORTED 1-9-87 HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE OPERATING COAL DRILL 1-9-87. WENT DR 1-12-87 RECORRENCE OF OLD INJURY.
WAS SETTING ROO0 BOLT AND MASHED INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
ROCK FALL FROM 7OP BETWEEN RIB AND SAFETY JACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO BACK FROM ROCK FALLING AGAINST HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING
NORMAL CONDITIO3S A ROOF BOLTER SEES EVERY WORKING DAY VICTIM APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PERFORMING HIS JOB
OPERATOR SETTING ROOF BOLT.HE DRILLED THROUGH LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK.IT SLID DOWN PINNER STEEL STRIKING HIM ON FINGER.
LOOSE POT FELL OUT OF TOP AND FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.
HE WAS WORKING ON MINER CHANGING OUT A LOW TRAM. HE HAD TO DO SOME CUTTING WITH TORCH & LAY HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF HOT METAL.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RTS JACKS AND LE... LEFT FOOT.
OPERATOR WAS ROOF BOLTING THE #6 FACE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A ROCK APPROX 3\X2\X2" FELL OUT OFT THE TOP STRIKING THE ROOF BOLTER ON HIS LEFT FOREARM, WRIST AREA.
WAYNE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER ON 002 SECTION HE WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND BREAK IN 6 PLACE HE WAS ON THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND WAS PULLING THE ROOF BOLTER UP TO INSTALL FIRST PIN ON THE LASR ROW AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST BETWEEN MACHINE AND RIB WAYNE IS AN EXPERIENCED LOADER OPERATOR AND ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR THE SECTION HE IS WORKING ON WAS SHORT HANDED AND HE WAS RUNNING THE RO
PIECE OF PINNER STEEL BROKE AND CUT FINGER OFF.LEFT HAND.
ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OPERATOR WAS IN NO. 4 PLACE SETTING RUN PIN. PIECE ROCK FELL OUT TOP CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON CONTROL LEVER. CUT HAND PUT SMALL CUT ON LEFT SIDE FACE.