WHILE STARTING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE STEEL CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK TO FALL AND HIT HIS LE FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION
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Showing all 13EMPL IN #3 ROOM 5 RIGHT SECTION ROOF DRILLING WHEN DRILL STEEL HIT CRACK & CAUSED ROCK TO KNOCK SAFETY JACK DOWN THEN ROCK HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EMP STATES WHILE BOLTING ROOF HIS BODY WAS OUSIDE CANOPY WHEN A ROCK FELL A(D HIT HIS BACKJ
RUNNING ROOFBOLTER WHEN ROCK APPROX. 12X18X4" SLID OFF CANOPY ONTO HIS BACK WHICH WAS OUT UNDER THE CANOPY EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT
EMP WAS BOLTING3TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HEAD OF BOLTER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS BO5TING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMP IN LOWER BACK
WHILE DRILLING 2OLE IN TOP ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACK AND CANOPY HITTING HIM ON LEFT LEG.
WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS PINNING HAND BETWEEN SLATE AND CM.
DRILLING COAL DRILL BITS HUNG DRILL HIT HIM IN THE NECK
HE WAS TRACING DOWN HYD. HOSE LEANED OVER CONTROLS, HIS RIGHT KNEE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK A LEVER ON ROOF BOLTER CAUSING FLOOR JACK TO GO DOWN & THE CANOPY CAME DOWN HITTING EE ON LOWER BACK.
HE WAS TAKING 1ST CUT OUT OF #3 PILLARS & THE CANOPY ON MINER STRUCK THE RIB ON THE CORNER OF BLOCK CAUSING RIB TO ROLL IN MINER DECK WITH HIM, STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT S KNEE
EMPLOYER STATES HE WAS INJURED WHEN A HYDRAULIC DRILL KICKED
STARTED TO DRILL FIRST HOLE & A ROCK ABOUT 12INX6INX2IN SLIDE OFF TOP OF CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER & STRUCK HIM ON HIS UPPER RIGHT HIP