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EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HIS FIRST ROOF BOLT HOLE IN A NEW CUT. WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL THE HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 7" X 5" X 3" FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND, BRUISING TH E TENDON IN HIS HAND.
THE 4/0 TRAILING CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS HANGING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. WHILE THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES, HE CRAWLED UP TO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED UNDER THE CABLE. ABOUT T HAT TIME THE CABLE PULLED TIGHT AND FELL FROM THE HOOKS CATCHING HIM ON HIS LEFT SIDEAND TWISTING HIS BACK.
LOADING RIGHT LIFT ON PILLAR-L.N. BOOM OVERSIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR-LARGE LUMP OF COAL CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND TOP-LUMP BROKE LOOSE COMING ACROSS SHUTTLE CAR INTO OPERATORS DECK STRIKING INJU RED ON LEFT HAND.
HE WAS DRILING ROOF BOLT HOLE. WAS GETTING READY TO ADD SECOND PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN FIRST PIECE FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING HAND WHICH WAS ON DRILL POT STRIKING SECOND FINGER.
HE WAS DRILLING3A HOLE FOR THE ROOF BOLT. HE HAD THE HOLE ABOUT 1/2 WAY DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 20" X 16" X 2" FELL FROM THE TOP & HIT HIM ONT HE RIGHT FOOT. IT HIT HIS FOOT JUST BEHI ND THE LITTLE T2 BREAKING ONE OF THE SMALL BONES IN HIS FOOT.
HE WAS HELPING ON THE ROOF BOLTER & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING AN EXTRA ROOF JACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN 2 OF THE ROOF JACKS ALREADY SET. CATCHING HIM & THE ROOF BOLTER OPER ER OPERATOR. BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO # HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF JACKS & FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK, BRUISING HIS BACK & CHEST
HE WAS INSTALLING HIS LAST ROOF BOLT IN NO#6 HEADING A PC OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OUT AT LAST SUPPORT JACK & FELL HITTING HIM IN LOWER BACK