EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A HOLE TO INSTALL PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREARM.
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Showing all 11EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WHEN A PIECE OF CARBON FLEW OFF THE BIT AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MACKING OFF ROOF BOLTS WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPL DRILLING COAL WITH SMALL HAND DRILL WHEN SLUG OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM & CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS WHEN DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPL WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON UPPER BACK & SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUT TING UP A ROOFBOLT IN T HE TOP HE WAS PUSHING UP ON T HE ROOFBOLT WITH THE HEAD WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS HAND
LARGE SLUG ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS MADE OPERATOR FALL BACK NTO SAFETY JACK WITH BACK OF HEAD.
LARGE SLUG OF ROCK RODE OUT SAFETY JACK ONE EDGE BROKE LOOSE FROM ROOF BOLT SLUG SLID DOWN MAN S BACK RIDING HIM OVER. MAN COMPLAINED OF BACK STRAIN BUT REMA NED ON JOB 3-12-88 DECIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
CAUGHT RT.INDE3 FINGER BETWEEN TRTAM LEVERS WHILE MOVING PINNER TO NEXT BOLT H OLE TGRIED TO JERK FINGER LOOSE CHANGING BOLT ER TO JUMP AWAY FROM HIM COMPOUND FX.RFT.INDEX FINGER BETWEEN FIR ST & SECOND JOI3T