Injured was operating the roof drill when the drill steel dropped out of the drilled hole striking him on thumb and index finger.
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Showing all 14Injured was moving roof bolts off top of the roof drill when the operator moved the roof drill and the tire ran against the side of his foot.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX: 24 INCHES WIDE X 24 INCHES LONG X 1 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL WEIGHING APPROX: 50 LBS. ROLLED OFF RIB KNOCKING HIM INTO THE MINER DECK INJURING HIS LEFT HIP.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL & THE DRILL STEEL DROPPED OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 10"X 10"X 1"THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS WELDING ON MINER WHEN A SPARK GOT BEHIND HIS WELDING SHIELD AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED WAS TAKING DRILL STEEL OUT OF DRILLED HOLE WHEN A SLIVEROF METAL FROM THE DRILL STEEL PUNCTURED THE PALMOF HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK APPROX 1 1/2 FT WIDE X 3 1/2 FT LONG X 3 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK.
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF DRILL, INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEL AND MINE ROOF.
INJURED BRUISED RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE MINE FLOOR WHILE OPERATING THE BOLTING MACHINE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK 14 INCHES LONG X 6 INCHES WIDE X 2 1/2 INCHES THICK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
THE MINER CUTTER BITS CAUGHT A VENTILATION CURTAIN AND THREW SOME MATERIAL OFF THE CURTAIN AND STRUCK INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.