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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING DRAWROCK WHEN A PIECE 4" THICK 6' X 10' FELL STRIKING HIM. THE AREA OF INJURY WAS FROM THE SHOULDERS TO WAIST.
EE WAS RUNNING A WILCOX J-6 ROOF BOLTING MACHINE W/ATRS BOLTING IN SEQUENCE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; BOLTS ARE NUMBERED 1-4, WHEN PREPARING TO INSTALL BOLT #4 IN SEQUENCE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT #3 AND THE RIB WHERE BOLT #4 WOULD BE INSTALLED, THE ENTRY WIDTH IS 20'.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT AND RIB STRIKING VICTIM'S ANKLE.
EMPL MOVING BOLTING MACHINE TO ANOTHER POSITION WHEN MACHINE SPUN AROUND ON SOFT BOTTOM AND SANK IN BOTTOM PINNING EMPL RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN FRAME AND BOTTOM.
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING,M A PIECE OF THE MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTGEDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WAS HIT BY A P3ECE OF FALLING ROCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK INJURIES AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL