WHILE BOLTING IN 1 ENTRY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON DRILL HEAD CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.
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Showing all 7THE EM,PLOYEE AFTER OPRATING THE MINER DURING THE SHIFT, COMPLAIN OF SORENESS TO HIS BOTTOM SIDE, DUE TO THE VIBRATION IN THE MINING MACHINE WHILE HE WAS CUTTING SOME TOP ROCK.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TOP, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND DRAW ROCK, MASHING LEFT HAND.
VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. HIS HELPER MOVED BOLTER TO NEXT BOLT TO BE PUT UP AND WHEN HE PUT ATRS AGAINST TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE, WHICH IN TURN SPRAINE D THE ANKLE.
VICTIM WAS HELPING ON DRILL CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND WITH BUNDLE OF PLATER.
MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN FLUNG A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN IT CAUGHT AGAINST TOP THE ROCK STRUCK VICTIM ON THE RT FOREARM CUTTING AND BRUISING IT VICTIM WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR
THE PERSON WAS 8RILLING ANCHOR HOLE FOR TAILPIECE WITH A BENT PIECE OF STEEL AND THE VIBRATION AND JERKING MUST HAVE SPRAINED TWIST AND MAYBUS STRIAN MUSCLES INJURY WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME.