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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE LAST TWO ROWS OF BOLTS IN # 6 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN TRS BAR & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 5' BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF, IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY. WHILE HE WAS BENDING & PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP INTO MINE ROOF, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
49559 OPERATOR WAS PULLING BELT WITH MINER. HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN MINER AND BELT WHEN HE HIT LEFT TRAM LEVER. THROWING MINER AGAINST BELT CATCHING HIM BETWEEN BELT & MINER. THIS WAS MINER OP 59136RS FIRST DAY. HE WASNT FAMILAR WITH MINER.
LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK: 2' X 1' X 1" WAS HANGING LOOSELY WHEN HE WAS PROCEEDING TO HANG ROOF BOLT CABLE UP TO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ACROSS BOTH KNEES.
HE WAS IN NO. 4 ENTRY, ON FIRST LEFT SECTION, INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. WHEN HE PUSHED THE ROOF BOLT UP IN THE ROOF, HE PAUSED TO STRAIGHTEN IT AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MINER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING MINER WITH KENOTE BOX ON TOP OF MINER. BOX FELL OFF CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND MINE BOTTOM BRUISING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS OPEN. BOLT MACHINE HE DRILLED THRU A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. ROCK BROKE COMING DOWN AROUND STEEL HITTING HIM UNDER LEFT EYE AND LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PUSHING A RESIN ROOF BOLT IN THE HOLE & REBOLT BENT HE THEN TOOK HIS BOLT WRENCH & PUT IT AGAINST ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLTMACHINE HEAD & STARTED PUSHING BOLT AGAINST THE WRE NCH CAME OFF ROOFBOLT HEAD & BOLT MACHINE HEAD CAUSING BOALTMACHINE HEAD TO GO AGAINST ROOF SMASHING HIS HAND AGAINST ROOF ROOFBOLT & BOLTER HEAD
INSTALLING BOLT I ROW OF BOLTS PC OF ROCK FELL HE JUMPED BACK AND THE ROCK HIT HI M KNO;CKING HI M AGAISNT MINER