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INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING WITH HIS HAND ON THE BOLTER HEAD WHEN ROCK FELL ON HIS FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.
INJ IN SEATED POSITION,OPERATING OFFSIDE HEAD DROPPED DRILL BOOM ON LEFT KNEE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL, CUTTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.
INJURED WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE MINER AND RIB, WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED TRAM ON THE MINER. INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE RIB AND RIPPER HEAD.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING A PLACE WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIS SHOULDER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO US UNTIL 081889 INJURED STARTED MISSING WORK 081189
INJ BOLTING WHEN GLOVE HOOKED ON BOLTER STEEL AND TWISTED HAND AND THUMB.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING 1ST LEFT OFF OF #36 PILLAR BLOCK, TURNING MINER TO THE LEFT, PUTTING THE MINER IN THE RIGHT RIB. A RIB TURNED OVER, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE, THAT WAS OUT OF MINER DECK.
INJURED STATED THAT HE REACHED UNDER THE ATRS BOOM TO GET A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND HE HIT THE LEVER TO THE LOWER ATRS
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING AND DRILL STEEL BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MINER AND SOMETHING FLEW BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOUTH.
INJURED STGATED THAT HE WAS TAKING STEEL OUT OF HOLE WHILE HE WAS REACHING TO GET STEEL WRENCH STRUCK HIS FINGER ON H IS RT.HAND
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS TRAMING MINER IN THE REVERSE, WHEN HE CROSSED A PLACE IN THE BOTTOM AND IT ROOFED HIM.
INJURED STGATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STRIKING SUBJECT ON THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE & ALSO BREAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES
THE BOLTER HAD 9UN INTO LEFT RIB AS IT STARTED THROUGH CROSSCUT FROM 3 ENT AND FOWLED PANIC SWITCH & ATRS CONTROL. HE WENT ONVER TOP OF ATRS FROM FRONT OF BOLTER TO UNFOWL PANIC SWITCH WHEN H HE RELEASED SWI7CH HE TOLD OPERATOR TO START IT, UNKNOWN OT ANYONE THE ATRS LEVER WAS IN UP POSITION, WHEN IT STARTED IT RAISED HIM AGAINST THE ROOF
HE HAD MOVED LO7OMOTIVE AWAY FROM BOLTER,STOPPED LOCOMOTIVE AND WAS CROSSING OUT BY LOCOMOTIVE WHEN THE BOLTER DRIFTED DOWN CRUSHING LEG BETWEEN BOLTER AND LOCOMOTIVE.
INJURED STATED 7HAT HE WAS DRILLING TOP AND DRILL STEEL HUNG IN THE TOP AND WHEN IT CAME OUT,IT HIT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED STATED 2E WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN APIECE OF METAL TO MOUNT A WATER SPRAY. WHEN HE GOT THE METAL READY TO CUT A BUNCH OF SLAG BLEW BACK IN HIS FACE AND WENT DOWN OVER TOP OF HIS SAFETY GL ASSES AND HIT H3M IN THE RIGHT EYE.
INJRED STATED T2AT HE DRILLED A HOLE FOR BOLT, AND THE WRENCH BROKE, HITTING FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJ STATED THAT3HE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN CURTAIN AND BOLTER AND WHEN THE MACHINE STARTED TOWARD HIM HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE HE GOT TANGLED UP IN THE LINE CURTAIN