EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE WAS P UTTING THE TOP STEEL IN AND IT DIDNT LINE UP RIGHT SO I.NAME REACHED OVER TO LOWER THE BOOM AND HE GRABBED THE WRONG LEVER WHICH CLOSED THE STEEL GUIDE ON HIS FINGER
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Showing all 7STOPERING WIDE AREA ON INTAKE APC OF COAL FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMP O N WRIST AND HITTING STOPER CAUSING HIM OT SLIP AND FAL TO GROUND INJ OHTER WRIST.
I.NAME STOOD ON3DRILL HEAD TO PLACE ROOFBOLT AND RESIN IN HOLE.CHUNK OF COAL RIB FELL AGAINST MACHINE CONTROLS RAISING MAN TO ROOF KINKING HIS NECK.
WATCHING CABLE 2N MINER RIB WAS WORKING I.NAME MOVED BAVK BY SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB ROLLED IN FROM BEHIND LINE CURTAIN STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOOT
ROOF BOLTING MA7HINE WAS TRAMMING OUT OF FACE WHEN I NAME REACHED DOWN IN ATTEMPT TO MOVE CABLE FROM UNDER TIRE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND RIB.
MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING IN FACE AREA. HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND A PIECE OF RIB FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER.
PIECE OF RIB BL9W OUT AND HIT EMPL ON HAND CUT KNUCKLE WHICH REQ STITCHES.