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RF BOLTER INJ INSTALLING RF STRAPS IT CAUGHT ON STORAGE TRAY, WHILE ALIGNING STRAP, STRAINED BACK
WHILE BOLTING I3 #4 ENTRY INJURED WAS MOVING DRILL CRADLE TOWARD HIM WHEN A PC.OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK NO INJURY WAS RECEIVED FROM DRAW ROCK BUTR WHILE ESCAPING FROM DRAW RO CK HE TWISTED H3S LEFT KNEE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE
ACCIDENT HAPPEN9D IN THE #3 ENTRY. AS BOLTING MACHINE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF #3 ENTRY, THE CANOPY OVER OPERATOR'S DOCK "HUNG" ON A ROOFBOLT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE BOLTING MACHINE JERKED. TH E INJURED WAS W5LKING BESIDE MANCHINE AND WHEN MACHINE JERKED, A 36" ROOFBOLT CAME OUT OF SUPPLY TRAY AND HIT INJURED UNDER RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.
AFTER BOLTING M3NER CUT IN #4 ENTRY HEADING THE INJURED HAD SQUATTED DOWN BESIDE BOLTING MACHINE ON THE OFF SIDE TO REPAIR A "RUN OVER" MAT,HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CLOSE CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIMSEL F AND BOLTING M5CHINE.THE OTHER BOLTER OPERATOR WAS GOING TO MOVE MACHINE.AS MACHINE WAS BACKING OUT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE,BRUSHED THE RIGHT HIP OF THE INJURED ,CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE
WHILE WORKING I3 THE 3ENTRY PUTTING UP 6X6X16 WOOD COLLAR THIS ENTRY HAD ALREADY BEEN FULLY BOLTEDWITH 7 FT RESIN BOLTS THE TOP PIECE OF 30 TH FINISHING STEEL BEING USED TO DRILL HOLE BOLTS TO HOLD COLLAR BE7AME LODGED AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM HOLE THE OPERATOR THEN TOOK BOLTWRENCH AND PLACE IT AT AN ANGLE A GAINST DRILL HEAD AND ATTEMPTED TO BEND STEEL AG