EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER BY SCOOP TO NEW SECTION FROM BATTERY CHARGING STATIONHE TIED TRAM LEVERS IN SO THE SCOOP COULD PULL THE BOLTER. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REELED UP IN THE BOLTER. HE WENT TO THE FRONT OT BOLTER & STARTED IT UP, THE BOLTER THEN RAN UP ON HIS RT LEG CUTTING IT ABOUT 6' ABOVE HIS RT KNEE. PANIC BAR WAS WORKING ON THE BOLTER
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE WAS IN LAST OPEN BREAK BETWEEN #3 & #4 ENTRIES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX 30 INCHS LONG AND APPROX 20" WIDE AND 1" THICK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK, AT BASE OF HI S NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN #4 HEADING IN THE BREAK WHEN HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE TOP. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE DRILL BIT CAUSING THE GLOVE TO WRAP AROUND THE DRILL BIT, CAUISNG A STRAIN TO HI S LEFT ARM.
GRINDING BITS SM METAL STRUCK IN L EYE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS READY TO PUT UP THE LAST BOLT IN #10 HEADDING AND WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE MINE ROOF WITH HIS DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 1 TO 2 INCHS THICK AND 12 INCH S WIDE & 20 INCHS LONG FAIL OF THE SMALL BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPL OPERATING ROOFBOLTER IN #3 ENTRY STARTED TO BACK BOLTER OUT OF PLACE,HIT KNEE ON BLOCK OF COAL CAUSING TWIST TO KNEE.