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A 2 IN X 12 IN X 12 IN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF WHILE THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE LEFT HAND WHICH RESULTED IN A SMALL CUT
I,NAME WAS BALANCING A CRIB BLOCK AND HALF HEADER ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER STABILIZING JACK WHEN THE HALF HEADER ON TOP OF THE JACK CREELED OVER MASHING HIS THUMB AGAINST THE TOP PLATE O F THE STABILIZING JACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND OVER THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER, GUIDING A PIECE OF STARTER DRILL STEEL INTO THE ROOF WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 FT X 4 INCHES FELL BETWEEN THE ATR S, STRIKING HIM ON THE ARM AND HAND.