WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #1 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL, APROX. 1 FT BY 1.5 FT BY 1 IN. THICK FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS PINNING HIS RIGHT ARM IN THE ELBOW AREA AGAINST THE ROOF DRILL, BRUSING THE ARM.
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EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP IN # 6 HEADING. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED AROUND THAT HE TWISTED AROUND THAT HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPL SHARPENING KNIFE ON GRINDER WHEN METALSHAVINGS FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP WHEN BOLT SLIPPED MASHING THUMB BETWEEN THE BOLT HEAD AND PLATE CAUSING FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO LEFT THUMB.
EMPL WAS BOLTING ROOF TOP & DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS IN BOLTED AREA STRIKING EMPL ON LOWER BACK.