WHILE WORKING ON THE ROOFBOLTER THE EMPLOYEE GET HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL & SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND
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Showing all 10EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE PINNER INTO ANOTHER ENTRY AND PUT HIS HAND ON THE TRAM LEVER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.
EMPL BOLTING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON CANOPY AND A PIECE OF THE ROCK WENT INTO EYE
PUTTING UP BOLT DRAW ROCK FELL HIT ON HEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH AND ACCIDENTALLY TURNED IT OVER AND BURNT HIS HAND.
I.NAME OPERATING ROOF BOLTER.LOWER HEAD TO INSTALL BOLT AND HAD FOOT UNDER POT.SAID HIS FOOT SLID ON SOME LOOSE COAL AND WENT UNDER IT AS HE LOWERED IT.
HE IS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. THE MINER WAS CHANGING PALCES AND HE WAS PUTTING A ROPE ON THE MINER SO HE COULD PULL UP SLACK. THE MINER WAS MOVING AND FOR SOME REASON HE PUT HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY HIT THE TOP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE SAID A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE.
VICTIM WAS A ROOF BOLT OPEN ON A DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER HE WENT TO BACK SIDE OF BOLTER TO MAKE UP OLTS & THE OTHER OPER. BACKUP BOLTER ON HIS FOOT.
WAS PINNING & A PIECE DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER.