EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOUBLE-HEAD ROOF BOLTER (SUPPORTING ROOF) WHEN HE PUT CANOPY AGAINST ROOF, BOOM ON ROOF BOLTER BROKE, HITTING HIM IN HEAD.
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Showing all 6WHILE TRAMMING CONT. MINER THE DECK ON CONT. MINER CAUGHT THE CALF MUSCLE OF LEG AND BRUISED IT.
WHILE BOLTING TOP CAP COAL FELL, HITTING EE IN THE BACK.
WHEN INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS TO SUPPORT TO ROOF DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT, DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE, CUTTING HAND.
WHEN PUSHING ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE WITH HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER, BOLT SLIPPED OFF HEAD CATCHING THUMB.
SET DRILL STEEL DOWN ON HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER CATCHING GLOVE BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & ROTATING HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER