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Ee was bolting when a piece of rock dislodged along the rib striking him on the hard hat and left shoulder. The rock measured 2" thick, 1" wide and 3' long.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CABLE BOLTS WITH A DUAL BOOM BOLTER. WHILE PUSHING CABLE BOLT INTO THE ROOF THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 8/24/04 ON WHICH DATE HE RECEIVED SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF.
PRIOR TO MOVING TO THE NEXT PLACE TO BOLT THE OPERATOR & HELPER SHUT DOWN AND TALKED. THE OPERATOR STARTED THE MACHINE UP & DROPPED THE ATRS NOT KNOWING THE HELPER SAW HIS BOLT MEASURING ROD A GAINST THE FACE. WHEN THE T-BAR WAS RELEASED IT HIT THE HELPER IN THE LEFT BACK & SHOULDER AREA KNOCKING HIM FROM A CRAWLING TO A PRONE POSITION.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT THE EMPLOYEE HAD A HOLD OF THE BOLT AND PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER SPINNING THE BOLT AND THE PLATE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE ROOF IN A FALL AREA, USING A LONG BOLT TIGHTENING WRENCH THE OPERATOR WAS SPINNING THE BOLT TO MIX THE RESIN WHEN THE WRENCH CAME OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AN D STARTED TO FALL WITH A CIRCULAR MOTION. THE OPERATOR STUCK HIS LEFT HAND OUT FOR PROTECTION AND THE STEEL HIT HIS HAND
DURING BOLT INSTALLATION THE MAN STRAIGHTENED THE BOLT INSERTING THE HEAD OF THE BOLT IN THE CHUCK OF THE BOLTER. HE STARTED SPINNING THE BOLT WHICH EVALENTLY HAD A BURR, WHICH CAUGHT HIS GLOV E AND WRAPPED HIS LEFT HAND GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A 42" RESIN BOLT AND PLATE IN THE DRILLED HOLE. HE PUT 1/2 OF THE BOLT IN THE ROOF THEN STRAIGHTENED IT BY HAND, PUT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT IN THE CHUCK, STARTED TO P USH IT IN THE ROOF AND SPIN IT TO MIX THE RESIN.HIS CUFF ON HIS GLOVE CAUGHT THE PLATE AND TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND THE BOLT.