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EMPLOYEE DRILLED HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT, STEEL HUNG IN ROOF, AS HE REACHED FOR STEEL IT DROPPED OUT OF ROOF AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND STEEL.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #1 ENTRY 2ND WEST AS HE INSERTED ROOF BOLT IN HOLE A PIECE OF SLATE (1/2" X 12" X 16") FELL AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND BOLTER FRAME.
EE STATED WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #7. REPORTED TO FORMAN THAT HE GOT UP FROM HIS KNEES TO MOVE BOLTER, FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.
EE HAD PULL MINER INTO XC BETWEEN NO. 5 & 6 ENTRY & REMOVED CABLE. AS HE WAS BACKING MINER INTO #5 ENTRY HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BETWEEN MINER & RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING BOLTER NEAR RIB, BOLTER SLID SIDEWAYS, CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN RIB AND BOLTER.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. PUT DRILL STEEL TO ROOF, TRASH OFF ROOF FELL, DIRT IN LEFT EYE. WASHED OUT EYE, COMPLETED SHIFT - TO DOCTOR NEXT DAY FOR CHECK [SCRATCH]
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #6 ENTRY, 1ST EAST. PLACED BOLT IN HOLE AND CHUCK OF BOLTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF BOOM LIFT. GLOVE CAUGHT ON BOLT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, STARTED TO TURN AROUND SOMETHING POPPED IN LEFT KNEE AND IT STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN NO 8 RT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRUCK EE ON LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BELTMAN INSTALL A SPLICE ON A PIECE OF BELT, GOT THUMB (LEFT HAND) CAUGHT IN SPLICING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER. MASHED INDEX FINGER (LEFT HAND) BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO FIX A WATER LEAK AS HE STARTED TO TURN OFF PUMP, THEAIR CHAMBER BURST. A PIECE OF CHAMBER STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM.
WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS (#4 ENTRY 1ST SOUTH) STEEL STOPPED UP. LETTING THE ROTATION HEAD DOWN & LEFT STEEL HANGING IN ROOF HE PUT HIS HAND OVER THE ROTATION HEAD TO CHECK SUCTION & STEEL FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING THE BACK OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN #7 ENTRY 2ND EAST A PIECE OF ROCK 12'X5'X0 TO 1' THICK FEL;L FROM ROOF, STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEES PREPAIRING TO MOVE MINER TO FACE(#5 ENTRY) EMPLOYEE STEPPED TO REAR OF MINER TO MOVE CABLE AS THE OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING-EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY MINER TAIL.