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VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & WAS HOLDING DRILL STEEL & STEEL KICKED BACK PUTTING PRESSURE ON ARM & BREAKING ARM
EE WAS DRILLING ROOF OF MINE FOR ROOF BOLT INSTATION WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK APPROX. 12 INCH X 6 INCH FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
ROOF BOLTING FINISHED DRILLING, HIT THE LEVER WITH FOOT THE WRENCH ROTATED STRIKING L ARM CAUSING FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FMC 300 ROOF BOLTER IN LOW COAL AND SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER BOLTING UP A BROWER WHEN THE MINE ROOF HAD FALLEN OUT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.