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EE WAS WAITING BESIDE BOLTER FOR LEFT SIDE OPERATOR TO FINISH HIS BOLT POSITION, WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND SHOULDER AND BACK AREA. ROCK WAS APPROX 36" X 48" X 7" .
EE SET ATRS, AS HE SLID HEAD OVER TO PUT UP RIB BOLT A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HARD HAT AND SLID DOWN HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK. ROCK WAS APPROX. 2"X2'.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 4" RESIN BOLT IN THE FOUR RIGHT CROSSCUT WHEN THE BOLT WRENCH USED TO INSTALL THE ROOF BOLT CAME OFF THE NUT ON THE BOLT CAUSING THE 4" BOLT AND 6" X 16" PLATE TO HIT T HE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.
EE WAS ROOFBOLTING & ROCK BROKE LOOSE, FOLDED BACK UNDER THE CANOPY & HIT EE'S RIGHT HIP. WHEN ROCK HIT, FORCED EE TO HIS KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING ROOFBOLTS THE ANOMMETER CASE ON HIS BELT PUSHED HEAD CONTROL LEVER CAUSING HEAD TO PIN HIS KNEE AGAINST FRAME (RIGHT KNEE).
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG (COAL) DROPPED FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ACROSS LOWER BACK.
CUTTING METAL, SPARK FELL ON LEG OF WORK PANTS, TOOK HAND TO PUT FIRE OUT, CUASING LEFT HAND TO BE BURNED.
DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE EMPLOYEE PULLED STEEL & WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE STEEL FELL & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN STEEL & DRILL POT ON BOLTER
EE WAS BOLTING TO TOP AND A DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FRAME AND HE ACCIDENTALLY LET THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DIESEL SCOOP AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED UP THE FAN STARTED AND A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS SLUNG OUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND REACHING FOR A WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE DRILL ARM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ACCIDENTLY DROPPED THE DRILL ARM ONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.