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EMPLOYEE WAS H ELPING ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HEAD & BACK EMPLOYEE WAS OUTBY LEFT MAIN SECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND GOT AN OBJECT IN HIS EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS OUT BY LEFT MAIN SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TROLLEY HOLES WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE AT CHUCK CAUSING THE DRILL HANDLE TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN GROIN AREA & STEEL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS AT #47 X-CUT, #5 ENTR Y.
DURING BOLTING OPERATIONS IN THE #5 FACE THE INJURED WAS SWINGING THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER OVER TO INSTALL THE FIRST BOLT, IN THE ROW. THE HEAD SWUNG OUT TOO FAR AND PINNED THE INJUREDS LEG AGAI NST THE RIB.
A ROCK FELL ONTO THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER & BROKE UP A PIECE OF THE ROCK CAME BACK ON THE CONVEYOR & STRUCK THE T UNNEL & KNOCKED OFF THE MINER TOWASRD THE LEFT RIB & STRUCK THE MINER OPERATOR IN THE LEFT FOOT
ONE INCH RUBBER LINE CAME APART & SPRAYED PLASTER IN EYES OF EMPL WHILE HE WAS SPRAYING OVERCAST.
DRILL STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE AND TWISTED THUMB
WHILE WORKING ON THE ROOF BOLTER CHECKING THE BLOWER MOTOR THE INJUREDS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY A ROTATING CLAMP ON A COUPLING