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MAN WAS BOLTING TOP WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT LET BOOM DOWN TO PUT WRENCH IN & HAD FOOT UNDER DRILL POT LET IT CATCH HIS FOOT UNDER DRILL POT PUSHING METAL TARSAL PLATE IN BOOT DOWN ON TOES
SECTION WAS BEING MOVED TO NEW PANEL. THEY WERE MOVING MINER DOWN TO NEW PANEL. MINER IS REMOTE CONTROL. I.NAME TOLD INJURED TO HOOK CABLE ON BOOM THEN GET IN THE CLEAR. INJURED TOLD I.NAME HE WAS IN THE CLEAR. I.NAME STARTED TRAMMING MINERSWUNG AROUND CAUGHT INJURED IN RIB.
BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING
SMALL ROCK FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL AND AS HE PUSHED DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP, HE DISLODGED A PIECE OF ROCK 13" X 10" X 15".
EE WAS BOLTING #3 ENTRY WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER ON OPERATOR SIDE. HE MOVED HIS HEAP TO LEFT SIDE WHEN HIS BOLT TRAY CAUGHT A THREADER BOLT AND SPRAY IT LOOSE STRICKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE RIB.
SECTION ROOF DRILL CANOPY HUNG UP IN THE TUBEAL HOSING JACK THAT OPERATED THE CANOPY EXTENDED DOWNWARD BUT THE HOUSING WAS HUNG THE OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION THE CANOPY FELL DOWN WARD APPROX 1FT & STRUCK OPERATOR ONTOP OF HEAD STOVED HIS NECK UP EE WORK REST OF SHIFT & 2 HRS OF NEXT SHIFT
WELDING ON MINER, DIDN'T HAVE SHIELD IN FRONT OF EYES WHILE HE WAS STRIKING ARC.