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WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS, A PIECES OF DRAW ROCK BROKE BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT & THE ATRS & STRUCK THE PERSON ON HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE. HE WAS RUNNING THE ROOF BOLTER ON HIS KNEES. THAT IS HOW THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEG. THIS HAPPENED IN THE #4 ENTRY.
WAS CLEANING A ROCK FALL UP ON #3 BELT HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF PINCH STEEL BENT AND HIT HIM IN THE HAND.
SECTION WAS PILLIARING MAKING A BELT PULL BACK PEE ROOF BOLTER OPER. WAS DRILLING A TESTHOLE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. RESULTING IN TWISTING HIS WRIST.
ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STRAPPING A KETTLE BOTTOM AS HE STARTED SPINNING BOLT THE STRAP STARTED TURNING. EE REACHED TO GRAB STRAP TO PUT IN PLACE AND CUT TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
PINNER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING TOP, REACHED TO GET A BOLT WRENCH AND HIT LEVER THAT LOWERS HEAD ON BOLTER AND THE HEAD CAME DOWN CATCHING EE ON THE KNEE.
EE WAS BRINGING HIS ROOF BOLTER ACROSS THE BELT HEADING TO ADVANCE UP IN THE LAST LINE OF CROSS CUTS. HIS CABLE WAS TANGLED UP WITH THE OTHER ROOF BOLTER CABLE. HE DROPPED THE OTHER CABLE TO G ET CABLES UNTANGLED HE HAD PARKED HIS ROOF BOLTER CLOSE TO THE RIB. HE STARTED TO MOVE HIS ROOF BOLTER UP AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND RIB.
ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT'S HIT HIM ON BACK.