EE WAS PLACING HIS DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL CHUCK TO BEGIN DRILLING. HIS GLOVE WAS BETWEEN THE CHUCK AND THE DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION IT TWISTED HIS HAND & WRIST CAUSING THE A CCIDENT.
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Showing all 13EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE SMALL OF THE BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING EE ON BACK & SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO SERVICE THE ROOF BOLTER, WHILE HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE MACHINE, THE OPERATOR INADVERTANTLY AVCTIVATED THE CABLE REEL AND THE CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE ABDOMEN AND CHEST, KNOCKING HIM OVER.
EE PULLED THE LEVER TO LOWER THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER. EE CLAIM THAT THE LEVER STUCK. THE CANCEL CAME .
EE TWISTED TO PICK UP A BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK CAME DOWN THE DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL ROTATED THE ROCK CAUSING THE DRAWROCK TO STRIKE THE EE IN THE RIGHT SIDFE OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO PUT IN TOP WHEN ITSLIPPED & SPUN AROUND. THE BEARING PLATE CAUGHT EE ARM LACERATING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON BOLTER CANOPY AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREHEAD COVER LEFT EYE.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY A PIECE OF ROCK.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S BACK, KNOCKING HIM INTO CANOPY, STTIKING HIS FACE ON CANOPY.