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EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN STEEL FELL OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING A BOOM HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 12" BY 12" BY 2" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND SIDE OF THE FACE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THIS TIME AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. AT 10-25-99 HE WAS ADVISED BY HIS DOCTOR TO NOT RETURN TO WORK.
EE & COWORKER WERE OPERATING A FLETCHER BOLTER IN THE #3 ENTRY. HE HAD INSERTED THE RESIN & THE TOP PORTION OF A BENT 48" ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE. HE USED THE BOOM OF THE MACHINE TO RAISE THE BOLT, HE THEN LOWERED THE BOOM, STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT. HE INADVERTILY ENGAGED THE ROTATION RESULTING IN HIS GLOVED L HAND BEING WRAPPED AROUND THE REBAR. FRACTURED WRIST/AMPUTATED LITTLE FING
EE AND CO-WORKER WERE ROOF BOLTING IN #6 RIGHT CROSSCUT. INJURED WAS POSITIONED ON HIS KNEES INSTALLING THE INSIDE BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 3' X 3' X 2" FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE X-RAYS REVEALED FRACTURES TO THE METATARSAL BONES IN HIS LEFT FOOT AND CARTILAGE DAMAGE IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE AND CO WORKER WERE INSTALLING 42" FULLY GROUTED RESIN RODS IN THE 1 ENTRY. HE HAD INSTALLED THE THE RIB BOLT IN THE NEXT TO THE LAST LINE FROM THE FACE. AS HE AMNUEVERED THE HEAD FOR INSTAL LING THE CENTER BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF 31" WIDE BY 54" LONG BY 0" TO 8" THICK AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE CENTER OF THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT PLATE AND THE HEAD OF A FLETCHER RR-II ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSER T OR INSTALL A 48" ROOF BOLT (FULLY GROUTED RESIN ROD) INTO A HOLE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER RR-II ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT SIN THE ROOF IN AN AREA WHERE A BOOM HOLE HAD BEEN ESTABLISED. AS HE EXERTED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE UPWARD WITH THE MAC HINE, A PIECE OF DRILLS TEEL BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. HE DID NOT MISS WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF RANGER II ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE AREA. AS THE EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE BOOM LEVER CONTROL HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGH T BETWEEN THE BOOM LEVER CONTROL AND AN ADJACENT CONTROL LEVER. THE FINGER WAS TWISTED AND LACERATED. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.