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LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY IN WHICH HE HAD SURGERY & HAD BEEN OFF WORK FOR 1 YR. HE RED T WORK ON 5/24/99 WORKED 3 HRS HE COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON KNEE WITHOUT CAUSING PAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFROM HIS ASSIGNED JOB AS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR
WHILE BOLTING IN 4 RIGHT X-CUT IN LOWER THAN USUAL CONDITIONS, EE WAS BENDING A SIX FOOT BOLT AND FELT A PULL OR TWINDGE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE EE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #6 RIGHT XCUT, A PORTION OF ROOF APPROX 1FTX21/2FTX6" DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT
INJURED WAS STARTING TO BOLT TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK. 2LX3WX5 1/2 T. FELL FROMBETWEEN BOLT AND RIB. STRIKING INJURED ON BACK AND SIDE SHOVEING HIM DOWN TWISTING LEGS UNDER HIM.
THE BOLTER WAS CHANGING PLACES AND OPERATOR STARTED TAKING THE CABLE UP WHEN EE'S FEET GOT ENTANGLED IN CABLE, THUS PULLING HIS FEET FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
AFTER ATR'S WAS SET AGAINST TOP, INJURED ATTEMPTED TO SWING BOOM(HEAD) OF ROOF BOLTER OUT TO INSTALL BOLT. A PIECE OF ROCK BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS & ATRS FELL STRIKING CANOPY & VICTIM PINING HIM TO BOTTOM HIP & RIGHT LEG WAS UNDER ROCK.
WHILE FLOATING OUT A ROOF BOLTER OPP. EE MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BOTTOM OF BOLTER WRENCH AND DRILL POT.
CUTTING WITH TORCH SPARK WENT IN RIGHT EAR.
BRUISED LOWER LEG (RIGHT LEG) WHILE DOWN ON HIS KNEES BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT LEG.