AS THE INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE THE DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER, THE OPERATOR ON THE OPPSITE SIDE OF THE MACHINE LOWERED THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER WHICH CUT THE LEG OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.
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January 5, 1998
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
T & T Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 1, 1996
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
T & T Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, HE MASHED CUT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE ROOF AND A BOLTER WRENCH.
September 11, 1995
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
T & T Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
EE WAS WATCHING REPAIRMAN CUT METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH. HOT SLAG FRAGMENTS (MOLTEN METAL) FLEW FROM METAL BEING CUT, STRIKING EE IN RIGHT EYE.
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