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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE. HE WAS STANDING ON RT SIDE AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MINING MACHINE. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK HAD PREVIOUSLY FALLEN ONTO TOP OF MINER. AS EMPLOYE E OPERATED MINER THE DRAW ROCK VIBRATED OFF MACHINE STRIKING OPERATOR.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE STEEL LID ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS THUMB BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE LID AND THE ROOF BOLTER FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ROOF BOLTER UP IN #4 HEADING TO BEGIN INSTALLING SECOND ROW OF BOLTS. HAD HIS LFT HAND ON TOP OF BOLTING MACHINE WHILE OPERATING MACHINE WITH HIS RT HAND. A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING LFT HAND.