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VICTIM HAD DRILLED PART OF ROOF BOLT HOLE, REMOVED THE STEEL TO REPLACE BIT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM FACE STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. LAST ROW OF BOLTS(NO. 3 BOLT FROM LEFT RIB) WAS TO BE INSTALLED. 6 BOLTS CROSSWISE WERE BEING INSTALLED IN 19' WIDE PLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A RIB BOLT IN 3 LEFT BREAK AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A ROCK FELL AND MASHED RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS PINNING A ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING GLUE FOR THE ROOF BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
THE ROOF BOLTER OFF SIDE CANOPY WAS LOWERED AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE BACK WHILE HE WAS IN A BENT OVER POSITION. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT OPER ATOR AND THE OFFSIDE OPERATOR (VICTIM).
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER OUT OF #5 HEADING WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING ON RIGHT HAND.
MINER OPERATOR SIGNALED AND TOLD EMPLOYEES HE WAS DROPPING RIPPER HEAD AND GATHERING PAN ON BOTTOM. EMP FAILED TO KEEP HIS FOOT CLEAR OF GATHERING PAN. EMP FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE GATHERING PAN.