AFTER EVERYTHING WAS BOLTED, TWO WORKERS WENT BACK TO INSTALL BELT HANGERS. THEY SET THE BOLTER UP TO INSTALL THE TIGHT SIDE BELT HANGER - WHILE CO-WORKER WAS INSTALLING THE HANGER, EE WENT IN BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE DRILL BOOM AND THE "T" BAR. WHILE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT BELT HANGER MARK - HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM. HIS 2 FINGERS WERE CAUGHT 2 MOVING PARTS & CUT OFF.
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Showing all 3WHILE MOVING THE MINER, EE POSITIONED HIMSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MACHINE, WHILE TRAMMING FORWARD, THE CABLE TENDING ARM CAUGHT HIM FROM BEHIND, WHEN THE ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH EE, EE HIT T HE WRONG TROM LEAVER, WHICH PINCHED HIS LEG BETWEEN THE RIB AND CABLE TENDING ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING OR MOVING ROOF BOLTER AND SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY BOTTOM AND THE BOLTER SQUEEZED HIM AGAINST THE COAL RIB.