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RESTRICTED DUTY, EE WAS PICKING UP CABLE LOOP TO PUT OVER BITS ON MINER. CO-WORKER WAS BACKING UP MINER AND WHEN EE TRIED TO MOVE, HIS BELT GOT CAUGHT ON BITS AND HE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RI B AND HEAD OF MINER. EE WAS MEDICALLY RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.
LOWERING PICK UP TRUCK ENGINE INTO TRUCK USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE. WAS HOLDING CONTROLS IN LEFT HAND AND WAS GUIDING ENGINE BY HOLDING HOIST CHAIN IN RIGHT HAND. LITTLE FINGER STARTED TO BE DRA WN INTO SHEAVE BLOCK. CAUSED LACERATION REQUIRING 2 STITCHES. GLOVES WERE BEING WORN.
AFTER COMPLETTING BOLTING HE WAS SWINGING ROOF BOLTER BOOM TO NORMAL POSITION. THE BOOM CAUGHT THE ROOF BOLT AND THE ROOF BOLT CAUGHT EE ON THE NECK, CAUSING 2 PARALLELL LACERATION (1)4" AND ( 1)2" LONG, NEEDING IN EXCESS OF 20 STITCHES. EE WAS PUT ON MEDIFIED WORK FOR 2 DAYS TO KEEP WOUND CLEAN.
REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF BOLT HEAD. CLAMP SMASHED FINGER AGAINST A BOLT THAT WAS BEING USED FOR A PIN.
EMPLOYEE PINCHED HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND ROOF BOLT CLAMP