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HE WAS LETTING THE ATRS DOWN TO ADVANCE TO ANOTHER ROW OF BOLTS WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM BROKE LOOSE FROMT HE TIP HITTING THE ATRS BREAKING THE KETTLE BOTTOM INTO 2 PIECES ONE PIECE HIT THE RIB AN D SLID DOWN THE RIB PINNING HIS LEG AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER AND BREAKING IT IN 2 PLACES.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK SLID DOWN CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT ANKLE.
HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE DRILL STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIS LOWER ARM.
OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN MINER ROPE THAT WAS USED TO PULL MINER CABLE AND FELL UNDER ROOF BOLTER TIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT HE PUT BOLT WRENCH TO PUSH STEEL DAPER IN HOLE USED HIS HAND TO STEADY WRENCH. GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON WRENCH. BREAKING HIS ARM.
EE WAS DRILLING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF TOP FELL & STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD WHEN IT HIT HIM PUSHING HEAD AGAINST THE ARM OFF ROOF BOLTER.