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Hydraulic oil sprayed out of the boom lift jack of the roof bolter, spraying oil in miner's face, getting in his eyes. Miner was wearing glasses.
Employee was putting up roof bolt in the face of the #3 right cross cut when the boom came down unexpectedly and struck him on his left knee. Possible torn ligements to the left knee.
EE WAS HANGING OUTBY END OF WING CURTAIN IN #6 ENTRY. LEFT BOLTER WAS IN LAST OPEN BETWEEN 6-7. BOLTER CABLE WAS HUNG ACROSS #6 ENTRY OVER HEAD OF HELPER WHERE HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN. BOLTER O PERATOR STARTED HIS MACHINE NOT KNOWING HIS REEL WAS ENGAGED. CABLE PULLED LOOSE FROM WIRE IT WAS HUNG WITH KNOCKING EE TO GROUND. HE FELL ON HIS RT HAND, INJURING HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HARD HAT AND LEFT HAND AND BROKE FINGER.
ROOF BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SIDE. BOLTER TRAM WAS UP ON A LUMP OF COAL. WHEN THE BLOCK OF COAL BROKE, THIS ALLOWED THE PINNER DECK TO FALL DOWN AGAINST HIS RIGHT KNEE.