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Employee was operating a roof bolting machine. Employee got hand between bolter and a piece of bolting steel and pinched thumb and finger.
Ran over lump of coal in roadway and jarred employee's body.
Pushing bolt up with the bolter, ee was holding the bolt and it slipped out and the plate caught ee hand and cut the palm of ee left hand.
Batteries ran down (no power) on the mantrip vehicle used to transport 2 people (spad crew) to the surface. One of the occupants head/cap got wedged between the mine roof (30' coal hgt.) & the vehicle frame & when machine movement occurred slightly, the occupant received injuries. Diagnosed as concussion and neck muscle strain.
Put up first bolt second row in #11 face let jacks down to move to second bolt. Bolter shifted pinning left arm against rib breaking left arm about 4 inches below elbow.