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MAN WAS HELPING ON BOLTER, REPLACING BOLTS AT PORTAL OF #2 ENTRY. THE TOP WAS 9\ HIGH AND THE BOLTER OPERATOR NEEDED HELP HOLDING HIS STEEL TO START A HOLE. THE BOLTER STEEL CAME LOOSE AND HI T THE MAN HELPING ON THE HAND, HURTING HIS THUMB.
CARRYING DUST AUGER FOR CUTTING MACHINE.BENT OVER AND STRAINED SIDE AND BACK.
MEN WERE RIDING SCOOP INSIDE TO BEGIN WORK SCOOP HIT POT HOLE BOUNCED HIM & HURT BACK. OTHER MEN WERE RIDING IN SCOOP. HE WORKED ALL DAY FRI 5-10-85 MON 5-13-85 CAME OUT TO WORK TUE 5-14-85 WENT BACK HOME THEN WENT TO E/R.
INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL BOLT HOLE WHEN HE STARTED THE ROTATION UP IT THREW A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE HITTING HIM OVER THE TOP LIP CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION
INJURED WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 1INX2IN THICK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HIP
BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF COAL FELL HE JUMPED BACK QUICK FROM PIECE OF COAL AND HURT HIS BACK
BOLTING TOP,ROCK FELL AND HIT HAND.