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THE VICTIM ADVA3CED APPROXIMATELY 6'8" BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT AND A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING & CRUSHING VICTIM, NO DETERMINATION MADE AS TO WHY VICTIM ADVANCED BEYOND PERMANENT ROOF 8UPPORT
THE PINNING CREW WAS PINNING THE PLACE WITH 8\ BOLTS WHEN THE COVERALLS OF THE PINNER OPERATOR GOT CAUGHT IN THE AUGER TYPE STEEL & TWISTED AROUND THE STEEL RESULTING IN A BRUISED RIB CAGE.
THE PINNING CREW WAS PINNING THE PALCE WITH 8\ RESIN PINS USING AUGER TYPE STEEL & THE PINNER OPERATORS COVERALLS GOT CAUGHT ON THE AUGER TYPE STEEL & WOUND AROUND THE STEEL RESULTING IN A FR ACTURE OF THE INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE PLACE TO PIN IT. HE PULLED DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND STARTED TO MARK THE PLACE FOR PIN INSTALLATION WITHOUT POSITIONING THE ATRS SYSTEM. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD AND FACE.
LONNIE BIAS INJURED HAD DRILLED HOLES IN FACE OF 2 ROOM CROSSCUT LEFAND WAS HELPING TO CHARGE DRILL HOLES WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE BROW FELL STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER BACK CAUSING BRUISE TO LOWER PART OF BACK LONNIE HAD PREVIOUSLY CHECKED FACE AND PULLED SOME LOOSE MATERIAL DOWN
LARRY R BALL WAS HELPING CHARGE DRILL HOLES IN FACE OF 2 ROOM CROSSCUT LEFT WHILE CHARGING AND TAMPING HOLES A BROW FELL FROM FACE STRIKING INJURED ON LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE CAUSING BRUISE TO BACK AND STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE BROW HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CHECKED AND CONSIDERED SAFE
KENNETH MYERS WAS HELPING TO CHARGE DILL HOLES IN 2 ROOM CROSSCUT NEXT WHEN A BROW FROM FACE FELL STRIKING INJURED ON POINT OF LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE TO SHOULDER THE PLACE HAD PREVIOUS LY BEEN CHECKED BEFORE STARTING TO CHARGE DRILL HOLES