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I.NAME HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING A HOLE AND HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE BOLTER HEAD THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND MASHED THE RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND
I.NAME WAS HELPING THE BOLTER OPERATOR BY HOLDING THE BOLT STEEL UNTIL HE GOT THE STEEL STARTED IN THE MINE ROOF WHEN I.NAME TURNED LOOSE OF THE STEEL AT THE SAME TIME THE BOLTER OPERATOR APPL IED UP PRESSURE ON THE BOLTER HEAD BUCKLING THE STEEL CAUSING IT TO HIT I.NAME ON THE FOREARM
ROOF FALL ON SECTION CONVEYOR BELT APPROX.8FT.HIGH 700FT.OUTBY FACE
ROOF FALL BLOCKING INTAKE ESCAPEWAY APPROX. 2800 FT FROM OUTSIDE.
I. NAME WAS HELPING BOLT AN AREA WHICH AD FALLEN OUT. DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEIGHT A 5 FOOT WRENCH HAD TO BE USED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND DRILL STEEL. WHILE DRILLING UP PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, THE WRENCH BUCKLED STRIKING I. NAME ON THE FOREARM.
A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 001-0 SECTION ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE ON 062188
HE WAS CROSSING BNREAK THROUGH WHEN SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNE ON SHUTTLE CAR & CABLE ON SHUTTLE CAR HIS HIM IN BACK OF KNEES.
PULLING ON A PICE OF CURTAIN AND BACKED UP AGAINST THE RIB OF COAL.
INJURED WAS USING A COME A LONG TO PULL DISCHANGE END OF TAIL PIECE IN LINE. THE TAIL PIECE TAKE UP CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE TAIL PIECE TO SLIDE TOWARDS WALKWAY RIB I NAME JUMPED BACKWARDS STRI
INJ WAS WALLKIN1 IN EAS TOPEN BREAK BETWEEN 3 AND 4 ENTRIES AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEADER BOARD STOVING HIS NECK
BOLTING IN #3 E3TRY CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN TO PIECE OF BOLT STEEL.
THIS INJURY OCC6RRED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO OPERATING & ROADWAY CONDITIONS IN THE DUTIES OF A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR.(TERM INJURY)BRUISED HIP.
ROOF FALL #6 EN7RY, 5 CROSS CUTS IN FROM OUTSIDE .
HE STEPPED OUT 2F MAN TRIP, WHILE MAN TRIP WAS STILL IN MOTION.
LOADING COAL IN3#5 ENTRY, BUGEY MOVING FORWARD OPERATORS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN UNDER THE BUGGY.
STEPPED OUT OF 4ANTRIP FELL DOWN STRIKING KNEE AGAINST BOTTOM
WHILE BACKING R2CKDUSTER AROUND CORNER, HE HAD HIS HAND ON GUARD POST AND ROCKDUSTER JACKKNIFED UP AGAINST GUARD POST CUTTING HIS THUMB.
INSTALLING ROOF3BOLTS IN TOP CAUGHT FINGER BETEWEEN BOLT PLATE & HALFHEADER
SHOOTING COAL I3 NO.6 ENTRY. HIT IN RIGHT ARM BY FORIEGN OBJECT.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO.3 ENTRY 1 RIGHT SECTION--THE FALL WAS APPROX. 70\ LONG, 20\ WIDE AND 6\ HIGH.