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INJURED WAS WORKING AS A ROOF BOLTER HELPER & WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOLTER & RIB WHEN A MASS OF CLAY ESTIMATED TO B E ABOUT 1000# SLID OFF STRIKING HIS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
INJURED LEANED A STEP LADDER AGAINST A PIPE & CLIMBED UP TO TIGHTEN ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED. THE MATERIAL THAT HAD DROPPED FROM ROOF CAUSED UNEVEN SURFACE ON GROUND THE LADDER TILTED TO SID E & INJURED FELL RO GROUND OFF LADDER.
INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT IN A HOLE WHEN GLOVE CAUGHT ON A BUR IN THE BOLT TWISTING ARM CRACKING BONE IN FOREARM MAN INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED ROATAION OF BOLTER DRIVE HEAD INSTEAN OF LIFT SYSTEM WH ICH WAS TO PUSH BOLT UP IN ROOF ENOUGH TO USE WRENCH EXTENSION ON BOLTER
WAFNER LOADER OP LOADING CLAY OUT OF ROOM -ROOF HEIGHT 6\6\\ AT INTERSECTION.MADE IT MANDATORY EMPL CROUCH OVER TO PREVENT STRIKING ROOF.IT WAS EITHER CHUNK OF CLAY OR RIM AT BASE OF RIB WHI CH RAISED LOADER CAUSING EMPL TO HIT ROOF.
INJ WAS HOLDING A STOPPING CURTAIN OPEN SO A FACE DRILL COULD BE TRAMMED THROUGH TO NEXT ROOM AS HE HELD CURTAIN OPEN HE HAD HIS FOOT RUN OVER BY THE FRONT WHEEL OF FACE DRILL MOVING THROUGH CURTAIN
INJURED STEPPED ON THE HEAD OF A PUSH BROOM AT THE OPENING OF A HALLWAY FROM MINE LOCKER ROOM TO OUTSIDE SHOP THE FORCE APPLIED TO THE HEAD OF BROOM BY INJURED MANS WEIGHT CAUSED THE HANDLE TO BROOM TO STRIKE HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD AND IN RIGHT EYE