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EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ROCK BOLT HOLES IN THE BACK OF A MAIN HAULAGE DRIFT WHILE MAKING A STEEL CHANGE THE LEG CONTROL WAS ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON BY THE OPERATOR THE JACK LEG DRILL PINCHED HIS RT HAND BETWEEN T2E DRILL CHUCK AND THE BACK OF THE DRIFT THE FINGER NAIL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RT HAND WAS TORN OFF
HE WAS CLIMBING3UP A VERTICAL LADDER WAY INTO AND UNDER GROUND WORKING AREA KNOWN AS A STOPE. THE LADDER WAY FROM TRACK LEVEL TO STOPE SILL. UPON REACHING THE SAFTEY LANDING AT 20 FOOT MARK, HE STOOD UP ON 7HE LANDING, AND BUMPED HIS HEAD INTO A CROSS STRINGER AT THE LADDER COLLOR.
I,NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO DUMP ONE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED CARS THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY UNEVENLY LOADED UNDERGROUND. SINCE THE ROCKER DUMP, ORE CARS HAS THE ABILITY TO DUMP EITHER DIRECTION IT IS IM PERATIVE THAT T2E CAR BE EVENLY LOADED. THE UNEVEN LOAD CAUSED THE ORE CAR TO DUMP IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LANDING INSTEAD OF AWAY FROM IT. INSTEAD OF STEPPING CLEAR, I,NAME TRIED TO HOLD THE
MAN WAS REMOVIN1 3" X 12" STAGING LAGGON WHEN ONE SLIPPED OFF OF CAP & MAN FELL AND AN 8" X 8" BLOCK HIT MAN ON CALF OF LEG
THE INJURED MAN WAS APPLYING AIR TO A JACKLEG DRILL EG TO INSERT EVER A DRILL STEEL. THE AIR PRESSURE APPLIED WAS TOO MUCH CAUSING THE DRILL TO SLIP OFF THE STEEL STRIKING THE I NJURED IN THE NOSE. HE WAS ROOF BEOLTING AT THE TIME.