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DURING REGULAR 4INING CYCLE THE MINER ENCOUNTERED OLD WORKING FROM WYATT COAL CO AND MINES. THE MINE MAP WAS OFF APPROX 300 FT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR SMOKE WAS SHOWN AT SHOWN AT THE TI4E OF ACCIDENT
2 MEN OPERATING3ROOF BOLTER.I.NAME HAD DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE.TRIED TO RETRIECE IT WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN MACHINE GOT GLOVE CAUGHT.I.NAME TRIED TO HELP ALSO WITHOUT STOPPING MACHINE AND GOT H IS GLOVE CAUGHT3ALSO.BOTH MEN INJURED.I.NAME WILL BE ON ANOTHER REPORT.THESE MEN WORKED 3RD SHIFT AND WERE WELL EXPERIENCED ALL EQUIP.
I.NAME OPERATIN1 ROOF BOLTER DRILL STEEL FOULED IN THE ROOF.HE TRIED TO GET IT OUT BY PUTTING BOLT WRENCH ON STEEL WHILE MACHINE WAS RUNNING.HIS GLOVE AND HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH AND ST EEL CAUSING INJ6RY TO LEFT HAND.
MOUNTING TRUCK 7IRE ON WHEEL - TIRE AND RIM BLEW APART - RIM STRUCK VICTIM IN HAD
LIFTING MINE POST AND STRAINED LEFT HIP
PIECE OF DRAUGH SLATE 4X4X4 TOO THICK FELL AND EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT WAS OUT FROM UNDER CANOPY AND ROCK CAUGHT LEFT FOOT DR REPORT WAS ABRASION TO LEFT FOOT
PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF HAND.