OPERA TOR WAS TRAMMING BOLTER FROM #12 ENTRY TO #13 ENTRY OPERATOR WAS LOOKING BACK OVER HIS SHOULDER & RAN INTO THE RIB CUTTING HIS FINGER OFF
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Showing all 6WHILE ATEMPTING TO MOVE THE CUTTER BY PULLING WITH A SCOOP THE CUTTER OPERATOR WAS PINNED AGAINST RIB.
FALL OCCURRED OVER WEEKEND A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN LAST OPEN CROSSCUT IN NO 2 ENTRY APPROX.20FT WIDE 50FT LONG 4FT THICK FALL OCCURED FROM FAULT IN ROOF
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO CHARGE SCOOP. BATTERYS WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A JUMPER CABLE. HE LAYED HIS HAND ON THE SCOOP AND THE BATTERYS FALL ON HAND PINNING HAND TO SCOOP.
THE PART OF THE3MINE AFFECTED BY THIS ROOF FALL WAS DEVELOPED BY ANOTHER OPERATOR.
I.NAME WAS CHAN1ING TIRE ON S COOP. WHILE TAKING TIRE OFF IT BLEW UP & HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG & BROKE IT.