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MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK IN ROADWAY OF #2 ENTRY OF 001-SECTION. GOT OFF ROOF BOLTER TO MOVE ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HITTING INJURED WHILE IN SITTING POSITION. THE DRAWROCK FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY HURTING HIS LEG.
ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 BELT ENTRY NEAR SPAD NO 40 FALL APPROX 10FT IN HEIGHT 18FT IN WIDTH & 40FT IN LENGTH FAULT IN MINE ROOF CONTRIBUTED TO FALL AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4FT RESIN RO DS & TIMBERS
MOVING BOLTER INTO POSITION TO INSTALL CORNER BOLTS FOR OPERATOR SIDE. OFF SIDE OPERATOR CAME UP ON HIS SIDE PLACING HIM SELF TO CLOSE TO THE BOLTER WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING AROUND BELT HEAD,GET HIS KNEE DOWN ON A NAIL THAT WAS IN A PIECE OF WOOD.
ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 40FTIN LENGTH 10FT IN THICKNESS & 19FT IN WIDTH WAS KFOUND ON 06-24-93 NEAR SPAD NO 36 48IN RESIN BOLTS IN AREA A/SO CRIBS FAULT IN MINE ROOF CONTRIBUTED TO FALL ARE A WAS MINED 02-90 DID NOT AFFECT VENTILATION ADVERSELY