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An employee was loading a face with explosives when a rock fell from the face and caused a laceration to the employee's leg. The employee received 7 stitches to the leg laceration at the Hospital.
A rock fell down the shaft and struck the employee working in the shaft on the back of the neck. A contusion was incurred to the impact site at the back of the neck.
The blaster was in the process of tying in a 3 tall pod bench when a rock came out between 4 rib bolts roughly 8 to 9 off the ground sliding down and made contact with the back of employees heel. Employee received stitches to the bottom of the foot and had a dislocated toe.
A rock detached from the rib, striking the ANFO rig and causing the basket to swing into contact with the rib. The employee was in the basket.
Employee was assisting with ground control measures when a rock fell behind the employee. The employee ran from the area and tripped and fell.
Employee was assisting with ground control measures when a rock fell striking the basket causing the employee to sustain injuries to leg.
Employee was assisting with a pump when a rock fell from the rib striking the employee in the hard hat. As a result, the employee sustained soreness and a neck strain. Incident classified as MTI.
Employee was scaling the rib when a rock fell striking the employee on the right forearm. The rock caused a 1.7 laceration and contusion requiring 5 stitches.
At approximately 11:50am at Young Mine a miner had entered the 7690 heading after mucking activities, checking the area, when an approximately 100 pound rock fell striking EE on the head and arm. The rock fall occurred on the left-hand rib, where the rib meets the face, about 10 feet up the rib line.
Employee was loading powder in the 2264 capital drift. Heading was already loaded and were tying on the det cord on the bottom and a rock fell off the face striking the employee on the hard hat and the rock kept coming down to the left arm causing a small laceration to their arm.
Employee was marking up the face in preparation for drilling when a rock fell from the face striking the employee in the head, then brushing down the right side of the employee's body. The heading and face was checked prior to work beginning in the area.
On 11/23/19 around 4:05am an employee was loading powder in 1292 when a rock fell off of the face striking them in the left forearm. While reaching out to prime a hole a 1.5 x 2ft x 4 thick rock slid off about 6-7ft from the face striking the employee in the left forearm causing a 7cmm laceration and deep tissue contusion requiring 14 sutures.
An employee was helping load a heading in 668 lower when struck by a rock in the lower back area. The rock, approximately 10in x 8in and 1in thick, fell from the face, struck the basket of the ANFO rig, then fell striking the employee on the ground in the shoulder and back. The impact caused a small puncture wound on the employees lower back requiring 4 stitches.
While drilling, employee was leaning against the right rib of the heading, approximately 5 feet back from the face. A rock fell from the right side of the heading striking employee in the rear of his hard hat, cutting the left side of his neck (behind his ear) and striking his left shoulder.