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Employee was hit on the right side of the face by a rock that fell from the rib and came inside the scoop canopy.
Employee was pulling rib with slate bar and part of rib hit his leg when pulled loose. His first doctor visit and first day missed was 8/10/09.
Employee was installing rib bolts. When removing steel the rib rolled, striking steel causing steel to strike left shoulder and ribs.
EE was bolting the rib and the rib rolled out, striking his right leg and ankle.
EE's lower right leg was bruised by a rib roll.
Employee was helping with miner cable when rib rolled off striking him in the side.
EE was making repair to continuous miner, rib rolled striking his left knee.
EE was making repair to continuous miner, rib rolled striking his right leg.
Employee was installing roof bolts on the operator's side of the roof bolter when the left rib rolled off, pinning both legs under the debris. It bruised and caused swelling of the left leg.
Employee was changing scoop battery at Mains battery station. He walked around front of scoop bucket and rib roll caught foot against scoop bucket. He returned to restricted duty work on 1/18/06.
Employee came to roof bolter to bolt in place of regular operator who left sick. He started to install first row of bolts, when rib rolled striking injured's left side.
Employee received a broken right leg when hit by a rib roll.
EE was running the roofbolter when coal rib rolled out from behind and pushed him into the roof bolter.Left leg hit panic bar and right shoulder hit canopy post.
Ribb roll caught left leg and twisted knee. Did not miss work until 10/6/04.
A RIB ROLL CAUGHT INJURED FROM BEHIND STRIKING HIM ON BOTH LEGS. WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/08/02.
EE STATED HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LOWER BACK WITH A PIECE OF COAL RIB WHILE STANDING BY THE CONT. MINER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR TWO HOURS AFTER BUILDING A STOPPING. MEDICAL RECEIVED 6-21-02 ON INDICATES DEG SPINNING DEGENEATIVE MULTI LEVEL. HE HAS HAD OTHER BACK CLAIMS IN THE PAST FROM MEDICAL RECORDS.
RIB ROLL OCCURRED, STRIKING LEFT ARM OF EMPLOYEE.