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Injured was struck in the neck and back when a loose piece of rock fell and struck the injured.
Injured was picking up a crib block when a piece of rock 6 inches by 6 inches and 0 to .5 inches thick fell and struck the injured on the right ear. The injury required 4 stitches to close the laceration.
Injured was bolting when a piece of rock pushed the rock shield in and caught him between the machine and rock shield.
Injured was moving a gob switch when a piece of rock 1 foot by 1.5 feet by 1 inch thick struck the top of his right hand resulting in a laceration which required 25 stitches.
Injured was installing monorail bolts. After scaling some small pieces of rock from the top, he began drilling a hole. After the hole was drilled about a foot, a piece of rock appproximately 12"x 12" fell out and struck him between his right index finger and his middle finger. Injured was wearing gloves. He received seven stitches.
Injured employee was changing bits in tailgate shearer drum. A rock fell from the roof line at the face and struck employee on his index finger & forefinger of his left hand, resulting in a laceration to both fingers.
Injured was knocking a block out of a stopping when a piece of roof rock fell and struck him on the right forearm. This resulted in a laceration requiring 4 stitches.
Injured was standing in a crosscut when a piece of rock measuring 41"x27"x1" thick fell from between the roof bolts and rib and struck him on the back of the neck.
Injured had just installed a roof bolt and as he was reaching to remove his wrench a piece of rock measuring 18"x6"x4" thick fell and struck injured on both the right hand and right wrist.
Injured had just arrived on the section and walked up to the roofbolter and took a sandwich out of his dinner bucket. As he was getting ready to take bite of the sandwich when a rock fell out of the top and lacerated his right hand. The cut required 15 stitches.
A piece of roof rock fell and struck the injured under the right eye. This resulted in a laceration that required 5 stitches.
Injured was operating miner. He was mining on the off side after extending the ventilation rod 3 to 4 feet inby the last row of bolts. A slip measuring 9'x9' x1' fell on the curtain side, striking the ventilation rod, which in turn struck the injured in the back and the back of the right leg.
Injured was walking around the tail drive of the plow and had laid his hand down on the tail motor. A piece of rock fell from the roof striking his right middle finger causing a laceration which required a stitch.
Injured was in the 2x3 crosscut at #27 break on the 8O section when a piece of roof rock measuring 31"x24"x4" fell and struck the injured on the top of his head.
INJURED WAS TURNING A TROLLEY POLE ON A TRACK PORTA-BUS WHEN A ROCK 6" X 8" X 18" FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING INJURED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS CHECKING BELT STRUCTURE IN A BELT CHANNEL. A ROCK 30" BY 23" BY 7" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROWS OF ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS SHOULDER AND HEAD.