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Employee was walking back to tool boxes in the travelroad after being at the face. A piece of shale fell through the mesh measuring 3"X3"X1" thick hit EE above the right eyebrow causing a 1" cut that had to have stitches put in it.
EE was standing behind the operator while operator was setting the ATRS. The ATRS was almost to the top when a rock fell out hitting the ATRS and sliding down towards the canopy. The rock struck the canopy and bounced off striking the EE on the top of right hand causing a laceration that resulted in 6 stitches. The top was 14' high and the rock was 20"x14"x3" about 20 pounds.
Small piece of slate fell and cut employees' lip.
I.E. was placing wire on the ATRS. While he was positioning the wire a rock fell out striking I.E. on the right hand. Which resulted in crushing his right pinky.
While cleaning around a broken shear pin, a rock fell smashing employee's little finger on left hand.
Employee was cleaning rocks off of the tail drive covers when a rock fell out between the shields and smashed his right middle finger.
On 10/23/2014 the section supervisor was walking between entries 7 & 8 in the last open x-cut when he was hit on top of the head from a piece of roof. This causing his teeth to come together abruptly breaking his back lower two molars on the left side.
Rock hit employees hand while he was walking the pan line.
While on the Main West travel way, the examiner was trying to pry down a piece of rock that was resting on a curtain board. Another piece of rock fell striking him across the bridge on the nose causing a small fracture and eight sutures.
While employee was resting his arm on the miner, piece of rock fell hitting his right arm and thumb.
At approximately 10:00pm the employee was stuck by falling debris on top of his head. This caused his teeth to come together abruptly and a crowned tooth was broken out. The remainder of the tooth will need to be removed and replaced in the future.
Employee was making the faces on the section in x-cut left in the number 2 entry at x-cut 26. He walked up on the left side of the roof bolter and checked the top where the ATRS was located, and he was struck by a piece of rock, it bent his back down, and he injured his lower back.
Employee was roof bolting and installing the angle brackets and a piece of rock fell out of the roof and struck him on the right forearm. He went to the hospital and received 4 stitches in his right forearm.
Operator was changing bits when a piece of rock fell striking operator on top of the head.
Injured was bent over mudding the wall and a rock mashed his hand.
Employee was running a drill and a rock fell out and hit him on top of the right hand and cut his hand between the ring finger and the knuckle. He went to the hospital and received 2 stitches and returned to work.
The employee was struck with a piece of rock from the top, hitting him on the side of his right foot, causing a small fracture to his little toe.
Injured was hanging cable and a rock fell from the mesh and cut his lip.
Employee was installing the wire mesh to the roof and rocks fell out smashing his fingers in the screen wire and the ATRS on the roof bolter. He went to the hospital and received 5 stitches in his right hand on top of the knuckle of his pinky finger.
While bolting, steel drill hit left shoulder.
Employee was hanging curtain on the unit and a sharp rock fell and hit him in the left cheek of his face. This happened in the #2 entry of the Headgate #2 Unit. He went to the hospital and received 9 stitches on his face and returned to work.
Employee was putting up screen wire and a rock slid out of the screen wire and hit him in the upper left lip area. He was taken to the hospital and received 4 stitches.
Employee was struck by a piece of falling coal. The employee's hand was caught between the piece of coal and a tray on his bolting machine. The piece of falling coal amputated the first joint of the employee's left little finger.
Employee was struck in face with piece of rock
Employee bent over to pick something up of the side of the roadway when a sharp small rock fell and hit his right hand, it cut his right ring finger. He was transported to the hospital and received stitches in his right ring finger and returned to the mine. This happened in the #1 entry on the Headgate Unit. 001 Unit.
Employee was hanging roof bolter cable across the entry of #2 entry of the Tailgate Unit at x-cut #90, a piece of rock fell from the screen wire and struck him on the back of the neck at the hair line and made a laceration down the back of the neck. He was taken to emergency room and received stitches in the back of the neck and returned to work.
Operator was roof bolting shale fell striking on right forearm.
piece of rock fell from top striking employee on head causing a laceration.
Employee was hit on top of head with piece of rock, knocking off hard hat and lacerating his head.
Employee was putting up angle brackets on the tailgate using the single boom roof bolting machine. When putting the bolt into the hole a piece of rock slid out and hit the employee over the left eye. We took him to the doctors office and he received 15 stitches and he returned to work.
Injured had rested his left hand on the scoop bucket and a rock fell from the top, smashing his hand between the rock and the scoop.
Sulfur ball fell out and bounced off drum, striking injured in the wrist and leg while setting bits.
rock fell and struck back of elbow.
Rock fell from between two bolts striking him on the head and knocking him down.
none (EE was servicing a longwall when a falling rock broke his finger)
Employee was moving cable out of buggy road & a piece of rock fell between the mesh & rib on right side entry & struck him on the right forearm and shoulder.