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An employee was struck by falling material while loading a face round in the 2896 heading. The employee (E1) was holding the pneumatic ANFO delivery hose and turned toward the face while another employee (E2) was operating the loading controls from the basket of the powder truck. E2 witnessed a falling rock strike E1 in the left shoulder and upper back.
The employee received a laceration on left hand when it was hit by a rock while scaling. The laceration required two stitches to close.
The injured employee was hit on the foot between the steel toe and the metatarsal guard by a rock that fell while loading a face round. The injured sustained a laceration and fracture of the left 4th toe.