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Injured was checking curtains at the start of shift when a piece of draw rock slid off the side of the fence and struck the injured on injureds lower back. Injured was taken to hospital where it was discovered injured had a transverse process fracture in injureds lower back.
Injured was installing supplemental support into the roof and before ee began ee was scaling some loose roof down. As ee was scaling a piece of draw rock slid down and struck finger on left hand. This caused a fracture of finger.
Injured was struck by a piece of draw rock while turning a left hand slab, the rock hinged back off a piece of hog panel. The rock struck the injured on the left shoulder and back area.
While roof bolting injured sustained a laceration on their lip from a piece of mine roof that fell through a roof matt.
Injured was standing next to a twin head roof bolter. A piece of shale dislodged from the mine roof and struck injured on head causing a laceration.
Injured was placing fence on the Roof Bolter ATRS for the next row when a small piece of draw rock rolled off and struck the injured employee on his left forearm causing a non-displaced fracture.
Injured was operating a twin head roof bolter. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof and struck injured on the arm. He sustained a small laceration and received a couple of stitches.
Injured was operating a continuous miner. As he was mining a piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof, hit the continuous miner and then struck him on the ankle.
The employee was operating a twin head roof bolter. He backed his machine up to fix a hose. As he was working on the hose a piece of mine roof fell and struck him causing bruising to his left wrist.
Injured was roof bolting and a piece of mine shale hit his finger causing an abrasion to his finger.
Injured was standing at the outby side of a twin head roof bolter. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof and struck the employee on the head. He was transported to the hospital and put on restricted duty due to a neck sprain.
The employee was installing a rib pin with a twin head roof bolter. A piece of rock fell from the mine roof and hit him on his foot.
The employee was moving miner cable. A rock fell between the coal rib and roof panel hitting him in the head. Stitches were required for the laceration