Employee was shoveling V wipe at 2B head drive. They had right hand on the belt rail when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and hit the hand mashing their two middle fingers.
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Showing all 10Employee was walking and draw rock fell and hit employee in the back as employee was walking toward the LoLo the equipment was backing in the hole and caught softline against Lolo causing softline to strike employee in the ribs.
Employee was servicing the miner when a piece of rock fell in between bolts, striking employee's head, neck and right hand.
Employee was bolting in #3 entry and when they swung to put the inside bolt up the drill steel hit the top causing a piece of draw rock to fall and strike them on the right arm.
Employee was getting belt pins off the dolly when a rock fell and struck them on the back of the head and knocked their face against the lolo dolly.
The employee was in the #3 right crosscut when a piece of rock had fallen, striking the employee on the right leg, just above ankle.
Employee stated that a piece of draw rock fell and hit EE on the back.
Employee was bolting in the #3 left crosscut when a piece of rock fell off the canopy of the bolter, striking EE on the back of EE's leg.
Employee stated that he was hit by a rock. An initial report was not filled out.
Employee put a regulator hole in brattice and when he turned around a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on his hard hat.