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Employee was starting to run a bolt into the roof and a rock fell and hit their head. Employee has a laceration on the left side of the head from the rock pushing their mask into the side of their head
A piece of loose rock fell striking the left hand and lacerating the tendons to the left ring and middle fingers.
Prying down loose roof rock, which fell on right foot. Thus severely bruising the right foot.
Scoop operator was hand shoveling along the rib at the face of the crosscut B-4 production hole on the return side, when a piece of roof approx. 15" wide, 4' long and 10" thick fell from the roof in between bolts and struck the operator on the right shoulder, dislocating his shoulder.
While bolting a face cut. The bolter operator was in the process of preparing to drill the hole for the inside bolt on his side of the bolter. When the bit touched the roof, a piece of roof rock 1-2" thick, 2' wide and 5' long fell from the roof. It hit the support arm of the ATRS and slid down it, hitting the bolter operator on the right side of his head, shoulder and chest.
Piece of shale (sharp) fell between bolts and lacerated EE's left ear.
EE was bolting in the #2 cross cut from Entry 4-5 in the 2 Rt. Room off of 2 Rt. Submain when a rock fell aprox. 18" X 24" X 2" thick. As he turned away he twisted his right ankle and was struck by the rock. Accident was not reported to management until 5/17/11.
EE was shoveling the rib in the 4-5 crosscut from #4 entry of the 1-Rt panel at Break #4 when a A-frame from the roof in between bolts (approx. 0-4" thk x 2' wd. x 3' lng.),fell, striking him in the back of the head and left shoulder.
Traveling in the intake on a mantrip, the miner was struck on the forehead above his left eye by a piece of draw rock that fell from in-between roof bolts as he traveled by, causing a laceration which required four (4) stiches.
A piece of draw slate approx. 3" thick approx. 6'x6' seperated from the roof while he was bolting the roof between the face,rib/ATRS knocking him down and pinning his head (only) to the floor within his hard hat.Took to hospital for treatment,cat-scan found no injuries,just slight bruise to left temple area,rtw
A loose piece of rock fell and struck the employee in the lower back.
Employee had just taken the scoop off of the underground scoop charger when a 2' x 2' x 4" piece of draw rock dropped from inbetween the bolt pattern and caught him in the front left shoulder area and chest. Area was scaled to correct any future problems.
THE CREW WAS CLEANING UP A ROOF FALL, A 4" THICK SLAB OF ROCK 4' BY 3' SLID OFF OF THE ROOF FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE HIS ANKLE. THE ROCK BROKE HIS ANKLE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.