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EE STATED HE WAS PINNING TOP-SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LOWER LIP.
EE STATED HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON THE PILLAR SECTION, PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON LEG. WENT TO DR. 11-10-02, WENT BACK NEXT DAY. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 11-25-02.
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER IN #5 HEADING. AS HE WAS EXTRACTING COAL A ROCK MEASURING 34" LONG X 2" - 24" WIDE & UP TO 3" THICK FELL FROM THE PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED ROOF BETWEEN A RIB B OLT & THE COAL RIB. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT EAR. SUTURES WERE APPLIED.
INJURY WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP TO THE SURFACE. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EAR.
EE HAD SWING THE DRILL HEAD OUT TO INSTALL THE RIB BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY. WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL CONTACTED THE TOP IT DISLOGED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM, JUST AB OVE THE ELBOW. THE EE SAW A DR ON 4-15-02 WHO ATTHAT TIME PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION.
EE WAS SETTING A TIMBER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELLSTRIKING HIM ON BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS. WENTTO DOCTOR ON 11/18 AND AGAIN ON 11/19, STARTING RESTRICTED DUTY ON 11/19/01.
EMPLOYEE WAS TENDING STEEL FOR DRILLING OPERATOR. DURING ROOF BOLT CYCLE, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, CUTTING HAND AT KNICKLE BETWEEN 1ST AND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING UP WEEKLY ESCAPEWAY MAP, WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD, NOSE AND JAW. E.R. VISIT REVEALED A FRACTURE OF FACE BONE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONT MINING MACHINE IN THE #3 HEADING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HAND. HE WAS HOLDING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT THE MINES AND WHEN ROCK FELL. I FELL ONTO THE REMOTE CONT, MASHING HAND BETWEEN MACHINE AND ROCK AND LACERATED BOTTOM OF INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WALKED BESIDE ROOF DRILL; A PIECE OF ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE FROM THE TOP, STRIKING HIM. INITIAL VISIT TO EMERGENCY ROOM REVEALED NO FRACTURE, BUT REVISIT TO SPECIALIST ON 8/16/00 REVEAL ED A NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE OF 9TH RIB ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING HIS LOCATIONS WHERE ROOF BOLTS WERE TO BE INSTALLED WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATPS AND CANOPY STRIKING VICTIM.
THE SECTION WAS ON PILLARS, THE EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED THE CURTAIN FROM #2 AND WAS HANGING IT IN THEBREAK BETWEEN #2 AND #3 WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE OUTSIDE BOLT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 9-28-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN HAULWAY - ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.