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EMPLOYEE SITTING ON RIB WATCHING MINER LOAD RAM CAR, WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON ARM.
USING SLATE BAR3TO PULL DOWN LOOSE ROOF ROCK.WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO BAR,ANOTHER PIECE OF ROOF ROCK MEASURING 8''X 20'' X 3'' FELL AND SLID DOWN BAR STRIKING INJ LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSIN
EMLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK
A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 18.5"X10.5"X2.5" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS STRIKING INJURED ON HAND.
EMP WAS SETTING LONGWALL SHIELDS AND CLEANING WALKWAY WHEN PIECE OF SHALE HIT HIM ON THE RT HAND THE SHALE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS
EMP WAS BOLTING TOP IN A ENTRY 6TH RT HE HAD INSTALLED FIRST ROW IN THE PLACE AND BEFORE MOVING MACHINE DECIDED TO PULL LOOSE ROCK THE ROCK WAS LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED AND IT BROKE OVER ATRS S SYSTEM AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES LEGS
GETTING READY TO BOLT B-ENTRY TRS WAS SET AND CANOPY WAS UP.EMPL MARKING OFF FOR FIRST BOLT WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON CANOPY AND SLID OFF AND HIT HIM ON HIP AND KNOCKED BHIM INTO ROOF BO LTER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING SAFETY TIMBERS IN A PLACE, 5 TIMBERS WERE SET AND EMPLOYEE NEEDED A HALF HEADER TO SET THE REMAINING SAFETY POST. AS HE TURNED TO GET THE HEADER LOOSE DRAW SLATE STARTED F ALLING AND THE ROCK OR TIMBER CAUGHT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
WHILE PREPARING TO CLEAN #40 TOP OF SHIELD COAL & ROCK 9\X2\4"X4", 1" ROCK 3" COAL FELL FROM ROOF & EDGE HIT EE LEFT FOOT- EE WAS IN FACE CONV. UNDER SHIELD CANOPY. HEIGHT UNDER CANOPY 35" FRO M END OF CANOPY TO FACE 27"-TOTAL WITHIN SPILLBOARD TO FACE 54"- ROOF FELL OUT IN FRONT OF #41 & #42.