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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HANING CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT THIGH.
#3 PILLAR BLOCK, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AWAY FROM FALLING TOP WHEN HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND-SPRAINING HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STZNDING BEHIND BOOM OF MINER TALKING TO THE MINER OPERATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD THE ROCK PUSHED HIS HAT DOWN ON H IS FACE INJURING HIS NOSE & RT CHEEK BONE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AFTER SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT HITTING HIS NOSE
HOW MAINS 009-0 JUST TRAMMED CONTINUOUS MINER INTO NO 5 ENTRY PILLAR BLOACK. HE GOT OFF CONTINUOUS MINER TO ASSIST MINER HELPER IN SETTING ADDITIONAL POSTS BEFORE MINING. PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 7' 5" X 8'3"X12" FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK EMPLY PINNING HIM TO MINE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING SCOOP TO CLEAN UP THAT HAD BEEN SHOT DOWN TO ALLOW ROOM FOR FEEDER AND BELT TO BE MOVED UP. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK THE E MPLOYEEAS HE WAS SITTING IN THE DECK OF THE SCOOP.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN LAST BOLT AND RIB,HITTING SHOULDER AND BACK.
SETTING TIMBERS IN BELT ENTRY WHILE HOLDING LADDER FOR OTHER PC OF COAL FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIS HAND TOP 12' H
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REACHING FOR HIS SLATE BAR TO PULL A LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL CATCHING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTER.
PUTTING BELT IN PC OF ROCK FELL, CUTTING FOREHEAD.
EE STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPL CHANGING FITTING ON TRS JACK WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF,HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BEAMS STRIKING HIS HEAD,BACK AND LEFT ELBOW.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING ON MINER PILLAR SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON BACK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS TARTING TO PUT UP FACE FLY BOARD. HE WAS PUTTING BOARD ON TOP OF TRS & HAD RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF BOARD WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING RT HAND.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS L WRIST
EMPL STATED THAT 10 LB ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM TOP MASHING FINGER AGAINST TIMBER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT MINER WAS DOWN, SET SAFETY TIMBERS TO WORK ON MINER. FIXED MINER AND EMPLOYEE STARTED WALKING AWAY FROM MINER WHEN A ROCK FELL KNOCKING 3 SAFETY TIMBERS DOWN AND HITTING E MPLOYEE.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING LINE BRATTICE WHEN HE NOTICED A PIECE OF ROCK ASTARTING TO FALL EMPL JUMPED BACK ROCK STILL HIT HIM A GLANCING BLOW SCRAPING RIGHT WRIST CHEST AND LEFT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MINING IN THE FACE OF THE NO11 ENTRY A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHIN CAUSING A CUT AND BRUISE
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SCALING TOP BEFORE BOLTING AND PULLED A ROCK THAT BOUNCED OFF PINNER AND HIT HIM ON THE MUSCLE ABOVE THE KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE & THE MINER WERER CHANGING PLACES EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS CABLES & ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS HE HAD NOT STARTED BOLTING CYCLE JUST MOVING CABLE
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD ARM AND HAND REACHING OUT OFFERING CHEWING GUM TO ASSIST SUPERNT PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP 4 IN THICK 8 IN WIDE 15 IN LONG STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HAND KNOCKING HIM T O GROUND AND MASHING THUMB AGAINST MINE FLOOR
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF HEAD.
JR MAINS 003-0 SECTION, #5 ENTRY-50 FT OUTBY SPAD #912. EMPLOYEE STATED HE GOT OUT OF DECI OF BATTERY TRACTOR TO WALK TO REAR OF BATTERNY ROCKDUSTER HE WAS PULLING. A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROC K FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON NECK & SHOULDER. ROCK SIZE 29"X24"X3"-1/2.
AT #6 ENTRY EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BITTING UP MINER WHILE IT WAS BEING SERVICE BY ELECTRICIAN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK LFT HAND MASHING HAND AGAINST FRAME OF MINER. MASHED HAND UP IN MIDDLE & CUT A SMALL PLACE IN MIDDLE OF HAND.
LOOSE PIECE OF 9OCK-STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK IN #4 ENTRY & TI HIT HIS LT FOOT ON SIDE.
A PIECE OF DRAW3ROCK MEASURING 5 FT LONG X 4 1/2 FT WIDE AT WIDEST POINT THICK AT THICKEST POINT FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING I NAME ACROSS HIS BACK PINNING HIM DOWN ACROSS A TIMBER W HILE HE WAS UNL2ADING TIMBERS FROM A SUPPLY SCOOP ON THE PILLAR LINE.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON RT SIDE AND TOP WAS WORKING HE TURNED TO RUN AND PULLED BACK
A SMALL PIECE O0 DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER.
PULLED ROOF BOL7ER INTO INTERSECTION TO BOLT.SET ROOF BOLTER UP TO START WHILE SWINGING LEFT SIDE OF MACHINE OVER TO INSTALL RIB BOLT TOP FELL STRIKING OPERATOR ACROSS MIDDLE BACK WHILE MOVING UNDER CANOPY. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BY MINER WHEN SLIP FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK FOOT.
HIT ON RIGHT FO2T BY PIECE OF ROCK.
WHILE HELPING T2 MOVE MINER CABLE A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND RIB STRIKING I NAME ON THE FOOT AND LEG
INJURED WAS PUL5ING DOWN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS HANGING FROM ROOF WHEN ANOTHER LARGE PIECE OF ROCK 6 BY 4 CAME DOWN HITTING INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD AND KNOCKING HIM BACK TO THE MINE FLO OR 3
I,NAME WAS BACK3NG MINER OUT WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS ON TOP OF HIS CANOPY HITTING HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EMP STATES ROCK3HAD HIM AGAINST BOTTOM
ROCK FELL FROM 3N BETWEEN PINS HIT MAN ON HEAD AND BACK
INJURED WAS WORKING ON M INER PUTTING A WATER FITTING HE HAD FINISHED & STOOD UP WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HEAD & NECK & RT SHOULDER PUSHING HIM TO GROUND MINER CAUGHT MOST OF ROCK IT MEASURED 80X32X1
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND ROOF BOLT WHILE TURNING A LEFT BREAK PIECE HIT OPERATOR ON RIGHT LEG
INJURED WAS CRAWLING FROM NO.2 ENTRY TO NO.1 ENTRY THROUGH THE LAST CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL (APPROX. 15"X4"). IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING BRUISES AND POSSBILE FRACTURE.
INJURED WAS POSITIONED WITH HIS BACK TO THE COAL FACE WHEN A SHOT WAS DISCHARGED IN THE ADJACENT PLACE. LOOSE COAL POPPED LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK AND CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.