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WHILE FIREBOSSING ROOM A STONE FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING INJURED ON THE ANKLE AND TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
WHILE EXAMINING FALL AREA FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AFTER SETTING OFF ROCKBUSTER EXPLOSIVE, EE WAS INJURED IN A FALL OF ROOF AND SUSTAINED INJURIES SUCK AS COMPARTEMTN SYNDROME OF LOWER LEFT LE G ALONG WITH CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO BOTH ARMS AND BACK OF HEAD.
EMPL STATED HE HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACK SINCE DATE OF INITIAL INJURY 3/16/89. DR ALSO STATES BACK PROBLEM IS DUE TO INJURY ON 3/16/89 . WHILE PULLING STONE DOWN PIECE OF STONE STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SHOULDER & DOWN BACK.
WHILE APPLYING ZIPPER BOOT TO MINER CABLE A PIECE OF STONE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRICKING EE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES.
WHILE PULLING LOOSE STONE DOWN A PIECE OF STONE STRUCK THE INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER AND DOWN THE BACK.NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RENDERED UNTIL 05-25-89.AT THIS TIME IT BECAME REPORTABLE ON THE 7000-1 FORM AS MEDICAL TREATMENT WHEN HE WENT TOTHE DOCTOR.
HE WAS REMOVING POST FROM LEFT SIDE OF CUT, TURNED TO THROW POST ON POST PILE ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND STONE FELL STRICKING HIM ACROSS THE BACK PINNING HIM AGAINST THE BOLTING MACHINE.
AS MOVING BOLTER OUT OF OLD ROOMS WORKER HAD HIS HAND LYING ON ARM OF DRILL HEAD. STONE FELL FROM ROOF HITTING FINGER.
WORKER TOOK HIS3BOOT OFF TO EMPTY OUT LOOSE COAL AND WHILE HE HAD HIS BOOT OFF, COAL FELL FROM ROOF INJURING HIS TOE.
AS MEASURING DI8TANCE FROM MINE FLOOR TO MINE ROOF USING A BOLT TIGHTENING WRENCH. THE WRENCH HIT THE MINE ROOF DISLODGING A PIECE OF STONE WHICH FELL HITTING HIM ON THE FOREARM.
AS TAKING SUCTI2N HOSE OFF BOLTING MACHINE HEAD STONE FELL FROM MINE ROOF HITTING I.NAME ON BACK OF HEAD SHOULDER AND FINGER CAUSING INJURY
PRYING STONE DO4N WHILE STANDING ON STONE LYING ON MINE FLOOR,MAN SLIPPED ON WET STONE AS HOLDING ONTO JACK PIPE-WHEN WORKER SLIPPED HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND JACK PIPE DISLODGED ALLOWING STON E TO HIT HIM ON3TOP OF HIS HEAD.2 SUTURES REQ.
WORKER WAS STAN8ING WITH HIS HAND RESTING ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAITING TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF STONE FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIS FINGER.
WORKER WAS OPER5TING MANTRIP WHEN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF, AS THE MATERIAL FELL THE WORKER JERKED STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK
AS PREPARING TO3BEND ROOF BOLT-STONE FELL BETWEEN RIB AND ROOF BOLT STRICKING WORKER. THE WORKER RECEIVED NO MEDICAN TREATMENT AT TIME OF INJURY. BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY WHEN THE WORKER E NTERED THE HOSP3TAL.
AS OPERATING JEEP ON 3-RT TRACK STONE FELL FROM ROOF HITTING MAN ON HARD HAT AND FOREHEAD