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EE WAS MINER HELPING ON CONT. MINER SECTION AND PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING RIBS IN THE #4 ENTRY, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 8FT.X 4FT.X 0-4INCHES THICK, FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL - STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD NEACK AND BACK CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO THESE AREAS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ROOF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF SCALE ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOOT. THE ROCK MEASURED APPROX 12"X12".
EE WAS TRAMMING THE FLETCHER BOLTER OUT OF THE D THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY, PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG AND HIP.
EE WAS WALKING FROM PINNER TO THE BUGGY AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG AND HEAD.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER BY REMOTE CONTROL, CUTTING #4 RT. BREAK, AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM AND WRIST.
EE HAD BEEN BOLTING. STOPPED FOR LUNCH BREAK AND WAS SITTING EATING LUNCH WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SUPPORTS STRIKING HIM ON RT ARM.
EE WAS MINER HELPER THAT DAY AND WAS BENDING TO PICK UP MINER CABLE, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM ACROSS THE SHOULDERS, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING TAKE UP IN ROOMS LEFT, HE WAS PULLING CHAIN WHEN 3' X 2' X3" PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM DOWN, TWISTING AND JAMMING HIS LOWER BACK.
A SMALL KETTLE BOTTOM (WHICH WAS NOT STRAPPED) FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIKM FORWARD, AT OR ABOUT THE SAME TIME APIECE OF DRAW ROC SWUNG DOWN STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO TURN TO HIS LEFT,W HICH IN TURN ELET THE SAME PIECE OF ROCK FALL ON HIS LEFT LEG, PINING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN NOSE
A PIECE OF SLATE ROOF MATERIAL FELL FROM BETWEEN EXISTING ROOF BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE SHOULDER.
HE WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK BEHIND THE MINER NEAR THE LEFT RIB WHEN A SMALL KETTLE BOTTOM FELL & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LOWER BACK NO ONE HAD SEEN THE KETTLE BOTTOM WHICH FELL WITHOUT WARNI NG
WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD AND BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 2'X31/2'X8" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB & THE ROW OF BOLTS NEXT TO RIB IN #3 ENTRY.
INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER-HE HAD HIS AHND LAYING ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY-A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.
DRIVING 3 WHEELER UD #4 ENTRY TOP COAL FELL ON LEG.
STANDING WATCHI3G MINER PIECE OF SLATE FALL FROM BETWEEN PENS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD & BACK
I.NAME WAS HELP3NG ON MINER IN #5 ROOM A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING MINER HELPER ON SHOULDER.
I,NAME MINER HE5PER, WAS STANDING BEHIND MINER IN NO.5 HDG-ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING CHUCK ON TOP OF HEAD KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
SETTING TIMBERS ON BELT LINE AND A PIECE OF THE BROW FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD KNOCKED HIM DOWN CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD
SETTING TIMBERS ON BELT LINE & PIECE OF BROW FELL MAKING TIMBER FALL AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK CAUSING INJURY TO BACK KNOCKING BREATH OUT OF HIM