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Employee was on ladder, topping off crib with wooden wedges, the wedge dislodged a rock from the roof and hit him in the shoulder and collar bone. HG 12 West, 2 entry x-cut 30.
Working on gob plate in tailgate, rock fell between shields and hit ee between shoulder blades on upper back. No cuts just bruises.
Employees had installed double row of timber inby x-cut 25 in #1 entry of West Mains. And were setting the last timber on breaker row 20' outby roof fall. The inby roof fall caved higher taking out the brow and double breaker row. The employee fled but was knocked down and his foot was pinned by rock. Compound fracture left lower leg.
EE WAS PUTTING UP RIB SCREEN ON THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER TO BE INSTALLED BY THE BOTHERS WHEN A 2" X 2" PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE ROOF SCREEN, HITTING HIM IN THE UPPER LIP. THREE INTERNAL AND SEVERAL EXTERNAL STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE WAS PULLING IN SHIELDS WHEN HE ASKED ANOTHER EE TO PULL IN SIDE SHIELD TO AID HIM IN PULLINGIN THE SHIELD. HIS RIGHT HAND WS ON THE LEG ADJAVENT TO THE SIDE SHIELD AND WHEN THE SIDE SHIELD WAS PULLED IN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELS STRIKING EE ON HIS LITTLE FINGER. 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EE WAS WELDING THE RE-RAILER IN THE TAILGATE BETWEEN SHEILDS 88 & 89 IN THE PAN LINE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE SHIELDS GLANCING OFF HIS WELDING HOOD AND BRAKING APART LANDING ON HIS LT. LEG.
WAS SHOVELING ACCUMLATION FROM UNDER BELT LINE OUT BY LONGWALL TAILPIECE WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK 1 FT LONG 8 INCHES WIDE 2 INCHES THICK FELL HITTING HIM ON HEAD HIS AND LEFT SHOULDER. WAS X R AYED NO PERMANMENT DAMAGE JUST BRUISED.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN SHIELDS AND HITEMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION ON TOP OF HIS HAND AND REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EE WAS CLEANING AT THE 17 NORTH BELT TAILPIECE WHEN THERE WAS A "BUMP" (FLOOR HEAVE) THAT BENT LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A TIMBER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING IT. HE WAS LOOKING UP WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK (3" X 12") FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.
EE WAS STRUCK WITH PIECE OF COAL WHILE INSTALLING MONORAIL HANGERS.
INSTALLING LINER PLATE, LARGE ROCK CAME DOWN AGAINST LINER PLATE, CREASING IT INWARD. EE WAS AGAINST LINER PLATE WHEN THE ROCK FELL AGAINST IT. HE TOOK THE IMPACT ON HIS SIDE (RIBS AND ABDOMEN AREA).
EE WAS ASSISTING AN INJURED MAN WHEN A ROCK FELLFROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND RESULTINGIN TWO BROKEN FINGERS. X-CUT 21 #3 ENTRY 2ND EAST MAINS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LINE CURTAIN IN #1 ENTRY WHEN A 6"X 6"X 2" PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
A FALL OF MINE ROOF ALONG THE RIBLINE DISLODGED ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT IN THE #3 BELT ENTRY HITTING THE SUPPORT TIMBER WHICH STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT LEG WHILE HE WAS CLEANING THE BELT TAIL PIECE. WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED. WENT BACK 2/4 X-RAYS OK. GOING BACK 2/12. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT
INSTALLING TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT, WOODEN CRIB, ON LONGWALL FACE WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME.
WHILE SETTING 2ND ROW OF TIMBER THE MINE BOUNCEDCAUSING THE RIBS TO BLOW OUT AND SCALE OFF THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN CUTTING HIS FACE.