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ON KNEES MEASURING COAL & ROCK, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TROP BETWEEN RIB & ROOF BOLT STRIKING HIM IN BACK OF RIGHT LEG.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ONT HE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING A BRUISE.
WHILE OPERATOR WAS CUTTING ON PILLAR LINE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.
PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL EXTENDING FROM UNBOLTED AREA BEING CUT WITH MINER, BACK BETWEEN BOLTS IN TOP OVER CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR, STRIKING HIMON LEGS AND HIP.
MINER OPERATOR WAS CUTTING IN FACE WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN FIRST BOLT AND RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT ELBOW.
MINER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO TAKE FIRST CUT OUT OF BREAK WHEN A ROCK 2' X2' X 1" FELL BETWEEN FIRST BOLT AND RIB STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND' SHOULDER. (DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 9-11-96) DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 9-11-96
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROOF AND RIB MATERIAL WHEN A PIECE DISLODGED AND HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER BLADE AREA.
ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EE SAID HE WAS WAITING ON MINER TO CUT CROSSCUT THROUGH AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANLGE HE SAID IT BUSTED OPEN WOUND THAT HE HAD ON 5-31-96 SEPERATE INCIDENTS.
EE WAS SDITTING BESIDE BOLTER EATING DINNER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT ANKLE.
SERVICING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON THE ARM.
PIECE OF LOOSE SCLAE ROCK FELL IN 23 ENTRY CAUGHT RIGHT LEG THE ROCK WAS APPROX 42" LONG 18" WIDE AND 1" TO 1 1/2" THICK.
INJURED WAS WHEN HE STARTED TO SIT DOWN TO WATCHCABLE. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK CUTTING A PLACE ABOUT 2 " LONG IT TOOK 4 STITCHES, BUT MISSED NO WORK.
WHILE SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLARD LINE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTIING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER AND FOOT.
PULLING HALF HEADERS OFF TOP AFTER BRATTICE WAS KNOCKED OUT PULLED ROCK LOOSE FROM TOP, ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN REPAIR A CABLE WHILE SITTING ON THE GROUND. A PIECE OF SHALE MATERIAL 12"X 12"X1/2"FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD,NECK AREA. HE WAS WEARING A APPROVED HARD HAT.
MAN WAS WALKING FROM CONTROLS TO CAB WHEN LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK AND SHOULDER (LEFT).
KETTLE BOTTOM WAS STRAPED HALF OF THE KETTLE BOTTOM SPLICE & FELL ON LEFT HIP AND LEFT ARM.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS HIT HORN ON SHOULDER AND ANKLE.
EE WAS CLEANING WATER SPRAYS ON JOY MINER ON A NONPRODUCTION SHIFT EMPLOYEE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO HIS WORK AREA PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER
TRAMMING PINNER TOWARD FACE UB 5 HEADING. PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS HIT BOLTER MAN IN BACK. THE ROCK HIT CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND FELL. PIECE INSIDE HITTING ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR IN BACK. THE ROCK BUSTED WHEN IT HIT THE CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER.
BENT OVER WHILE CHECKING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BELL FROM TOP AND HIT HIM ON LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.
HE WAS LOADING BOLTER SUPPLIES ON BOLTER AND HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HI ON THE BACK OF NECK.
THEY WERE PINNING BREAK BETWEEN 2 &3 WHEN EE WALKED AROUND ROOF BOLTER TO GET MORE SUPPLIES WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 12 BY12 ABOUT 2 INCH THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HE AD.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL HIT ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
HE WAS WATCHING SLACK ON MINER WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD, SHOULDER, HIP AND FOOT ON RIGHT SIDE.
DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM AROUND BOLTS.
DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING MAN ACROSS HIS BACK. DUE TO HOT WEATHER MOISTUREIS SETTLING ON ROOF OF MINE CAUSING THE ROOF TO SCALE OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS.
BELTMAN WAS SHOLEVING BELT ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS.
HE SAID HE WAS COMING OUTSIDE TO GET SOME PARTS ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HEAD.
WALKING DOWN BELT, PIECE OF LOSS ROCK FELL FROM ROOF. HITTING ON SHOULDER. BRUISED NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT MAN.
PEICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT NECK AND SHOULDER.
HE WAS MINER HELPER WHEN IN #7 HEADING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ABOUT 2'X21/2'X2" FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK.
ROCK FALL FROM TOP HIT HIM ON HEAD.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING TIMBERS 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #778.WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS,APPROXIMATELY 4'X4'X2" THICK WHILE PERFORMING DRILLER WORK STRIKIN G INJURED ACROSS BACK.
ON MANTRIP GOING INSIDE MINE AT THE #2 HEADING AT THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT, MANTRIP MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND SMALL BROW (8" LONG 4" WIDE AND 2" THICK) ON THE ROOF HIT EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.
ROCK FALL OUT OF TOP HIT HIM ON HEAD.
ROCK FELL ON HAND BEHIND MINER HAND OUTSIDE OF CANOPY SM ROCK FELL HIT SHCAR AND HAND
PERSON ATTEMPTING TO TAKE CAR ANCHOR DOWN BY REMOVING CHAIN FROM AROUND ANCHOR BOLT WHEN LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HIM ON ARM & LEG.
HE HAD BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER NEXT TO RIB. ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING PERSON ON HIP.
A PIECE OF DAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS.WHEN THE ROCK FELL IT STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND THE NECK PUSHING HIM DOWN ON HIS KNEE,HURTING HIS KNEE ALSO.
LOOSE DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK.
DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON HEAD.
DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT ON HEAD.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT HIM ON BACK.
SETING TIMBERS ON OFFSIDE OF MINER DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE & LEFT LEG
HE WENT 2 BREAKS BELOW POWER BOX TO GET AXE TO BUILD BRATTICE PIECE OF ROCK FELL 2 1/2' BY 2 1/2 WIDE 3" THICK FELL ON BACK.
STANDING BESIDE POWER BOX. HAD JUST FINISHED EATING DINNER, WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS. SOME OF ROCK HIT ON TOP OF POWER BOX, WHILE SOME OF IT HIT HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
PIECE SCALE FELL FROM ROOF BESIDE BOLT WHILE SCOOPING IN #3 HEADING. HITTING INJURE PERSON AN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.