Employee was hanging fly pads between #5 and #6 and a piece of top rock fell out from the rib bolt to the rib about 7 or 9 foot long and about 3 foot wide and about 3 or 4 inches thick braking the fly board and hitting employee on his left side in the head, neck, back and shoulder areas knocking him to the ground.
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Showing all 9He was hanging a cable when a piece of draw rock fell and hit him in the back.
EE was standing beside of the roof bolter when a piece of draw rock hit him on the left shoulder
Drilling into the top, a piece of rock fell on top of EE's left foot.
While he was walking through a curtain a piece of rock fell from the roof and cut his left hand. The rock was about the size of a plate. He received a cut between his thumb and forefinger.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING UP STRAP & GOT HIS RT. INDEX FINGER CUT BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL HITTING HIS HAND.
Putting up outside roof bolt when a piece of rock fell hitting victim on left hand ring finger, cutting finger.
THE EMP WAS STANDING BEHIND BOLTER. BOLTER MAN WAS SPOTTING A BOLT, DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT & STRUCK EE ON HEAD, PINNING VICTIM TO BOTTOM. EE REC'D A LACERATION ON BACK OF HEAD & BRUISE TO SHOULDER
WHILE WALKING AROUND SCOOP TO GET INTO DECK, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD & LEFT SHOULDER. ROCK MEASURED APPROX 5'X2'X2"