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EE WAS MOVING A 488 SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL (2-3" THICK, 3-4' LONG) IN HIS LAP WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN SCOOP SEAT.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS MEASURING 1-2" THICK, 1-2' LONG, STRIKING HIM ONLEFT SHOULDER.
CHANGING FITTING ON BOLTER. PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP, 3-4" THICK, 3-4' LONG, STRIKING HIM ON HIS UPPER LEG.
WAS BOLTING TOP IN POWER ENTRY IN FACE. WENT TO BACK SIDE OF BOLTER TO GET A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP & HIT HIM IN THE HAND.
RROCK MEASURING 8-10" LONG- 6" WIDE-1-1 1/2" THICK HIT HIM IN LOWER BACK. HE CAME BACK TO WORK FOLLOWING MONDAY THEN QUIT. HE WAS HIT WITH BALL BUT IN HEAD AND BACK 11-13-2000 (DIDN'T WORK 11- 14-00) (AT HOME)
EE WAS MINING THE CROSSCUT FROM #4 ENTRY TO #5 ENTRY. AFTER HE HAD FINISHED MINING THE B RUN, HE WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF THE PLACE, WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.