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WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TIMBERS IN THE #1 ENTRY, A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKINGEMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS LACERATION RESULTED IN FIVE STITCHES IN HIS FINGER.
EE WAS SITTING ON A 5 GAL CAN OPERATING REMOTELYA CONT MINER WHEN A ROCK APPROX 3FTX18INCHES BY 1-3 INCHES THICK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK EE ON TOP OF HIS HEAD STRAINING HIS NECK. ON 7 /6/99 THE EE BEGAN MISSING TIME
THE INJURED BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST A OVERHANGING 8" WATER LINE, THIS DISLODGED A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 18"LONG X 7"WIDE X 5"THICK. THIS ROCK FELL ON THE VICTIMS HAND THAT WAS PLACED ON T OP OF THE SUPPLY MOTOR CAUSING AN OPEN COMMUNICATED FRACTURE TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS AND PLATES ONTO A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEES THUMB.
EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE, FELL STRIKING EE ON WRIST.
EMP WS SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM ROOF. PULLED A PIECE APPROX 28" LONG, 18" WIDE AND 3" THICK. WHENIT FELL IT ROLLED AND STRUCK EMP ACROSS THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE BELT TOOLS OFF RIB WHEN A ROCK BROW ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM A GLANCING BLOW AND KNOCKED HIM INTO A SCOOP.
MAN WAS STANDING BEHIND MINE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT ARM.
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAIN SLATE FULL FROM BETWEEN ROOF AND RIB STRIKING OPERATOR ON HEAD.