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While scaling at the crusher site preparation area, they began pulling down some loose rock and more came down than they anticipated. Some of the broken pieces landed on the employees back, causing contusions and minor lacerations.
Employees were scaling loose rock from the back when a large piece fell into the basket striking the employee.
WHILE SCALING A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS GIVEN TWO SUTURES AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
EE STATED WHILE SCALING, A ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A SMALL CHIP FRACTURE. HE WAS ADVISED BY A DOCTOR TO STAY OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP #3 BELT WALKWAY WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 4"-6" FELL AND HIT HER RIGHT LITTLE TOE CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
EE WAS PULLING ON A ROCK WITH A SCALING BAR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE CAGE OF THE CHERRY PCKER AND WHEN THE ROCK FELL, IT HIS HIS LEFT THUMB AND SMASHED IT AGAINST THE C AGE OF THE CHERRY PICKER CAUSING A NON DISPLACED FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
HE WAS SCALING LOOSE MATERIAL FROMA FACE IN SECTION 2B-4 WHEN A LARGE ROCK (50 LBS.) STRUCK THE BOOM OF LIEBERR #206 AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE RIG. THE PLEXIGLASS BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND INCURRING A LACERATION TO THE THUMB AREA.
EE WAS MANUALLY SCALING LOOSE MATERIAL WITH A PRY BAR AT A FACE IN THE MINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PRYLOOSE A PIECE OF MATERIAL AND IT RELEASED EARLIER THAN HE EXPECTED IT TO AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER RECEIVED A JOLT. HE FELT SUBSEQUENT PAIN IN THE SHOULDER AREA AFTER THAT INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS SCALING WHEN A SMALL (3" TO 4") ROCK FELL BEHIND HIM AND STRUCK THHE JOINT OF HIS LEFT ELBOW CAUSING SMALL LACERATION WHHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
ROCKS FELL FROM ROOF ONTO OUTRIGGER & BUSTED HYDROLIC LINE CAUSING A LEAK. THE BUCKET FELL TO ONE SIDE & EMPLOYEE FELL INTO BASKETRAIL & FRACTURED WRIST [LEFT]
HE WAS IN THE BENCH SECTION OF THEMINE AT 2F-8, MANUALLY SCALING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL FORM THE FACE AND CEILING WHEN A 20LB SLAB OF ROCK FELL APPROX 4' AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SPRIAN.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE HAD JUST PULLE DUP INTO A HEADING IN A PICKUP TRUCK TO INSPECT THE HEADING. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE PICKUP, A SMALL ROCK DROPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE AND A FELLOW EMLOYEE WERE SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM MINE ROOF IN THE BASKET OF A SCALING RIG. THEY MOVED THE SCALING RIG SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STA RT FROM. THEIR FINAL POSITION WAS ABOUT 40' FROM THE FACE. AS THEY STARTED TO SCALE THEY NOTICED THE ROOF DRIPPING AND TJHEY IMMEDIATELY MOVED THE CAGE, BUT A LARGE PORTION OF ROCK GLANCED A
68935 SCALING ROCK, A LARGE ROCK IN THE CORNER OVERHEAD WAS ENCOUNTERED. EMPLOYEE TRIED PRYING THE ROCK DOWN AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE ROCK WAS SURROUNDED BY A THIN MUD SEAM AND WOUL 40563 MOVE. EMPLOYEES DECIDED TO MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA OF THE FACE AND RETURN LATER. AT THIS TIME ROCK STARTED TO FALL AND EMPLOYEES COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICK ENOUGH.
68935 SCALING LOOSE ROCK A LARGE ROCK IN THE CORNER,OVERHEAD WAS ENCOUNTERED.EMPLOYEES TRIED PRYING THE ROCK DOWN AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.THE ROCK WAS SURROUNDED BY A THIN MUD SEAM AND 66434 NOT MOVE.EMPLOYEES DECIDED TO MOVE TO ANOTER AREA OF FACE AND RETURN LATER.AT THIS TIME ROCK STARTED TO FALL AND EMPLOYEES COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY QUICKLY ENOUGH.
WHILE MARKING OFF HEADINGS SMALL ROCK CAME OFF OF THE FACE AND STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING LACERATION AND BRUISE.
HE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM A PILLAR IN THE NORTH BENCH SECTION OF THE MINE. A LARGE ROCK WAS PRIED LOOSE BY HIM AND AS IT BEGAN TO FALL IT STRUCK HIS BAR AND PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST THE TOP OF THE SCALER CAGE HE WAS IN.
HE AND W NAME WERE SCALING LOOSE ROCK FROM THE FACE IN SECTION V37 GOING WEST WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL INTO THE CAGE AREA SHERE THEY WERE STANDING AND STRUCK BOTH EMPLS
EMP STATES HE WAS PART OF A 2 MAN HEADING SCALING CREW USING A BOOM TYPE SCALING RIG TO SCALE BACK IN #300 ROOF HEADING THEY HAD STARTED TO SCALE FROM THE RIGHT RIB AND WORKED THEIR WAY ACROSS THE HEADING TO LEFT SIDE THEY HAD FINISHED TAKING DWON A ROCK AND FELT HEADING WAS FINISHED CAGE OF RIG WAS ALMOST ON GROUND WHEN LARGE SLAB FELL OUT OF ROOF STRIKING INJ ON RT SHOULDER AN