WHILE INSTALLING SPLIT SETS, A ROCK FELL FROM AN OPENING IN THE WIRE, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION
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Showing all 6The employee's injury occurred when he was installing rockbolts with a jackleg. As the employee was drilling a bolt hole, a small piece of rock (approx 2" x 2") fell through the screened area of the back above the employee. The piece of rock struck the jackleg's rubber muffler then deflected striking the employee on his upper lip.
The employee stated his injury occurred as he was scaling loose rock from the back in N-60-D3. The employee states a piece of loose rock (size unknown) fell from back behind him, broke apart and a piece rolled down the muckpile and struck him on the back of his left leg.
THE EE'S INJURY OCCURRED AS HE WAS CONDUCTING BOOM REPAIRS TO THE ROCK BOLT JUMBO WHICH WAS SET UP AT A FACE. A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK (THROUGH SCREEN) AND STRUCK THE EE ON HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO FACE TO CLEAN FOR LIFTER TO BE DRILLED. AFTER CLEANING THE AREA, HE HESITATED, TURNED AWAY AND AN UNSEEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT, SHOULDER AND THEN THE FOREARM.
TWO EMPLOYEES HAD JUST COMPLETED SCALING & STARTED LOADING THE ROCK WITH EXPLOSIVES WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK & HIT A THIRD EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER, FRACTURING HIS COLLARBONE.