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EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWPIPING MUCK THAT WAS HUNG UP. HE NOTICED AN 8" ROCK FALL FROM THE FOOTWALL BESIDE HIM. HE STARTED TO BACK UP 2ND TRUN AROUND TO GET CLEAR OF THAT AREA WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN TH E LOWER BACK AND KNOCKED TO A SITTING POSITION. THE ROCK THEN PINNED BOTH FEET AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT CALF.
EE WAS 15FT BACK FROM FACE HELPING PUT A LEG ON 4 MACHINE HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES AND BENT OVER. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK 8FT DROP AND HIT HIM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK.
I NAME WAS BARRING ON A SLAB THAT HAD #9 WIRE IN IT WHEN THE SLAB CAME OUT IT SWUNG OUT ON THE WIRE & HIT I NAME IN THE FACE MAJORLY BRUISING HIS ;UPPER LIP & BUSTING HIS XX FRONT TEETH
WHILE PULLING POCKETS A ROCK ROLLED DOWN ON I.NAME'S RIGHT FOOT BREAKING A BONE IN HIS FOOT AND CRUSHING THE MUSCLES. DOCTOR CAST IT 8-23-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT THE FACE HE NOTICED ROCK DRIBBLING FROM THE BACK, SAW A SLAB MOVE, RETLIZING HE COULDNT GET OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE LHD HE BAILED OUT OF THE MACHINE. GOT HUNG UP ON TH E SEAT AND THE BOULDER STRUCK HIS CALF OF LEFT LEG WHILE IT WAS ON THE MUCKER SEAT RESULTING IN A SEVERE BRUISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP 2LLL1O RAISE TO NAW I DRIFT WHEN A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 10LBS FELL APPROX 10FT STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK
STANDING ON OPPOSING STULLS PICKING HANGING WALL HITCH FORM STULL ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK AT AREA BEING PICKED FORM STULL WHICH FELL AND STUCK EMP ON R FOOT.