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WALKING BESIDE PARKED TRACTOR. SMALL LOOSE CAME DOWN AND CUT LEFT ELBOW.
EE ADN 2 COWORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HAND SCALING A DEVELOPMENT ROUND, PRIOR TO LOADING FOR BLASTING. EE AND 1 COWORKER WERE GETTING INTO THE BASKET OF THE POWDER TRACTOR, SO THE OTHER CO WORKER COULD RAISE THEM UP TO REACH THE HANGING. WHILE GETTING INTO THE BASKIET A CHUNK FELL FROM THE FACE OF THE ROUND, BOUNCED OFF THE FACE AT A LOWER LEVE AND STRUCK EE IN THE LOWER BACK.
INJURED HAD DRILLED A DEVELOPMENT ROUND. HE AND A FELLOW WORKER HAD HAND SCALED THE HANGING AND SIDEWALLS AND WERE CLEANING MUCK FROM THE BOTTOMHOLES PRIOR TO THE LOADING PROCESS. A SMALL SHAR P-EDGED PIECE OF LOOSE FELL FROM THE HANGING STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING TWO CUTS WHICH REQUIRED TEN STICHES TO CLOSE.
INJURED WAS PINNING HANGING IN 3100 MPIC HEADING USING THE MECHANICAL PINNING JUMBO. HE GOT OFF THE JUMBO TO LOAD PINS IN THE CAROUSEL, WHEN A PIECE OF LOOSE APPROXIMATELY 18" X 12" X 1" THIC K ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF FROM IN BETWEEN PINS AND STRUCK HIM IN BACK AND RIB AREA.
INJURED WAS SCALING HANGING PRIOR TO LOADING A DEVELOPMENT ROUND, A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE HANGING STRIKING THE INJURED ON BOTH ARMS AS IT BROKE IN TWO. THE SHARP EDGES OF ROCK CAUS ED CUTS THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES ON THE RIGHT UPPER ARM AND 7 STITCHES ON THE LEFT UPPER ARM.
INJURED AND 3 CO-WORKERS WERE IN 3900 NEW FOLD DECLINE LOADING DEVELOPEMENT ROUND. AS INJURED W AS BENT OVER CLEANING MUCK FROM THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE HOLE A PIECE OF LOOSE APPROXIMATELY 6" X 6 " X 3" FELL FROM THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE WALL AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT. HE RECIEVED A 4" CUT TO THE BACK OF HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
INJURED HAD FINISHED SCALING AND BEGAN TO LOAD A DEVELOPMENT ROUND FOR BLASTING. HE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING OUT A BOTTOM HOLE WHEN A CHUNK APPROX 2' ROUND AND 1.5" THICK FELL FROM THE HANGING AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD AREA. HE RECE3IVED A CUT TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD THAT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
INJURED WAS LOADING A ROUND IN 3100 MPI DEVELOPMENT. AS WAS BENT OVER LOADING A BOTTOM HOLE, A PIECE OF LOOSE GROUND FELL FROM THE HANGING AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND LEFT SIDE.