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EE operating mechanical scaler, rock rolled down boom jarring operators cab. EE felt pain in right shoulder. EE seen for medical treatment on 10.22.18 and placed on restricted duty at that time.
EE hand scaling from a basket, a rock fell striking EE in the head causing a laceration. EE received stitches and was returned back to full duty.
EE in a heading when a piece of rock fell striking EE in the head. EE received sutures and released back to full duty.
EE training another employee in the skip pocket when EE was hit in the head with a rock, causing a cervical strain. EE was placed off work pending further testing.
Rock fell from back and hit employee on hard hat.
EE was cleaning out bottom drill holes when a rock fell and cut him on his left leg resulting in stitches.
Employee was working on utility lines at South Road 7 sump area when loose material fell from back striking employee. Employee was air lifted to the hospital and he was diagnosed with a fractured collar bone, crushed finger and broken rib.
Employee was jacklegging out of high scaler when he noticed a slab of loose from back. Loose fell out of back striking him on head and shoulders. He has taken to Salem ER and later transferred to Barnes in St. Louis. He has a fracture to L-2 vertebre and cut to right fore finger requiring sutures.
Employee was hand mining and scaled a piece of loose down from high and hit in basket on top of right foot. He was taken to company dr. After continuous pain, he was taken back to company dr and was taken off work on 4/8/09 making this reportable.
While in the elevated basket of an Elliot truck, two miners were hand scaling, while mining one piece of rock another piece broke loose and came down the bar and struck miner on the left arm, causing a serious laceration to the left wrist and forearm. Forearm required surgical repair.
Employee was hand scaling back when a small piece of rock fell on his face and right eye. He was taken to company doctor and prescribed an antibiotic.
EE PULLED INTO HEADING TO INSPECT GROUND CONDITIONS AND MUCKPILE. HEARD A CRACK AND A LAYER OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK SMASHING THE ROLL BAR ON THE KUBOTA AND THE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO FACE AND A BROKEN NOSE
EE PULLED INTO HEADING TO INSPECT GROUND CONDITIONS AND MUCKPILE. HEARD A CRACK AND A LAYER OF LOOSE FELL FROM BACK SMASHING THE ROLL BAR ON THE KUBOTA & INJURING THE EE. EE REC'D SCRATCHES & CHIPPED TOOTH.
AS EE WAS ASSISTING HIGH SCALING FROM GROVE MAN LIFT, A SECTION OF ROCK FELL ON THE BOOM OF THE RIG EJECTING HIM OUT OF THE BASKET. FALL PROTECTION WAS BEING WORN. THE EE DID SUSTAIN HEAD LACERATIONS REQUIRING 6 SUTURES, MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AND LEFT KNEE, AND CONTUSION TO LEFT THIGH. EE WAS RELEASED FOR WORK ON 5-30-03 BUT HAD SPENT ALL DAY AT THE DR. OFFICE ON 5-29-03
THE EE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A SCALER WHEN LOOSE FELL ON THE END OF THE EXTENDED BOOM. THE CAB INSTANLY "BOUNCED" TWO OR THREE TIMES, THROWING THE EE AGAINST THE ROOF OF THE CAB, AND THEN AP PARENTLY ONTO THE GROUND. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL, AND THEN ANOTHER HOSPITAL. HE IS TO HAVE AT LEAST TWO WEEKS OF THERAPY FOR HIS STRAINED BACK, AT WHICH TIME, IT IS HOPEFUL THAT H
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT, A ROCK 16" BY 24" BY 2-8" ROCK FELL APPROX TWELVE FEET FROM A BROW IN THE BACK STRIKING HIM LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT EAR AND RIGHT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES RESULTED. THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR JOB AT FULL CAPACITY ON 2-25-02,, HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE STARTED SCALING BACK AND TOP OF RIBS WHILE WORKING THEIR WAY DOWN THE PILLAR, EE WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF THE HEAD BY A PIECE OF LOOSE 8" BY 10" WEIGHING AROUND 20 LBS. AND IT FELL ABOUT 10' TO 15' BEFORE IT STRUCK HIM. BEGAN LOST TIME6-01-01.