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Employee was bent down making a cable splice with back turned to the rib. A rock fell hitting the employee in the back, resulting in a fracture to back. The size of the rock of 2' x 3' x 9"-14" thick. Incident occurred in the 3rd South Panel Entry 5 Crosscut 13.
Employee was roof bolting, when a rock hit finger.
Employee was roof bolting on offside at #2 face, he put up outside bolt was swinging over to put up 2nd bolt when rock fell from top and landed on his foot. Employee was wearing rubber steel toed boot. Jagged point of rock punctured through the upper portion of boot and punctured his foot.
Rock fell on to hand while putting wire mesh on to t-bar on roof bolter
Roof bolting in 1st South #1 Entry, loose piece of rock fell between the ATRS and canopy striking the employee on the right arm.
Employee was drilling hole for rib bolt, when some rock fell out and struck him.
While roof bolting, loose piece of top/rib fell striking employee on left shoulder and arm.
While putting up 8 foot bolts and straps, employee was moving strap over to line up next bolt when a 2'4" L X 1'4" W X 1-1/4" H shale rock slid down strap and hit his right wrist
Piece of sandstone fell out of the top, employee moved slightly and the sandstone grazed his neck, shoulder and back.
A small piece of loose rock was observed hanging from roof. Bolter operator pulled it down with a claw hammer and it bounced off of rib and hit him on top of his left foot.
Employee was operating offside roof bolter, drilling a hole when a loose piece of rock fell down along drill steel and fell on his right hand.
was roofbolting and reached out to grab bolt with hand and a piece of draw rock fell on right hand smashing middle finger.