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Employee states that he had installed the last roof bolt in the cut when a rock fell and struck the canopy of the bolter and broke into pieces. Employee states that he was struck on the shoulder by a rock that was about 1 inch thick by 7 inches long.
EE states that as he was examining the regulator he observed that the roof needed scaled. As he scaled the roof a piece of roof that measured 15"X10"X2" thick, struck him on the top of his forearm. EE finished his shift and went to Med Express where an X-ray was taken and no injury was noted. EE continued to work and perform his regular duties, Please see attached page.
Employee states that he observed another employee standing under a loose rock and alerted him to move. Employee states that he then started looking at the roof where he was standing and he looked up and a small rock dropped from the roof, striking him in the upper lip. Employee received 3 sutures to close the laceration. He returned on the next shift.
Employee states that he pulled the ventilation curtain down to install a center line and was struck by a piece of rock that would weigh 35 lbs. The rock fell approximately 11 inches and struck employee on right shoulder. Employee had an xray c-scan and an mri and all were negative. Employee complains of numbness in right leg and difficulty in walking.
Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt installation when a section of roof around the hole loosened and came down on the drill steel, hitting the drill pot & then hitting employee on the knee. Employee sustained a contusion to the knee. Doctor restricted employee from working on 5/21/2010.
Employee was retrieving a tool from the back of a Johnson Indutries personnel carrier and was struck by a combination of rib coal and roof rock. The material hit employee in the lower back and his legs, forcing him into the back of the personnel carrier. He sustained multiple fractures to the lower leg, crushing injuries to the right pelvis and right ankle.
Employee was operating a continuous miner in #7 entry at spad #681 when a rock measuring 4 x 4 x 5 inches thick struck him in the head. The rock slid down right arm onto the back side of legs knocking him unconscious.
Employee was hanging section feeder cable when a piece of rock fell striking him on the hard hat and face.
While roof bolting, a rock fell from the mine roof & came off the bolter's canopy & struck employee in his lower back.
Employee was struck by a piece of rock that fell from the mine roof while he was changing inserts near the back of the roof bolting machine.
Employee was struck by a piece of mine roof that fell from between the roof bolts & rib & struck employee on his shoulders. He was roof bolting & had bent over to pick up a tube of resin that he'd dropped at the time of the accident.
Employee was struck by a rock that fell from in between roof bolts.
While roof bolting, employee set the foot jack which broke thru a piece of rock. The rock then struck him on the top of his foot (L).
EE was struck by a piece of rock that fell from between the roof bolts. He was walking to the front of the miner to help set bits at the time this accident occurred.