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Employee was cleaning rock out of cable handler on longwall and rock fell out between shields striking employee on the hand.
Employee received a laceration to left forearm when a piece of rock fell from between two Longwall supports while moving inter-chock hoses.
Employee was advancing supports while the shearer was mining towards the tailgate. A piece of roof rock fell from between the supports and struck the employee on the left boot.
Employee was positioned at the left rear corner of the roof bolter, troubleshooting/looking for a hyd. oil leak, when a piece of cap rock dislodged from the mine roof and struck the employee on the head.
Employee was helping hang trailing cable from the mine roof, at which time an un-noticed piece of loose roof rock came down and struck employee in the lower lip.
Employee was performing maintenance on a roof bolting machine and placed his hand on a swing out type side guard, when a piece of mine brow rock came down and struck his left middle finger, causing injury.
Employee was standing on the pontoons of the #2 longwall face support when a rock fell from in between the #2 and #3 longwall face supports at the tip. The rock struck the top of the headgate gearbox cover and when doing so it bounced off the cover and then struck the employee on the left foot causing injury.
Employee was advancing panline when a piece of rock fell from two supports and struck top of right hand. Employee was examined/x-rays and was told it was only bruised and released to return to work. On 10/23/2010 the employee was re-examined/x-rays and was told he had a fractured bone in his right hand. Hand was splinted and he was released to return to work.
Person was advancing longwall shields and when crossing from #50 to #49 shield a rock fell from between the two shields and struck the person on the left ear lacerating the ear.
Person was sitting at the section power car when a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck him on the top of left upper leg. Rock fell from between the rib and installed roof mat.
Rock fell off edge of roof screen and struck on left leg causing laceration.