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The section foreman was walking the section when a piece of draw rock fell between two bolts and hit his right forearm causing a laceration.
The EE was operating a C.M. in the face of the #2 heading, he was in the process of setting the miner over when a piece of draw rock fell from between the installed roof bolts and struck him on his left foot and resulted in a laceration which required stitches.
The injured was drilling a roof bolt hole, when a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the right forearm. This resulted in a laceration, which required sutures.
The injured was operating a continuous mining machine in the No. 7 Heading of the 1 North section (about 95' inby S.S.#597). He was loading the final shuttle car from the face of the place, when a piece of roof bolted rock measuring about 71" long X 39" wide X 18" thick fell, striking the injured, bruising his right shoulder.
The injured had drilled a roof bolt. As he was inserting a roof bolt into the hole, a piece of draw rock fell, striking him on his right foot. This resulted in fractures to 3 toes.