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While stocking supplies for his partner a rock fell from the back striking him on the neck and upper back. The employee went to the doctor on 11/25/12 and was place on light duty at this time.
The employee was drilling uppers holes with a stoper drill. A rock fell from the back hitting the top of his left forearm causing a laceration.
After scaling a loose rock from the back, the miner drilled a hole so he could install a 6' split set bolt. when he went to reposition the jack-leg another rock fell from the back and struck his left hand causing a laceration and a fracture to his hand.
After the employee finished scaling he was fin hoeing at the face when a rock fell from the back. The rock hit his hard hat then rolled down his back causing a laceration in the middle of his back.
Miner was barring down a piece of loose in the 5050 Vein 20. While scaling, a rock approximately the size of a baseball came down and hit his scaling bar and then struck him on the hat which in turn was pushed down onto the bridge of his nose causing a laceration that required stitches.
Miner was struck by 2" by 2" rock on the upper right side of his lip causing a laceration.
EE was collaring a blast hole with a stoper when a rock came down and struck EE on the right index finger causing a laceration the required stitches.
Employee was jacklegging when a rock fell from the back and cut the employee on the left elbow.
Empolyee was washing the back of a heading, when a rock approximatley 20lbs fell 5' and hit employee on the hard hat and the right shoulder.
Employee working in stope area, when checking the timber's a rock fell out of the back.
The employee was drilling holes in the back preparing to blast. A rock fell out of the back from between roof bolts and struck him on the hard hat.
Hanging wire, drilling holes for bolts, a piece of loose rock fell out of back striking employee in the right cheek.