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Employee was roof bolting. While starting a new hole, EE stuck head out from the canopy to see if the steel was straight when a piece of rock fell and hit EE in the face cutting EE's upper lip which required 4 stitches.
Employee was hanging roof bolter cable when a piece of rock fell striking them in the mouth, cutting upper lip on the inside.
Employee was loading roof support material on the roof bolter. EE bent over to pick up roof bolts and a small piece of rock fell from the roof and struck EE in the back of head causing a small cut to the left side of the head.
The (contractor) roof bolter employee was in the No. 1 entry. The roof bolter operator started to drill the hole and a piece of draw rock fell out mashing the contractor employee's ring finger and third finger on right hand against the drill pot of the roof bolting machine. This resulted in a break and laceration to the ring finger on the right hand.
A piece of draw rock fell cutting his left arm, which required stitches.