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Employee was attempting to repair a broken cat track on the miner (CM132) in the #4 Entry on #6 Section, when a piece of rock fell out from the top of the rib and struck EE's right ankle causing a fracture to the medial malleolus bone in EE's right ankle.
The crew was in the process of forming up walls to pump concrete around the steel sets. Employee was evaluating the roof conditions around the steel set area and unexpectedly, a rock fell from the top area striking employee and causing injury.
Employee was riding in a manbus to the bottom, when a piece of draw rock fell out of the top striking employee on the left side of face/mouth, resulting in a broken tooth.
Employee was connecting lifeline to the refuge chamber when the draw head fell and struck employee on EE's right lower leg/ankle, resulting in a fracture to EE's right ankle.
Employee was walking at x-cut 59 on the 12 section, when a piece of brow fell out striking employee on the left foot causing laceration to their foot resulting in sutures.
The Longwall mechanic was changing shear drum in service entry, had a hand on ranging arm when a small piece of scale rock fell hitting employees left hand causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was traveling from section to the bottom in a manbus when a piece of draw rock fell striking employees hard hat, pushing glasses causing laceration above and below right eye requiring sutures and a fracture below sinus.
Employee was attempting to install the first row of bolts when they noticed a piece of draw rock looked loose, they turned to get the rock bar when a piece of rock fell out of the top striking left heel causing laceration to heel requiring sutures and partial laceration of the Achilles Tendon.
Employee was hanging water line, as EE reached out EE missed the hook and caught self with EE's right hand on the rib, when a piece of rock above EE's right hand came out striking EE's hand resulting in abrasions and contusions.
Employee was preparing to service the #1 face, as EE removed a timber that was leaning against the rib, a piece of rock fell out striking employees right foot causing contusion to EE's foot.
Employee was setting bits on longwall drum when a rock struck EE's hand against the drum causing a fracture to EE's left ring finger and sutures to both the left ring finger and left little finger.
Employee was riding in a manbus to the section, when a piece of rock fell hitting employee on left shoulder and left knee causing contusion on both.
Employee was riding in mantrip. A chunk of coal fell into the mantrip and caused injury to employee's finger.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was in position to pull tailpiece forward on the Longwall, when a piece of rock fell hitting employee's wrist causing laceration requiring sutures.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES - Employee was riding in man bus traveling into the track turn out when a rock fell striking employee's elbow causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was replacing bits on the headgate shear drum located in the No. 4 entry when a rock fell out of the top, from between bolts, hitting employee on back and legs causing fracture to left lower leg.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating shields when a piece of rock came over the handrail hitting the lower right leg causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was putting up the last row of roof bolts when a rock fell on top of the canopy and rolled in on operator causing fracture to the lower leg.
Employee was breaking up rocks on the longwall face near tailgate. A large rock fell from the roof, slid off the gob pile and smashed employees leg against a shield.