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Drilling hole near bent bolt to replace it. Drill bit had broken tip out on last hole. Before he could install new bit, a piece of 2' wide, 6"-8" thick, 6'-7' long shale fell in pieces hitting employee. Bending of previous bolt pryed shale loose creating potential to fall which was unrecognizable. 18 stitches in R hand, & upper minimally displaced fracture upper anterior maxilla.
EE WAS SCALING DOWN LOOSE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK CAME DOWN SUDDENLY & HIT THE SCALE BAR CAUSING THE BAR TO JAB INTO THE EE'S MID THIGH OF HIS RIGHT LEG. THE SCALE BAR IS 8 FT LONG & WEIGHS APPROX 15 LBS
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL AND FORCED THE SCALING BAR INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CONTUSION. AFTER COMPLAINTS FROM THE EMPLOYEE THAT THE SHOULDER WAS NOT HEALING A SECOND OPINION WAS SOUGHT. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FROZEN SHOULDER, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY ON 3-8-00.
EE AND WITNESS WERE BARRING ROOF IN 12NW. ONE PIECE OF ROOF FELL TO THE FLOOR. A SMALL CHUNK OF ROOF BROKE OFF THIS PIECE, WHEN IT HIT THE FLOOR, AND WAS LAUNCHED INTO THE AIR HITTING EE IN TH E CHIN. THE SMALL CHUNK WAS TWO INCHES AROUND. EEE RECEIVED A LACERATION ON CHIM APPROX. 1/4 INCH LONG, REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES.
EE WAS BARRING ROOF IN A CROSSCUT. AS HE WAS BARRING AROUND A ROOF BOLT, THE LEDGE HE WAS BARRING FELL. THIS CAUSED THE ROOF ABOVE TO ALSO FALL UNEXPECTEDLY, HITTING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG. EE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAND SCALING TOP CORNER OF A RIB WHEN ROCK FELL.
EE WAS STRUCK BY ROCK WHILE SCALING. FRACTURED LEFT METATARSAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECK SCALING A MINE HEADING. HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY LOOSE ROCK OFF THE SIDE OF A WALL. WHEN HE DISLODGED THE SLAB, A ROCK FROM ABOVE HIS HEAD CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE BAC K OF HIS HARD HAT.
EE WAS SCALING WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT, BREAKING THE SMALL TOE ON THE LEFT FOOT. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE CO PHYSICIAN, WHO TAPED THE SMALL TOE TO THE FOURTH ONE AND RELEA SED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. NO MEDICATIONS WERE PRESCRIBED. FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR TWO WEEKS.
EE AND A COWORKER WERE BARRING ROOF IN 4E. THEY WERE KNEELING DOWN USING ROOF BARS (48") TO PULL A THICK LAYER OF ASHES. WHEN THE ASH LAYER DROPPED, A PIECE OF HARD ROOF THAT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE ASH LAYER FELL AND FLOPPED BACK STRIKING EE.DR.SAID THAT THE MUDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT WAS TORN AND WILL REPAIR ITSELF, & THAT THE ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT MAY BE DAMAGED ALSO.;
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROOF WITH A 42" ROOF BAR. WHILE DOING SO A 48" PIECE OF ROOF 12" THICK WAS DISLODGED. THE PIECE WAS ROOF BOLTED ON ONE CORNER. AS THE PIECE WAS DISLODGED, IT REMAINED B OLTED WHILE THE OTHER SIDE SWUNG TOT HE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT THE PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE BOLT AND TOPPLED TOWARD THE INDIVIDUAL STRIKING HIS LEG ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED 05-25-94.EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY.NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF BRUISING OR SWELLING.EMPLOYEE REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT 06-06-94.EXAMINED BY COMPANY PHYS ICIAN.X-RAYS NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURES.DIAGNOSED AS A CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.PRESCRIBED IBUPROFEN 600MG.RELEASED TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.
THE INJURED WAS MANUALLY SCALING A ROOF WHEN A PIECE FELL AND BROKE INTO SEVERAL SMALLER PIECES. ONE OF THE SMALLER PIECES STRUCK HIS TOP LEFT FOOT. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND WERE NEGATIVE. A P RESCRIPTION FOR PAIN WAS GIVEN AND THE INJURED WAS RELEASED FOR NORMAL WORK DUTIES.
SCALING A SECTION OF ROOF IT FELL STRIKING BAR FORCING EMP R HAND AGAINST THE BATTERY MIDDLE FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN BAR AND BATTERY
WHILE SCALING A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. TEN LBS FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT HAND CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEES WERE SCALING ROOF IN 5 EAST CROSS CUT. MAJOR ROOF SCALING WAS COMPLETED. EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING THIN SCALY ROOF WHEN A PIECE APPROX. 3/4" X 2' X 4' CAME DOWN. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO DU CK OUT OF WAY. THE MATERIAL STRUCK THE SIDE OF EMPLOYEES FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROOF PRIOR TO THE ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS.AS THE EMPLOYEE WORKED TOWARD THE FACE SCALING ROOF A PIECE OF ROOF DIRECTLY ABOVE HIM WAS DISLODGED AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON HEAD,NECK AND LEG AREAS.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE PIECE OF ROOF ABOVE HIM WAS LOOSE RESULTING IN A SPRAINED KNEE AND A STRAINED BACK.
EMPL WAS SCALING IN SECTION 4. ROCK FROM SECTION OF ROOF HE WAS SCALING DISLODGED & FELL STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT FOOT CAUSING INJ.
ROCK FELL FROM ROOF IN SECTION 5 N 137.LHD BUCKET HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF AND MAY HAVE LOOSENED THE ROCK.EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN ROCK STRUCK RIGHT RING FIN GER AND OUTSIDE HAND CAUSING CONTUSION & STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING IN SECTION 8 AND ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE A SECTION OF CEILING ROCK. A ROCK, WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO THE ONE BEING SCALED, FELL HITTING THE SCALING BAR. THE SCALING BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE RESULTING IN A SEVERE BRUISE.
AT APPROX 12:45PM ON MON FEB 12 I NAME MINE OPERATOR #4 & I NAME MINE OPERATOR 4 WERE ENTERING RM E63 IN MINE TO PERFORM SCALING OPERATIONS I NAME ENTERED ROOM ALONG RT RIB WHILE I NAME ENTERE D ALONG THE LEFT RIB BOTH EMPLOYEES HAD CHECKED THE ROOM IN & WERE PROCEEDING TO SCALE OUT I NAME WAS SCALING A BLACK HOLE (ROOF EXPOSED TO OVERLYING SHALE) ON RT RIB WHEN WITH NO APPARENT WA
INJURED WAS SCALING THE ROOF USINGA SCALING BAR HE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 100LB AS HE SAW THE ROCK BRA EKING FREE HE LET THE PROBE SECTION OF BAR DROP WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE OTHER END ROCK FELL ON THE END OF THE PROBE CAUSING HAND-HELD END TO STRIKE & BRUISE THE UPPER RT LEG NEAR THE GROIN FORCE KNOCKED HIM DOWN THE RT LEG SUSTAINED A BRUIS
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING WITHOUT WARNING THE ROOF COLLASPED EMPLOYEES LEGS WERE COVERED WITH ROCK HIS RT ANKLE WAS CRUSHED
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING ROOF THAT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE ROOF AND A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE BARRED THE ROOF DOWN ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ALSO WEDGED ABOVE THE ROOF BOLT FELL SLID DOWN THE ROOF B AR AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CUTTING THUMB EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR SUTURES AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK
PULLING SMALL SECTION OF ROOF USING ROOF BAR IN A KNEELING POSITION.WHEN IT FELL,IT FLOPPED BACKWARD STRIKING BACK OF EMPL LEFT HAND.MINOR CUT TO TOP OF INDEX FINGER,DEEPER CUT OF MIDDLE FING