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EE WAS USING THE CHIPPING HAMMER TO SCALE DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM THE ROOF AND FACE IN HEADING 150-13M. ALTHOUGH EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS, SMALL PIECE OF STONE ENTERED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND A CO-WORKER WERE SCALING OUT OF THE BASKET OF THE SCALING RIG WHEN THE SEAM THEY WERE WORKING ON OPENED UP AND BROKE DIAGONALLY BACK ACROSS THE BOOM, FREEING UP SEVEREAL ROCKS ALONG SIDE OF AND BEHIND THE SCALING BASKET. THE BOOM WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK APPROX. 2'X6'X10'. AS A RESULT, I,NAME WAS THROWN OUT OVER THE RAILING OF THE BASKET AND WAS SUSPENED ABOVE TH
EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND A CO-WORKER WERE SCALING OUT OF THE BASKET OF THE SCALING RIG, WHEN THE SEAM THEY WERE WORKING ON OPENED UP AND BROKE DIAGONALLY BACK ACROSS THE BOOM, FREEING UP SEVERAL ROCKS ALONG SIDE OF AND BEHIND THE SCALING BASKET. THE BOOM WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK APPROX. 2'X6'X10'. AS A RESULT, I,NAME WAS THROWN INTO THE ROOF, SIDE, AND FLOOR OF THE BASKET CAUSING HIM TO
EMPL STATES HE & ANOTHER MINER WERE SCALING LARGE ROCK FROM FACE OF 235-97 HEADING. HE WAS PRYING WITH SCALING BAR WHEN ROCK QUICKLY CAME LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE LEFT RIBB AREA AGAINST W ORK PLATFORM RAILING.