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EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING VENT TUBING WHEN A ROCK SLAB FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT FRACTURING IT IN THREE PLACES
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A STOPING WHEN A LARGE ROOF FALL OCCURRED, INJURYING PATIENT. HE RECEIVED LARGE ABRASIONS TO BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER, AND A SMALL LACERATION TO THE RIGHT KNEE. X RAYS NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURES.
APPROX 200 LB PIECE OF SHOT-CRETE FELL FROM THE ROOF AABOUT 20' & HIT EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. EE SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO THE LEFT SHOULDER, TWO HAIRLINE FRACTURES OF THE LEFT SCAPULA, LACAERATI ONS TO THE MOUTH & FOREHEAD.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF SUPPORT & PANS USING 6' ROOF BOLTS. HE WALKED INBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS APPROX 2' A ROCK FALL OUT OF THE BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE HEAD (THE EMPLOYER WAS WEARING A HARD HAT). CAUSING A CONCUSSION.
WORING ON HYDRAULIC JACK ON SHORTWALL SHIELD GETTING READY TO INSTALL BOTTOM KEEPER ROOF POPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JUMP. JACK SWUNG TO SIDE CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN JACK AN STATIONARY METAL.
EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE SHORTWALL SHIELDS. WHEN THE ROOF CAVED BEHIND THE SHIELD, THE CAVE HIT THE BACK OF THE SHIELD, CAUSING IT TO MOVE FORWARD INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE SHIELD AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE CONTINOUS MINER HEAD, INJURING HIS BACK, DIAGNOSED WITH HAIRLINE F4RFRACTURE OF T12 VERTEBAE.
EMP WAS PULLING3HOSES IN CROSSCUT 9 MINER AREA, HE WAS STANDING BY NO 1 SHIELD ON SHORTWALL, CAVE OCCURRED AND WENT OUT INTO CROSSCUT HITING EMP. EMP WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE BROKEN BONES ETS. ROCK3HIT HARD HAT, RT ARM HAND, AND ANKLE. ABRASIONS & BRUISES NO BROKEN BONES PER EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL. ROCK 3X4X6 FALL FROMBETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB IMMEDIALEY AFTER CAVE BEHI
ROCK FELL OUT O0 ROOF HITTING EMPL ON HAND WHILE OPERATING LOADER.ROOF POPPED AND THAT IS WHEN ROCK FELL.
INJURED WAS WALKING UP TO THE SHORTWALL WHEN A CHUNK OF ROCK APPROX. 2FT. X 3FT. X 6IN. FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF HARD HAT AND DOWN BACK. ROCK CAME FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB AND FELL APPROX. 2 1/2 FT. INJURED SUSTAINED A SLIGHT REVERSE WHIPLASH AND WILL BE KEPT ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO ASSURE NO FURTHER DAMAGE WILL OCCUR.
INJURED WAS HELPING BOLTER OPERATOR HANG WIRE IN OVERCAST. SLAB OF ROCK APPROX. 2FT X 4FT X 10 IN FELL FROM BACK STRIKING WIRE MESH AND THEN STRIKING INJURED ON BACK OF HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING INJURED TO GROUND. INJURED DID NOT LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.