EE WAS HAND SCALING OFF OF MUCK PILES IN THE FACE. ENROUTE BETWEEN HEADINGS, HE ATTEMPTED TO DROP A SCALE. MORE SALT FELL THAN WAS ANTICIPATED, STRIKING EE ON LEFT HIP AND RIGHT FOOT.
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Showing all 8EMPLOYEE WAS HANSCLAING FROM AN ELEVATED BASKET,LEANED OVER THE BASKET TO SPEAK TO HIS PARTNER ON THE GROUND AND WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE BY A PIECE OF SALT.
EMPL HAD JUST DILLED HOLE IN CEILING & WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE CABLE HOOK IN HOLE WHEN PIECE OF SALT ADJACENT TO HOLE & HOOK CAME LOOSE STRIKING ERMPL IN HEAD NECK & SHOUDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERCUTTER HELPER FOR I NAME EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO I NAME WHEN I NAME NOTICED TWO SCALES IN 52RX SECONDS LATER A LARGE SCALE FELL INAME ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB UNDER THE GETMA N TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE SCALE
WHILE PULLING SCALES SALT CHUNK FELL ON EMPLS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE SCALING ROOM, J-20 IN 900' BENCH, ABOUT 15' OFF FLOOR AND 10' FROM LEFT RIB. SMALL SCALE FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT ARM.
EMPL SCALING ROOM #45 ROOM-7XE WHEN SCALE HE WAS BRINGING DOWN STRUCK FLOOR AND BOUNCED STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE SCALING A ROOM A SMALL SCALE FELL & STRUCK EES MOUTH CUTTING HIS LUP.