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The IP was removing rock at the face with a hand tool, to drill a lifter when loose rock fell from the face striking them between the shoulder blades. They walked to the LV, went to the onsite clinic and was sent to town for further diagnostics.
The employee was clipping the detonators onto the det cord at the face of 1249. EE looked up to grab the det cord and a small rock fell from above striking EE in the mouth damaging EE's front upper teeth.
According to the miner, after scaling and loading the upper half of the round the operator was loading the bottom half of the round when 2 small rocks struck him; resulting in a laceration and staples.
OPERATOR HAD FINISHED DRILLING THE 1200W FACE WITH A JUMBO A PUMP HAD BEEN SET AT THE FACE AND WAS "MUDDED IN" WITH CUTTINGS AS THE OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO FREE THE PUMP SOME ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACE HITTING HIM.
Employee was hanging a hanger for hose when a small rock fell through the screen hitting him on his hand. The sharp rock lacerated his finger resulting in stitches.
While doing a Mine Rescue training senerio employee was climbing up a gob pile to search for missing miner he put his right hand on a bolt coming out of rib at that time a small rock came down from the back behind the wire and struck him on his left hand
EE was installing ground support in a raise when a piece of loose fell from the footwall striking EE's right foot above his metatarsal, causing a laceration that resulted in nine sutures. EE received full release.
EE was installing ground support with jackleg drill, while drilling a hole, a baseball sized rock fell through the existing wire striking EE in face near corner of right eye resulting in a laceration that needed 5 sutures.
While installing ground support employee was holding a sheet of screen while his partner was inserting a rock bolt, at that time a rock fell from the back knocking employee down breaking the bone in his right heel.
Employee was installing rock bolts thru the wire mesh in the 1690 heading. A small rock fell thru the 4" opening in the wire and struck him on the left outer forearm, resulting in approximately a 1 1/2" cut that required 3 staples to close. He was treated by the EMT on duty and released to return to work.
Employee was in the process of loading a face round with 3 other miners. While he was bent over loading one of the knee holes, a rock weighing appox. 50 lb fell out of the face striking his hard hat and left shoulder. The rock fell from a height of about 10 feet.