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THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN 12TH EAST, WHEN A SLAB OF COAL SLOUGHED FROMT HE RIB, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK AND KNOCKING HIKM TO THE GROUND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 1/2 HOUR AND TH EP AIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THHE LONGWALL SHIELDS IN ONE AT A TIME DUE TO BAD TOP AND FLOOR CONDITIONS. HE LOWERED ONE SHIELD DOWN AWAYS, AND A ROCK SLIPPED BETWEEN THE SHIELD, HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND SMASHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER. 8 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
AS A MIENR'S HELPER, EMPLOYEE WAS TRAILING CABLE ON THE MINER TO MOVE TO THE NEXT FACE. AFTER TURNING TO DROP THE CABLE THAT WAS HUNG ON THE CORNER ROOF, A SLAB OF COAL FELL FROM OUTSIDE OF T HE CORNER MESHED ROOF AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOOTS.
HANGING TENSAR AT MID FACE AND A LARGE SLAB OF COAL FROM FACE HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM DOWN IN PAN LINE, PUTTING A HOLE IN HIS BOTTOM LIP AND BRUSHED HIS KNEE. IT TOOK 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE HIS LIP .
HE WAS WORKING WITH A CREW TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM THE TAIL GATE OF LONGWALL #4 WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AND PUSHED HIM BACK INTO SHIELD. HE RECEIVED BRUISES AND A HYPER E XTENDED LEFT KNEE.
AFTER SHOVELING BELT TAILPIECE HE PICKED UP BAG OF ROCK DUST & STARTED BACK TO ROCK DUST AREA WHEN ROCK APPROX 15# FELL FROM TOP STRIKING TOP OF HARD HAT CAUSING SORE NECK. EMPL IS PRESENTLY O N RESTRICTED DUTY TRAINING AS OF 7/31.
INJURED WAS TYING WIRE MESH TO THE ROOF NEAR THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AT AN UNSUPPORTED FACE AT THE TIME A PORTION OF THE UNSUPPORTED AREA CAME DOWN A SMALL PIECE OF CAPROCK HINGED AS IT BROKE F REE AND FELL BACK INTO THE SUPPORTED AREA AS IT FELL IT STRUCK THE MINER ON THE ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OUT OF MINER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RT SHOULDER AND RT KNEE
PICKING UP WIR9 MESS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG AND ANKLE EMP WORKED 15TH AND 16TH
TAKING GAS CHEC5 WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETGWEEN THE PANS STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK
HE WAS CHANGING3BITS ON THE MINER AND A SLAB OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE THUMB
SLAB OF ROCK FE5L INBY THE ATRS THE ROCK HIT THE GROUND THEN FLIPPED OVER STRIKING HIM ON HTE LLLEFT LEG
WHILE SCALING D2WN SOME LOOSE TOP A SMALL ROCK SLID DOWN AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE A 1/2 IN CUT ON THE RT SIDE OF THE NOSE
HELPING TO ANCH2R HEAD ROLL AND ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT
GETTING ROOF BO5TS OF BACK OF BOLTER ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PANS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND ARM.
TAKING SITES FOR TUNEING X CUT AND PIECE OF ROF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT MINER ON TOP OF HAD HAT
GETTING INTO LHD HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING HAND