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EE WAS CLEANING WATER SPRAYS ON TOP WATER MANIFOLD THE CENTER SPRAYS: WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING LEFT ANKLE PINNING LEG AGAINST BIT LUG ON MINER.ROCK WAS APPROX 20"X30"X4"THICK
EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK WHERE A BRATTICE WAS AND A PIECE OF PLASTER FLIPPED OFF OF ROOF HITTINGHIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS COMING ACROSS SECTION ON CAR AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND CUT HAND. ROCK SIZE 3 1/2' L X 15"W X 4"T.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING MINER CUT WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND SMASHED LEFT HAND. ROCK WAS APPROX. 16" X 20" X 1 1/2 TO 2" THICK.
EE WAS MARKING DOWN CAR NUMBER AND A ROCK 5' X 5' X 1' THICK FELL FROM TOP AND MASHED LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EE WAS DRIVING AROUND CORNER AND A ROCK (2'X3'X 3" FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE NECK). BY 12:30 PM HEWAS COMPLAINING ABOUT NECK GETTING STIFF. EE ALSO COMPLAINED LATER ABOUT THIS INJURY HURTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS BENT OVER TO CLEAN BOTTOM TO SET A TIMBER WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK ROCK WAS 45IN LONG X16IN WIDE X1IN THICK
EE WAS WALKING ALONG TO SCOOP CHARGER WHEN A ROCK 34"W, 83"L, SHAPED LIKE A GUITAR, 3" THICK, & APPROX 300#, FELL IN AN OBLONG DIRECTION OUT FORM BOLTS, HIT AT A GLANCING BLOW ON BACK OF NECK.
EMPL HELPING ON MINER WHEN A ROCK 18"WIDE X 44" LONG AND 3.5" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE FIRST BOLT HIT EMPLS LEFT KNEE AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN A ROCK 18" ROUND AND 2" THICK FELL FROM TO AND HIT LEFT HAND AND WRIST. ALSO CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO PULL MUSCLE IN BACK.
DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD FEEDER AND A ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPL HARD HAT AND FACE HITTING LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING THE PANEL BOARD OF THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.
EE ALLEGES THAT ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS BACK AND NECK. THE INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT HAD TO GO TO THE DR 8-14-90 BECAUSE OF PAIN. EE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPTIAL MANAGEMENT WAS IN FORMED OF THE ACCIDENT ON 8-14-90.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND HAD PUT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS IN THE TOP AND HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON THE DRILL HEAD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT A RM AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BUILDING CRIBS AND COLLARS IN THE ROCK FALL AREA WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP THE ROCK FALL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE STATED THAT ON 8-11-89 HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST AND HYD. OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND THAT ON 8-14-89 A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK. EE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT ON 8- 21-89 HE BECAME UNABLE TO WORK AND HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER WHEN A ROCK APPROX 18" WIDE AND 1" THICK FELL FORM THE TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING BOLTS WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS R HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING PARTS ON THE SUPPLY CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO SHOOT ROCK OUT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT WRIST
EMPL PREPARING 7O SHOOT ROCK OUT WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK.
EMP WAS MARKING3THE PLACE OFF TO BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT
EMP WAS SCALING3THE TOP OF ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND RIB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS FOOT
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REACHED ACROSS THE ROOF BOLTER TO PICK UP THE HEADER A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD
STANDING NEXT TO MINER TALKING TO MINER OPERATOR SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS WHERE A CUT HAD JUST BEEN MADE HIT IN BACK OF HEAD WITH FALLING ROCK
UNLOADING TIMBERS CAP COAL FELL AND HIT BACK OF LEG LEFT