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Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was removing small rocks from the hand rail on the H-2 long wall face when a rock fell from between the shields striking employee index an middle fingers on right hand.
Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was on the long wall face between shields 138 and 139 when a rock fell between the shields hitting left hand causing laceration to hand.
Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was change bits on the long wall drum when a small thin piece of rock fell from between shields hitting employee on the left forearm.
Employee was working on I-5 longwall when the first roof fall in the gob area occurred behind the longwall shields. The force of air from the roof fall knocked the employee down landing on right side.
Employee was walking to the long wall face on the head gate side when a rock fell between the roof bolts hitting the employee on the middle right side of back.
Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was helping set water dukes at shield #10 on I-4 longwall when a piece of scale rock fell hitting employee right forearm causing laceration to forearm.
Employee was pulling tailgate shields when a rock fell hitting the shear and then hit employee in the legs.
Employee was rock dusting when a small piece of scale rock fell hitting employee in right knee. The employee fell back and injured his lower back.
Employee was removing a door on the head gate of the longwall in order to get to a sprocket. A rock fell from the roof hitting employee on the back of the head and shoulder area.
Pulling a solenoid cover off 74 shield when a small rock fell between shields and struck right hand.
Employee was cleaning trash out of a grease gun on the headgate of the longwall when a piece of drawrock fell from the roof hitting employee on the left arm and hand.
Employee was standing next to the miner behind the steel grating at the west main raise bore project when a rock measuring 15" by 22" and 2" thick hit the top of the miner an struck the employee in the left knee and ankle.
Reportable due to sutures. Employee was setting a timber on G-10 section when a small piece of rock fell striking his right index finger.
Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was working around the sump area when a small rock fell hitting employee on top of hand of right hand.
Employee was operating a 3.5 loader when a small rock fell from the roof and hit his left hand.
Reportable only due to sutures. Employee was scaling down some rib when some scale rock fell from the roof hitting him on the left forearm.
Employee was standing in the walkway along side of the belt line when a piece scale rock fell from the roof hitting employee on both legs.
Employee was roof bolting in the face area when a small piece of rock fell from the roof hitting employee in the left forearm. Reportable only due to stitches to left forearm.
Employee was running a miner when a rock fell from the roof hitting the employee on the head, shoulder and arm areas. Employee did not start missing time from this accident until 03/23/2011.
Employee was roof bolting when a rock fell from the roof striking employee on his lower back.
Reportable only due to 3 sutures. Employee was standing talking to another employee when a small rock fell hitting employee on his right forearm.
Reportable Only due to stitches. The employee was helping build a brattice when a rock fell from the roof striking the employee in the left forearm.
Employee was operating the long wall shear, when a rock fell between the shields, hitting the employee on the neck area.
Employee was standing talking on the mine phone when a rock fell stricking emloyee on the left hand. Reportable only due to 4 stitches.
Employee was operating the headgate drum on the longwall shear when a rock (6"x6") fell between the shields stracking the employee right hand.
Employee was roof bolting and as he reached back with his left hand to the roof bolt tray he put his right hand on the drill pod and a rock fell from the top hitting his right hand.
Employee was drilling a roof bolt hole when a small piece of cap rock slid down the drill steel and broke in half. A piece of rock hit employee in the upper lip causing laceration to the upper lip that required 13 stitches.
Employee was walking toward the headgate when a rock fell out between the shields and hit employee on the right forearm. Laceration to right forearm that required sutures.
The miner was scaling roof rock with a slate bar. A rock struck the rock bar and it fell catching his finger between the rock bar and roof bolting machine.
Miner was knocking the corner of a brattice out when a rock began to fall. The miner turned and ran, tripped and fell.
miner was setting a shield against the roof when a rock fell between the #9 and #10 shields and struck the front of his boot.
A rock fell between the shields and struck the miner's foot.
Miner placed her hand on the handrail along the face conveyor and a small rock fell out from between the shields striking her hand and lacerating her little finger.
Miner was setting timber and a small piece of right roof rock fell striking miner.
Miner was walking longwall face. A rock fell between the shields striking his left leg.
EE was performing pre-op on a Lo-Trac. He was standing between equipment and rib, when a piece of middle man rock fell and struck EE on back of head and neck.
Employee was preparing to go through mandoor when small piece of cap rock fell and struck him on the nose.
A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD.
Employee was cleaning out cable tray when rock fell from between shields and struck him on back of head.
Piece of scale top rock fell from roof striking employee on left forearm. Resulted in laceration.
A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT THUMB.
Setting timbers off of ladder, rib rolled out knocking employee off ladder. Timber and ladder fell on top of employee.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EE ON TOP OF HEAD. ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM BETWEEN PERMANENT SUPPORT.
EMPLOYEE STATED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION.
DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK EE ON TOP OF HEAD AND CUT ABOVE LEFT EYE.
EE STATED PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELD AND STRUCK HIM ON RT LEG.
A PIECE OF SCALE ROCK 15" BY 2" BY 3" FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LT HAND RING FINGER. THE ROCK FELL WITHOUT ANY DETECTION OR WARNING.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED SCORING SHIELD ON ADJACENT SHIELD BY SCU WHEN STEPPING OVER TO NEXT SHIELD A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LO-TRAC ON B-8 BELTLINE CLEARING MATERIAL AND PLACING ON BELT A SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL CAME OFF BELT STRUCTURE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD.