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EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER IN #5 HEADING. AS HE WAS EXTRACTING COAL A ROCK MEASURING 34" LONG X 2" - 24" WIDE & UP TO 3" THICK FELL FROM THE PERMANENTLY SUPPORTED ROOF BETWEEN A RIB B OLT & THE COAL RIB. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT EAR. SUTURES WERE APPLIED.
EE HAD SWING THE DRILL HEAD OUT TO INSTALL THE RIB BOLT IN THE #1 ENTRY. WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL CONTACTED THE TOP IT DISLOGED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ARM, JUST AB OVE THE ELBOW. THE EE SAW A DR ON 4-15-02 WHO ATTHAT TIME PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TENDING STEEL FOR DRILLING OPERATOR. DURING ROOF BOLT CYCLE, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, CUTTING HAND AT KNICKLE BETWEEN 1ST AND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING UP WEEKLY ESCAPEWAY MAP, WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD, NOSE AND JAW. E.R. VISIT REVEALED A FRACTURE OF FACE BONE.
EMPLOYEE WALKED BESIDE ROOF DRILL; A PIECE OF ROCK SUDDENLY BROKE FROM THE TOP, STRIKING HIM. INITIAL VISIT TO EMERGENCY ROOM REVEALED NO FRACTURE, BUT REVISIT TO SPECIALIST ON 8/16/00 REVEAL ED A NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE OF 9TH RIB ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE.
THE SECTION WAS ON PILLARS, THE EMPLOYEE HAD MOVED THE CURTAIN FROM #2 AND WAS HANGING IT IN THEBREAK BETWEEN #2 AND #3 WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE OUTSIDE BOLT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 9-28-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.