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EE WAS WORKING ON A CONTINOUS MINER IN A HEADER HOLE. A ROCK FELL STRIKING EE'S HARD HAT AND SLIDING DOWN BACK. EE FINISHED SHIFT, TOOK SHOWER AND DROVE HIMSELF HOME. HE REFUSED OFFERS TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL.
WHILE TAKING DOWN A TEMPORARY STOPPING A LOOSE ROCK THAT HAD BEEN DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES FOOT
ROCK DISLODGED FROM ROOF, FROM BETWEEN THE PINS. SITE WAS APPROX. 6" THICK, 30" WIDE AND 6' LONG. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED NO BROKEN BONES OR SERIOUS INJURY. X-RAYS TAKEN AT OHIO CO. HOSPITAL.
WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF HITTING THE EMPLOYEES HEAD HARD HAT ACCIDENT CAUSED NO BROKEN BONES HE HAD THE MUSCLES JAMMED IN HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP TO THE PINNER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK KNOCKED HIM CDOWN. HIS FACE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURED NOSE AND CHEEK BON E.