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EE REPLACING BITS ON DRILL STEEL WHEN DRAW ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP STRIKING EE RT SHOULDER AND RT ELBOW AND CHIN.
THE EE WENT TO THE FACE AND WAS GOING TO MOVE THE MINER VIA REMOTE CONTROL. AS HE HELD THE REMOTE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
THE EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE CONT. MINER AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT WERE MADE, EE STEPPED BACK THE OBSERVE THE MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL.
THE EE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE GETTING HIS SUPPLIES AND WAS TRAVELING BACK UNDERGROUND, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK SUDDENLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN BELT STRUCTURE. WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD, AND HE FELL DOWN, FACE FORWARD.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING AS A MINER HELPER @ THE NARROWS BRANCH #1 MINE. HE HAD JUST FINISHED PULLING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE H EAD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK & SHOULDERS.