On 6/24/2008, a piece of draw rock struck the employee's head, neck & back. Immediately following the accident, the employee was treated & released from a local hospital, but has since sought medical treatment. Then, he began taking off work on 5/18/2009 as a result of this accident/injury.
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Showing all 10Employee was setting roof supports in addition to permanent supports, when a rock fell & struck the victim's left arm, causing him to fall & also strike his head on the rock.
The injured employee was drilling a hole when a piece of rock broke loose from the top, striking the victim's right ear & side of his face. The incident resulted in a laceration to his right cheek that required stitches. The EE's right ear was also lacerated & required stitches.
The injured employee was drilling a hole to install roof support when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof & struck the EE on the rt. wrist, resulting in a fracture.
A small piece of draw rock with a sharp edge fell, striking the back of the employee's left hand. The laceration required stitches.
The injured employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when a piece of rock fell on the back of his right arm, resulting in a laceration that required stitches.
The employee was starting to drill when a piece of rock fell from the roof, striking the small finger of his left hand, and cutting the tip of it off completely. Per phone call, the original injury did not cut the bone, but the Dr had to amputate just below the fingernail to graft skin around severed part of finger.
EE WAS BOLTING THE HEADING WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF A SLICK AREA, SLID DOWN BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND DRILL POT, HITTING LEFT LEG AND KNEE
EE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING EE ON LT. SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE ON SHOULDER.
EE WAS BENT DOWN ON RIGHT KNEE WATCHING MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT FRACTURING THE SMALL TOE.