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THE EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD AND BACK OF NECK.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY ON 4 SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN BRUISED SHOULDER AND ARM.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE HE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE ON 004 SECTION, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND THE BACK OF HIS NECK. BECAME A LTA ON 4-17-97.
THE EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON A SCOOP. WHILE HE WAS UNHOOKING CHAINS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL APPROX 16" X 14" X 3" STRIKING HIS LOWER BACK. PRELIMARY DIAGNOSIS REVEALED FRACTURED VERTEBR AE. HE WAS OUTBY THE BATTERY BARN/004.
PIECE OF SLAT FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX 2 1/2' TO 3' IN LENGTH FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES. HE WAS ON 002 SECTION 4 ENTRY.
EMP WAS WORKING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 18"X 10"X 3" FELL FROM ROOF INJURING THE TOP OF EMPS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMP WAS AT #3 ENTRY, MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION, REACHING WITH RIGHT HAND TO GET SUPPLIES OFF OF SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THEBACK OF HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCH ES.
ROCK FELL BETWEEN OUTSIDE BELT AND RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPLYING A TRAY TO ROOFBOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AROUND A BOLT STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
BENT DOWN BESIDE THE MINER TO FILL WITH OIL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP HANGERS FOR MINER CABLE4 WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HSI NOSE LEFT CHEEK & POSSIBLY THE FRONT LEG AREA HE WAS ALSO COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE LAST LINE OF BREAKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK OF NECK AND SHOULDERS, CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTUR ES.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS & HIT HIS LOWER RT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO EXTEND CURTAIN IN #7 ENTRY. EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO RIB. WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HEAD.
WHILE WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR MOTOR ON A CONTINUIOUS MINER TOP FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT EE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND NECK. RESUIT LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HEAD AND BRUISED HEAD A ND NECK AREA.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE HANGING 4" WATERLIEN FOR SCOOP TO TRAVEL UNDER ON BELT LINE, HE WAS ON LADDER AND SAW A LOOSE ROCK HANGING. EMPLOYEE TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO MOVE LADDER AND PULL HOSE ROCK. INJURED WENT TO GET HOLD OF LADDER WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND CUTTING FINGERS REQUIRING STICHES.