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Person was cutting wire screen down and scaling loose roof rock down at crosscut into #2 entry, that had just been mined through. A piece of rock fell on his left foot while he was scaling it down from roof, causing injury to left foot.
EE WAS ON LONGWALL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORTS STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE
Injured was digging a ditch when a piece of slate fell from top striking him on head causing a pulled muscle in lower neck and upper back.
PERSON WAS BENT OVER LOOKING FOR HYD. HOSE AT TOOL CART WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIS HARD HAT. A PIECE OF THE ROCK HIT THE SIDE OF HIS FACE ABOUT EYE LEVEL CAUSING LACERATION. TOOK 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS FACE OF LONGWALL, WHENHE GOT TO #35 SHIELD A ROCK FELL BETWEEN SUPPORTS OR CAME OFF HEADGATE DRUM AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS ON HANDRAIL OF PAN LINE. THE ROC K FRACTURED AND LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE AND PUT HIS HAND ON CABLE TRAY RAIL TO STEP OVER SOME MATERIAL IN WALKWAY. WHILE HAND WAS ON RAIL, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN #81 AND #82 SUPPORTS AND STRUCK HIS HAND, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EXAMINING TAILGATE AREA OF LONGWALL FOR POTENTIAL PROJECT INVOLVING INJECTION OF POLYURETHANE INTO ROOF. BROW JUST ABOVE COAL SEAL BROKE LOOSE INTO FACE AREA, BOUNCED OFF SHEAR & CAME BACK TO WALKWAY BETWEEN SHIELDS AND SPILL BOARDS. THIS ROCK STRUCK LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION AND A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.