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While traveling down the travel road, a piece of material fell out and struck employee on head and shoulder. (Compressing lower back, causing contusion.)
While installing a roof bolt, a rock fell out and struck left ankle. (EE received a fracture).
While moving the miner cable, a piece of rock fell and struck him on left thumb, (received stitches)
He was installing roof bolts in face. He went to retrieve another bolt, when a piece of coal fell out. Striking him in back of leg and ankle. (He received stitches on ankle.)
He was riding on golf cart. They back off road into x-cut, when a piece of material fell out and struck him on back, neck. **(He began missing work on 9-8-15)**
He was on his knees, building a crib. when a piece of rock fell out, hit his shoulder and slid off striking his hand which was on ground. ( received stitches to hand)
Drilling hole to install roof bolt, Material fell out, slid off canopy, striking him on left ankle. (chipped a bone )
He was standing next to the miner, when a piece of material fell out and struck the top of his hard hat, slid down and cut his upper lip. (he received stitches)
He was getting ready to drill a hole, and as he looked up , a piece of material fell out and struck him on the nose. ( he received stitches )
He was pulling down a piece of loose rock, when a piece fell out between roof bolts behind him , striking him on back. (Bruised back)
Employee was bolting #5 Left, just finished putting up his inside roof bolt. He dropped his canopy down and a rock fell from the supported top and struck him, pushing his head down into the canopy. ***Began missing on 1/16/14***
He was scooping out header hole, (scoop did not have a canopy) Material fell out from roof, and struck him on left knee.( caused cut on knee required 3 stitches )
While standing next to the roof bolter a piece of gob fell out from between the roof bolts striking miner on right leg. ***Stitches***
Employee was bent over, waiting on car, when a piece of rock fell out between the roof bolts striking on back. (He sustained fractured vertebrae - no surgery is going to be necessary)
While running the miner on early coal, a piece of gob fell out from between the bolts striking him on the right shoulder. He continued to work full time without restrictions until the doctors ordered a MRI, where they found a torn labral. ***He started missing work on 07/09/2012.***
While adjusting a line curtain a rock fell and struck him causing a laceration to the back of his head and a fracture of his L12 vertebrae.
Operator was picking up bits from miner in #8 intersection in the last open, when a rock struck him on left shoulder and back.
Operator was getting pins from mid-section of bolter when a rock fell on him spraining his left shoulder. He continued to work until his last doctor's visit where they diagnosed an AC separation. Began missing work on 05/26/2011
A piece of rock fell out between the hog panel and struck him on the left elbow.
The operator finished putting up his outside rib pin. When he moved from underneath his canopy, a piece of draw rock fell from in between roof bolts striking him on the side of his foot, resulting in a broken bone. ** started missing 9/30/10 **.
He was cleaning rock off top of miner, before going into next cut, when a piece of material fell between roof bolts (4''x 8''x 1'') hitting him on right forearm causing a cut. He received 4 stitches on right forearm.
He was putting up roof bolt, when a piece of material struck his right knee. Started missing on 06/12/09.
While prying down draw rock, a piece of rock fell and hit forearm.
He was standing in roadway waiting on scoop when a piece of gob fell out hitting him in the head.
WHILE REACHING FOR ROOF BOLT, PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HAND.
HE WAS PUTTING UP PIN ON RIB, WHEN ROCK MEASURING 2' X 3' X 1-1/2' FELL FROM IN BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
While placing drill steel in the drill pot, a piece of rock from the top fell out striking him on the hand.
HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROADWAY, WHEN A LITTLE PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT RIGHT EAR AND NECK.
HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL HIS FIRST HOLE, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
HE WAS SITTING ON A PIN BOARD, WAITING FOR A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS. (2'x2'x3") THE ROCK STRUCK HIM 6" ABOVE THE KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE BOLTER, GETTING READY TO TRAM FORWARD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT, STRIKING HIM ON HIS RING FINGER THAT WAS LAYING FLAT ON THE PINNER.
HE WAS HELPING NAIL TIN TO THE ROOF, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT, HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
HE WAS WELDING ON MINER LIFT JACK, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF HEAD.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS, STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK. THEN HE WAS PULLING ON A MINER ON 10-11-05 AND AGGRAVATED HIS BACK.. ** STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/12/05**
HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 2-1/2' x 3' by 1"- 3" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER. STARTED MISSING ON 8-26-05. (8/19 - SAW DOCTOR; NO X-RAYS TAKEN. CONTINUED PAIN. ON 8/26, NECK VERY STIFF - TAKEN TO ER. CT SCAN: FRACTURED NECK. CURRENTLY IN HALO/BRACE.)
HE WAS REACHING FOR HIS WRENCH, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM TOP SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
Taking down remote line, rock fell and hit man on shoulder and back. He worked the rest of shift and went to doctor the next day. Has follow-up with doctor 5/9/05.
HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP TO HOOK UP WET DUSTER, WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS, STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH.
A ROCK FELL OUT AS HE WAS STARTING HIS STEEL, HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM AND CUTTING IT.
A ROCK FELL OUT IN BETWEEN ROOF SUPPORT, STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK AND LOWER LEFT LEG.** WENT TO DOCTOR ON 02-22-05**
Employee had his hand on the mine roof above a sheet of tin,a rock fell from the mine roof striking the tin,when he jerked his hand back the edge of the tin cut his hand.
RUNNING DISCHARGE LINE WHEN A ROCK 3'X3'X1' FELL STRIKING HEAD,ANOTHER PIECE STRUCK INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.
JAMIE WAS STANDING BY THE PINNER, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PIN, STRIKING HIM IN THR BACK.. * STARTED MISSING 09/24/04*
HE WAS PRYING DOWN A ROCK, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BEHIND HIM, HITTING HIM ON HIS FOOT.
HE WAS TAKING A GAS CHECK AT THE FACE, WHEN A PIECE OF GOB FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS AND HIT HIS HAND.
HE WAS WORKING ON WATER PUMP WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON THE HAND.
HE WAS PUTTING IN TOP BELT STRUCTURE WHEN A ROCKFELL OUT BETWEEN PINS, HITTING HIM ON THE BACK OOF HIS LEFT LEG
HE WAS BRINGING AN EXTRA MANTRIP UP WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 3' X 2 1/2' X 5" FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 8-23-02
HE WAS GOING TO LOAD STRUCTURE ON DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD, JAMMING NECK. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-23-02.
HE WAS WALKING BACK TO GET A PIN WHEN GOB FELL OUT INBETWEEN PINS AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD AND BACK.