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Wile roof bolting face area, a loose rock fell between rib and 1st installed roof bolt. Rock was 3' long X 2' wide X 1' thick. Rock hit canopy and operator moved into path of rock. Struck by rock in back of head and ankle.
Employee was tramming a feeder at x-cut 25 between beltline & haulage. Loose rock fell out & fell on the employee pinning his shoulder & left leg.
A rock fell off a corner in #3 entry outby face. Employee had moved out of the way of a shuttle car going to miner when a rock came out of the top. Hit him on the shoulder, arm & right foot.
Employee was roof bolting and as he started drilling a hole, a piece of rock 18" long x 12" thick x 4"-5" thick fell striking him on the forearm. Shortly after that another piece of rock fell striking him on the shoulder.
Employee had backed cont miner out of #4 room to cut a corner off so that the shuttle car could get around easier. After he had cut the corner off, he backed the cont miner out by intersection waiting for roof bolter to bolt corner. While he was standing beside miner a piece of rock 5' long by 3' wide by 4-14" thick struck the employee.
EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND AS HE WAS INSERTING THE RESIN CARTRIDGE INTO THE HOLE, A SLAB OF ROCK FELL. SLAB STRUCK EE IN THE SHOULDER AND BACK, PINNING HIM AGAINST THE CONTROLS OF THE ROOF BOLTER. THE ROCK MEASURED 1.5-15" THICK, 12-48" WIDE AND 9' LONG.