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Was bolting in the face of #10 entry, when a piece of rock fell out and struck EE's left forearm and hand. EE went to the doctor and was released, worked for a couple of days and still complained of pain. EE went to a specialist that placed EE off of work with a contusion on 9/16/2015.
While putting up outside pin in #8 left a piece of draw rock fell out and deflected off of the canopy and fell striking him on his right foot.
Employee was kneeled down talking to his supervisor, when a head became dislodged from the roof and struck him on the back lower part of his leg. This resulted in a fracture to his tibia and fibula.
EE was getting ready to set over to finish cleaning up 9 right, when a rock fell out between the rib pin and the rib striking him on his left shoulder and left lower leg resulting in fractures to the tibula and fibula in his left leg.
Employee was hanging some curtains on #2 unit. He made a examination of the roof, and began to nail the curtain to the pin board when a rock fell and hit the outside of his right foot. He went to ER and had x-rays completed that showed negative findings of a fracture, he is off right now due to swelling and pain in right foot.
Employee was in the 11 seam, Unit #2, number 9 entry. Employee had placed rib pin and had swung in to place center pin, he noticed some loose rock so he began to scale the loose rock down. A piece of rock he scaled struck the canopy of bolter then bounced and struck him in the face causing a laceration.
Employee had drilled his first steel up getting ready to drop to add his second steel, when a rock fell down the steel, striking his boom, breaking in half, and then striking him on the right leg above his knee but below his hip. Employee finished his shift. The next day it was stiff, resulted in a deep muscle bruise.
Employee was bolting when he was struck by a rock on his right leg. Employee had full release to return to work on 4/20/12. Post accident drug screen was positive for THC, we sent him for a secondary confirmation test, the results did not come in to 4/30/12 which was negative. He returned to work on 5/1/12 The employee was ordered physical thearpy on 4/28/12.
In the #11 seam. Employee had just completed returning tools to the tool slide. Employee then sat down on his golf cart getting ready to leave when a rock fell from top striking his hard hat knocking it off resulting in a laceration to the top portion of his forehead.
#11 Seam, DBT Bolter, injured operator was placing starter steel into the top, when a piece of rock or coal fell striking him on his left index finger. The injury resulted in 9 stitches to his index finger.
Employee was sitting in a low trac when a rock fell out between two pins striking employee on the right arm and shoulder. He returned to work with out restrictions his next scheduled shift. He sought orthopedic consult on 8-5-11. He started physical therapy and was unable to return to work do to restrictions. Notified by workmans comp that his claim had been approved on 8-18-11.
The injured employee was reaching for a roof bolt when a rock fell striking the top of his hand pushing it downward. His hand was smashed between the rock and bolt causing the laceration. He received 22 sutures in the fatty tissue between his index finger and thumb.
A rock fell and struck injured employee on his left calf. The injury resulted in four sutures.
The injured employee dropped his pinner steel, while reaching to pick it up, a rock fell and struck him in the back part of his head. This resulted in a laceration and he received 7 staples.
The injured employee was roof bolting, while in the process of swinging in to put the middle bolt up a piece of rock fell and struck his left hand. This accident bruised his left hand. He was released to come back to work and continued working until 2/14/2011. On 2/15/2011 he started missing work due to swelling in his hand.
The injured employee was in the process of putting his cable bolt wrench into the chuck of the bolter, when a piece of rock struck his left arm. This resulted in a fracture to his left wrist. The employee began missing work on 1/14/2011.
Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt when a piece of rock hit his lip and mouth. This resulted in a laceration to his lip and he received four sutures.
The employee was in the process of extracting coal with a continuous miner when a kettle bottom fell from the roof causing him to immediately jump up and fracturing his ankle.
Employee was bolting, he was reaching for his wrench when a piece of draw rock fell and cut him behind his right ear. He recieved nine sutures.
A rock fell and struck employee in the lip, which resulted in a laceration. The employee recieved six stitches.
A rock fell and hit employee on the back of the head. This caused a laceration which resulted in two stitches.
Employee was drilling a hole while roof bolting, when a rock fell and struck him in the cheek, resulting in a laceration.
Emloyee was digging out some bottom to set a roof jack when a rock fell and hit him on his left ring finger causing a fracture.
Employee was capping off a crib when a rock fell and struck him in the small of the back causing fractured ribs.
A rock fell and struck employee in the left arm, causing a laceration above his elbow.
A rock fell and cut his eyebrow.
Rock fell, bruising foot.
Rock fell fracturing ankle.
Employee was struck by a rock on the back
Employee was drilling a hole for the inside pin. A rock fell striking the canopy then struck the employee's right leg.
While installing pins a rock struck the back of his head knocking him into the boom of his pinner cutting his eye.
Employee was pinning when a rock fell striking his neck.
Employee was lowering the boom of his pinner when a rock fell and glanced off the boom striking and cutting his left forearm.
Employee was walking to his ride, when a rock fell out, striking him on the leg.
While waiting for the pinner to move up, a rock fell from the roof, struck and cut the employee.
Employee was in the process of spotting a roof bolt when he was struck in the mouth by a piece of draw rock. The result of this accident was 3 teeth fractured
Employee was running a roof bolter. As he started his first steel to drill a hole, a piece of draw rock fell from the roof and struck his right hand which fractured his two middle fingers.
Employee was in the process of cleaning up coal with the miner when a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck him in the head, shoulder and back.
Employee was in the process of drilling a hole to insert a roof bolt in when a piece of draw rock caught on the drill steel and struck the employee above the left eye and in the nose, causing an abrasion on his nose and a laceration above his eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING IN #5 ENTRY OF #1 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM