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12" x 18" x 1" thick rock fell from top striking employee on hardhat and right shoulder.
Employee was in process of bolting a fresh cut when a 4 inch slab fell while collaring a hole. The slab hit the operator protective canopy, broke and the broken part rotated and hit employee in the left back/shoulder blade causing a bruise.
Employee bent over to pick up a section of ventilation curtain when a rock fell about 30 inches from a brow overhang and struck employees' low back causing a bruise.