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ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING ROOF BOLTER HEAD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT EYELID. THE ROCK MEASURED 4" X 3" X 1/2".
EE WAS SPOT BOLTING WHEN HE LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT AN AREA BEHIND HIM NEEDED BOLTING. AS HE BACKED UP TO INSTALL THE BOLT A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, ARM , HEAD, AND NECK.
EE HAD MOVE OVER NEXT TO BELTLINE UNDER A ROOF STRAP A ROCK FELL FROM STRAP HITTING EE ON THE BACK. THEN ROCK SLID OFF HITTING RIGHT HAND, CUTTING HAND AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON THE FIFTH METAC ARPAL.
EE JUMPED BACK TO AVOID BEING STRUCK WITH A ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE ROOF AND BUMPED INTO A BOLT WITH HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS PAINTING CENTER LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF. AS EE PUT HIS HAND UP TO KEEP THE ROCK FROM HITTING HIM INSIDE OF HIS HEAD THE ROCK CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT ARM.
A SLICK SIDE ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF, MEASURING 6' LONG X 2' WIDE, TAPERING ON ALL SIDES, WITH THE THICKEST PART MEASURING APPROX. 6' THICK, HIT EE ON LEFT SHOULDER AND INJURING HIM DOWN TO HIS BELT LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BOLTER WHEN HE LAID HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY AND A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX AND RING FING ER.
EE WAS CHANGING PLACES WITH THE ROOF BOLTER AT THE INTERSECTION WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE RIB OF COAL CAUSING COAL AND ROCK TO BREAK LOOSE AND COME INTO THE MACHINE ON HIS LEFT SIDE SHOULDER, NE CK AND ARM.
WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON TRS OF ROOF BOLTER A ROCK MEASURING 10" THICK BY 48" LONG FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN SUPPORTS STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE CHANGING HOSE ON VALVE BANK. A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT EAR AND LEG. HE WAS STRAPPING AT THE TIME THE HOSE BUSTED. HE GOT THE HEAD UNDER SUPPORTED ROOF TO WORK ON IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A BOLT MACHINE. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS, STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE SCALING ROOF A SMALL SHARP PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS PULLING A CHAIN THRU A BELT HANGER WHEN APIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF HITTING HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING IT OFF & A SECOND PIECE FELL & HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD
EE WAS TRAMMING PINNER WITH HIS LEFT HAND LAYING ON THE OUTER DECK OF THE PINNER WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING RING FINGER.
ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON BOTH SIDES OF HEAD NECK AND SHOULDERS. KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND PINNING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER THE ROCK.
ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF HIT RIM OF HARD HAT CAUSING THE ROCK TO BREAK AND PART OF THE ROCK HIT HIM CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW.
EE WAS CHECKING MALFUNCTIONED MINER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING. WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND SMALLER ROCKS FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND BACK.