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On 4/9/12, EE was hanging curtain when rock fell. The rock struck EE on arm causing a laceration. Laceration required four stitches to close wound.
Employee had started to drill in the top when a piece of dry rock fell striking his left index finger, resulting in a laceration. Employee was wearing metacarpal gloves. The small piece of rock sliced between seams. The cut required 4 stitches to close.
EE was installing roof bolts in #6 herading, as he was pushing bolt up into hole a piece of drawrock fell striking him on the right arm. This required 4 stitches.
EE was operating bolt machine while putting the last roll in the #4 heading when a piece of rock fell from the t-bar mashing his right hand on the drill pot. The rock measured 3' long x 10" wide and 8" thick.
Employee was roof bolting the No 12 entry lt. brk. when a small piece of draw rock fell out hitting the employee on the nose and lip, requiring (6) stitches.
Rock fell between roof bolt and rib striking employee on shoulder and lower back.
Employee was injured by a piece of falling draw rock (bruised back)
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE RIB & ROOF BOLT IN S. LEFT BREAK AND STRUCK EE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING 4 RIGHT CROSSUT PNCH THRU EE CO WORKER HEARD THE RIB MAKE A NOISE. HE THEN CHECKED THE RIB AND IT SEEMED SOLID. AS THEY RETURNED TO ROOF BOLTING THE RIB FELLS TRIKING INJURE D ON BACK AND PUSHING HIM ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER.