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Co-worker stated that he and employee were helping do maintenance work on conveyor. Chain was fouled. He said they went to look if any miner bits were missing to see if that might have fouled chain. Co-worker was at bits, heard noise, looked and employee was laying on the ground with a piece of rock laying beside him.

Upon an investigation the EE was pulling a supply car into the mine using a diesel tractor when a piece of rock fell and hit him. The rock fell from the edge of a half header which was hanging on the roof of the mine. The rock was approx 14" x 17" x 2" & struck EE in the head. The mine roof was about 6 1/2 ft. in height. EE was transported via ambulance to Boone Memorial Hospital.

EE STATED WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER ACROSS SECTION FROM THE DECK, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE PUT BANDAGE ON FINGER AND CONTINUED WORKING. EE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR NEXT DAY AND RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.

INVESTIGATION INDICATES EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE FACE OF THE 3X4 ON THE 2 RT SECTION. HE HAD INSTALELED THE OUTSIDE ROOF BOLT AND WAS POSITIONING TO INSTALL INSIDE BOLT WHEN A RIB AND ROOF BROW ROLLED, THE BROW WAS APPROXIMATELY 10" THICK BY 60" LONG CONTAINING ROOF SHALE OF UNDETERMINED THICKNESS AND UP TO 43" WIDE. THIS STRUCK THE HIM CAUSING INJURY

INVESTIGATION REVEALED OPERATOR WAS DROPPING DRILL POT TO GET STEEL OUT & AFTER DROPPING HEAD ABOUT 1', A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK (1'X 7"X 1"THICK) BROKE LOOSE FROM EDGE OF DRILLED HOLE & STRUCK OPERATOR IN UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.

ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE

Employee stated he was servicing and greasing the #410 RBM using a hand held battery grease gun when a small piece of draw rock fell striking his right thumb and forefinger. The sharp edges of the rock caused lacerations to the thumb and forefinger and injured a tendon to the thumb.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OBSERVING A MINER LOADING COAL. A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT UPPER LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ON 7/30/03 HE WAS STRUCK ON THE SHOULDER BY A PIECE OF ROCK. HE ALSO COMPLAINED OF A POSSIBLE BACK STRAIN/SPRAIN. NOT MISSING ANY WORK, HE HAD AN MRI ORDERED AND THE R ESULTS WERE RECEIVED 9/13/03. DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE AT ALL LEVELS, GENERALIZED BULGING AND SPINAL STENOSIS AT THE L4-5.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE MINER AND A PIECE OF ROCK 18"X 12"X 3" FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HEAD, LT. LEG, AND RT. HAND.

EE WAS TRAVELING UP THE ROADWAY ON A GOPHER MANTRIP WHEN HE SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW SLATE HANGING FROM THE ROOF. HE DECIDED TO CHECK THE AREA AND CONDITION OF THE ROOF. WHILE MAKING THE EXAM INE HE SOUNDED THE ROOF. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE STATED THAT WHEN HE STRUCK THE ROOF WITH HIS HAMMER A ROCK 5FT LONG BY 2FT WIDE BY 6 INCHES THICK FELL STRICKING HIM ACROSS THE BACK AND NECK.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE REAR OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT THE BOLTING MACHINE THEN EE S LEFT SHOULDER AND LEG.