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EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL STATION CANOPY AND HE LOWERED IT TOO FAR AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND, LACERATING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING IN X-CUT 5 TO 6. WHILE DRILLING HOLE THE DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE. AS HE REACHED FOR HIS WRENCH THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND HIT HIS KNUCKLE ON RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

Ee stated that while setting the continuous miner over to lt. side of cut a piece of rock fell from between bolts striking him on head knocking him down injuring his neck, rt leg and hip.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING COAL WITH THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE HAD INSTALLED TWO ROWS OF BOLTS IN BREAK FROM #4 TO #3 ENTRIES WITHOUT INCIDENT ON SIX MILE (013MMU). AFTER T-BAR HAS BEEN SET, HE WAS POSITIONING THE HEAD TO DRILL RIB BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

EE STATED WHILE BOLTING IN FACE OF #4 ROOM, WENT BACK TO GET BOLT. PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 12" W X 29" LONG X 3 1/2" THICK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS BOLTING THE BREAK FROM #5 TO #6. AS HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE THE DRILL STEEL BEAT INJURING HIS RT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A ROOF DRILL WHEN HE WAS REPOSITIONING THE DRILL IT TURNED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL AND A PIECE OF ROCK.

EE PUT BIT END OF DRILL STEEL AGAINST ROOF TO START DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE--8" X 10" X 1/4" FELL, TURNED SIDEWAYS WHILE FALLING AND STRUCK EE. THIS RESULTED IN A LACER ATION TO THE RT. FOREARM.

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE MINER HAD STOPPED ON A GRADE ON SOFT BOTTOM. EE WAS PUTTING A ROPE OF CABLE SLACK ON THE BOOM WHEN THE MINER SLID SIDEWAYS PINCHING THE EE AGAINST THE RIB WITH THE BOOM.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BENT DRILL STEEL FROM A DRILLED HOLE, THE STEEL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE.