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A ROCK APPROX. 5" X 44" X 5 1/2" UNDETECTED BY SIGHT FELL WHEN STARTING DRILL, PINNING HIM DOWN HURTING LOWER BACK AND LEGS.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF WITH THE ROOF BOLTER, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE DRILL STEEL & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WHICH HE WAS USING TO GUIDE THE DRILL STEEL. HIS HAND WAS EXAMINED BY TWO INDIVIDUALS & SHOWED NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF SWELLING, SCRAPES OR ABRASIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.