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EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE CAP THE PIECE OF ROCK WAS APPROX 8INX16INX1IN
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A SMALL WATER PUMP HE CAME UPON SECTION & WAS HELPING LAY OFF SAFETY POST OUT OF BACK OF RAMCAR WHEN HE SAID HE WANTED AN AMBULANCE THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK
BACKING MINER OUTSIDE OF DRIFT. CABLE LAYING ALONG SIDE OF MINER AS IT WAS TRAMING OUT. THE OPERATOR STUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT OUTSIDE OF OPERATING COMPARTMENT TO PUSH CABLE AWAY FROM SIDE OF MINER WHEN MINER PIVITED & CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN MINER & RIB.
PERSON WAS HANGING MINER CABLE IN INTERSECTION & STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT DOWN & LIFTED THE MINER CABLE.
ROOF WAS A MIXTURE OF SANDSTONE AND SLATE. A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OUT BETWEEN THE LAST ROLL OF BOLTS AND THE TRS JACK AND HIT HIM ON THE ARM AND SLID DOWN HIS BACK.
10963K 3'LONG X 22" WIDE X 2" THICK FELL AND HIT I.NAME ON THE HEAD & BACK. DIDNT GO TO DR FOR ABOUT A WEEK,THEN WENT TO DR FOR HURT BACK AND WAS OFF FOR 8 DAYS.DIDNT CEASE WORK AT TIME OF ACC 94553.
EE WAS SPOT BOLTING CORNER WERE BREAK AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL STREAGHT DOWN AND FELL BACK ON HIM.
I NAME WAS LOAD ROOF BOLTS BY HAND FROM THE SCOOP ON TO THE PINNER
LOOSE ROCK ON TOP OF MINER SLID OFF ONTO OPERATORS ANKLE AND FOOT WHEN GETTING CABLE READY TO MOVE MINER TO NEXT PLACE(WHILE ATTACHING CABLE TO CABLE HOOKS NEAR HEAD ON MINER).
BOLTER WAS SET UP IN #2 HEADING WHEN THEY STARTED BOLTING TOP PIECE OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE FROM TOP & STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT HAND.
HE SAID THAT HE WAS PICKING UP ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL CLAIMS TO HAVE HERNIA RESULTING FROM WORK AROUND MINE SITE.
HE WAS RUNNING RAM CAR AND SAID HE HIT A HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF SUPPORT & LOOSE ROCK WHICH FELL & STRUCK CANOPY ON BOLTER THEN SLID DOWN ACROSS OPERATORS RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE WHEN A VERY SAMLL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND SOME OF IT LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EAR PROVE SELF TO HOSPTIAL E.R. AND RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.
GETTING ROCK OFF MINER, OPR. WAS GOING TO SET MINER OVER 50 HH COULD HOOK ROPE ON ROCK WHEN HE SET MINER OVER MINER HIT HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.
BOLTING TOP IN #5 ENTRY PUTTING LAST BOLT UP & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS BOLTED TOP & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON OPERATORS KNEE.