March 5, 1994
IL · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
ExxonMobil Coal USA Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE RIB AND WAS POSITIONED IN THE PINCHPOINT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FRAME AND DRILL MAST ROTARY HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE