November 22, 2024
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
RS Mining Inc · Struck by flying object
EE was in the process of assisting other workers build a concrete block stopping. While dumping buckets of plaster into the spray machine vat the spray hose ruptured knocking EE's mining hat & safety glasses off & plaster material entered EE's left eye impairing vision in eye. Eye has been flushed & vision is improving.