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August 1, 1988 WV · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Triple E Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE DID HIS START UP WALK AROUND AND HEARD A BEARING SQUEAK ON THE LONG CONVEYOR. HE LEFT HIS HARD HAT HANGING ON THE AUGER THE NIGHT BEFORE. HE WENT TO GREASE THE BEARING BEFORE GETTING HIS HA RD HAT. AS HE WAS GREASING, A FEW ROCKS FELL FROM THE WALL STRIKING HIS HEAD AND RIGHT ELBOW.

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