While loading coal/moving coal in coal pit the highwall kicked out resulting in material covering up the 980 G loader. Rock & material came in loader cab resulting in a chipped elbow on the left arm of the operator.
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May 9, 2011
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Stollings Trucking Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object
August 18, 2005
WV · Coal
driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Stollings Trucking Co., Inc. · Struck by falling object
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SET A PIN ON HM06 HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OFF THE WALL STRIKING THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE EMPLOYEE.
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