October 23, 2000
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Pegs Branch Energy Mining Co. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP WHEN A RIB ROLLED OFF IN FRONT OF THE MANTRIP. EE APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND WENT INTO A SLIDE ON THE TRACK. WHEN HE SLID INTO THE RIB ROLL A PIECE OF ROCK CAUGHT HIS SH IRT SLEVE AND PULLED HIS ARM BACKWARD. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT HUMOROUS.