Jones Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WORKER WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM.
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Jamboree Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK 26 THICK AND 3 FT LONG AND 3FT WIDE FELL ON ME NAME AS I WAS CRAWLING DOWN #5 ENTRY. I COMPLAINED OF HEAD AND BACK INJURY.
August 7, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Fannin Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYE WAS CRAWLING ALONG ENTRY AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF ROOF BOLT AND HIT RIGHT LEG AND BROKE BONE IN LEG ABOVE ANKLE.
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