Pigeon Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS CLE5NING, CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. CAUSING LACERATIONS ABOVE THE EYE AND ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
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June 12, 1986
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING JACKS BACK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN JACKS.
Hiope Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SUBJECT WAS PUL5ING LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP AGAINST RIB WHEN A ROCK FALL BEHIND HIM STRIKING AND PINNING HIM UNDER IT.
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