THE FOLLOWING WAS A CONCLUSION DRAWED FROM ACCIDENT SITE. THE EE WENT INTO HEADING TO BOLT TOP WHEN HE WENT INBY AN OPEN CROSSCUT NOT SUPPORTED HE PARKED HIS BOLTER AT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AT THAT TIME HE WENT INBY ROOF SUPPORTS APPROX. 30-40 INCHES ON MARKING 3RD BOLT. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 15X18X8 FELL STRIKING HIM AND PINNED HIM AGAINST BOLT MACHINE.
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April 1, 1993
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elkhorn Eagle Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
August 28, 1991
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cherokee Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE #3 MOBILE BRIDHE CARRIER,LOCATED BEHIND THE MINER IN THE #3 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 70'X20'X5-7'H ONTO THE MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER CAUSING FAAL INJURIES TO HIM.
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