Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
SMALL PIECE OF TOP BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT HAND, CAUSING FRACTURE OF THUMB.
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Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT MINING MACHINE AND ROLLDED OFF AND STRUCK MINER ON THE HAND ON ANKLE.
April 12, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS & STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON HEAD & SHOULDER.
March 12, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
AFTER BOLTING A PLACE, EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING BOLTER OUT OF AREA WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
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