49550ROOF IN #4 ENTRY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT COLLAPSED FALLING ON INJURED.AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT ROOF BOLTS WHICH PULLED LOOSE ALLOWING ROCK TO FALL.
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July 21, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
Sundance Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A ROCK 3 TO 6 THICK FELL FROM RIB STRUCK EE IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT FOOT EE WAS SAYING TIMBERS AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.
October 8, 1991
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ballard Brothers Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND BRUISED NECK.
July 9, 1991
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sundance Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER. THE MINER WAS TAKING THE LAST LIFT OUT OF A LOCK IN #3 HEADING.
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