EMPLOYEE TRAVELED THROUGH AN UNSUPPORTED AREA THAT WAS CUT THROUGH BY TH MINER APPROC 13 FT 6" IN LENGTH AND 10 FT WIDE AND WAS STRUCK BY ROCK THAT FELL WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS AREA RESULTING IN HEAD & FACIAL INJURIES.
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October 7, 1994
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cline Brothers Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
March 28, 1994
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Brandy Mining Inc Mine No 2 · Struck by falling object
CLEANING COAL OFF OF BELT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK SLUGED OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT HIM ON BACK OF HEAD AND BACK PUSHING HIS FACE DOWN INTO THE BELT ROPES.
March 25, 1992
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cherry Point Coals Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE RUNNING A SCOOP. HE WAS CLEANING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM HURTING HIS RIBS AND LEFT ARM.
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