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August 16, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bearpen Collieries Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE RUNNING 506 BRIDGE ON THE EVENING A SMALL PIECE OF UNDETECTED LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF BACK.ROCK WAS 2" LONG 1 1/2" LONG AND 10" THICK.

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