Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE. DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HISLEG WAS BROKEN BELOW THE KNEE CAP.
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March 18, 1997
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pitt Fair Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EE STATED THAT HE WAS EXAMINING THE FACE WHEN HE SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK ON THE TOP. HE WENT TO WARN THE MINER OPERATOR AND THE ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
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