EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING ROOF FALL ON MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, WITHOUT WARNING, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 8-12 INCHES THICK AND APPROX. 8 FEET ROUND.
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June 9, 1987
KY · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Harlan Cumberland Coal Company · Struck by falling object
Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by falling object
ROOF FALL AT FACE
Dixie Fuel Company · Struck by falling object
SETTING JACKS ON WILCOX MINER-PULLING OUT OF WORKING PLACE. ROOF FALL-ONE ROCK FELL,HORSEBACK DETECTED 17\LONG X 4\-0\ X 10\WIDE,IMMEDIATELY OUTBY FACE #1 ENTRY IN 004 SECT.
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