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August 23, 2011 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Signature Mining Services LLC · Struck by falling object

A small piece of rock fell between roof bolts, hitting the victim on the upper left shoulder and knocking him to the ground. The victim received bruising to his left shoulder, upper back, and laceration to his mouth. The laceration caused from being knocked to the ground, not the rock itself. (His teeth cut his mouth)

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