SUBJECT WAS BREAKING ROCK OFF BELT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM IN BACK CAUSING BAD BRUISE
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September 11, 1989
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Benco Inc · Struck by falling object
Benco Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS D R3VING A SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP TO AVOID FALL & TWISTED HIS BACK
February 5, 1986
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Benco Inc · Struck by falling object
SUBJECT WAS MOV3NG TEMPOL ROOF SUPPORTS WHEN ROOF FALL STRUCK HIM IN BACK. ROCK 5' BY 3' BY 1' FELL FROM IN BETWEEN PERMAMENT ROOF SUPPORT.
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