INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE FACE OF TH EMINE AS MIENR HELPER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A VENTILATION CURTAIN. E HADN'T NOTICED A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE FIRST ROW O F ROOF BOLTS, WHIHC FELL ONTO HIS BACK AS HE WAS WIRING THE CURTAIN TO A ROOF PLATE.
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New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
July 29, 1987
KY · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE MAKING RE1ULAR ADVANCES IN MINING, A PIECE OF MINE ROOF FELL UNEXPECTDLY ON THE MINER WITH PIECES FALLING AROUND IT. I NAME WAS SETING JACKS AFTER MINER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND H HIS LEG WAS PIN3ED AGAINST THE RIB A PIECE OF ROCK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
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