Elk River Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SLIP IN TOP FEL5 OUT. ROCK HIT I,NAME ON LEFT SHOULDER.
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Elk River Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
THE INJURED WAS3HANGING A CURTAIN NEXT TO THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT. HE REACHED DOWN TO GET THE CURTAIN AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK(ABOUT 2 IN. THICK BY 1 FT. BY 1 1/2 FT WIDE.) FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS LEFT WRIST.3
January 3, 1987
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elk River Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
LEFT SIDE OF HE5D WAS OUT ABOUT 1 OR 1 1/2 INCHES LONG AND LEFT SHOULDER WAS HIT BY ROCK
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