Twin-Branch Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
ROCK FELL ON MINER AND SLID TOWARD HIM AND HE FELL BACKWARD AND TRIPPED OVER A PILE OF COAL AND HURT HIS LEFT LEG, HIP AND BACK.
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October 3, 1990
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Twin-Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object
CONTINUOUS MINER WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS,HE WALKED UP BESIDE THE MINER AND WAS CLEANING COAL OFF THE SIDE OF THE MINER AND DRAW ROCK SLATE FELL ANDSTRUCK HIM ON TOP OF THE LEFT ARM,CAUSING LACERA TIONS AND FRACTURE OF THE ARM.
Twin-Branch Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
WORKING ONCONT MINER ROCK FELL FRO M ROOF, HITTING ON BACK OF NECK KNOCKING HIM DOWN ON MINER FACE FIRST BREAKING NOSE
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