May 11, 1989
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J S H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
MINER HAD FINISHED CUTTING PLACE AND BACKED OUT 3 EMPLS WERE IN PROCESS OF SETTING TIMBERS TO BLOCK OFF MOUTH OF PLACE SO MINER COULD GO TO ANOTHER CUT SIX TIMBER HAD BEEN SET VICTIM AND ANOTH ER EMPL WERE SAWING ANOTHER TIMBER WHEN A ROCK APPROX 15'X10"X2" FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM IN BACK OF R LOWER LEG