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January 21, 2001 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EE ON BACK AND RIBS.

November 15, 2000 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER. THE RIB ROLLED AND A ROCK FELL AND CRUSHED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

October 4, 2000 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH MINE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

June 16, 2000 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Har-Lee Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK BY A SMALL ROCK WHICH FELL.

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