Nugget Resources Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HAULING SUPPLIES UNDERGROUND WITH SCOOP, THERE WAS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD.
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May 29, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Nugget Resources Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EE STATED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS WERE HE WAS TRADING TOWARD THE SECTION THE ROCK WAS SUPPOSE TO HIT HIM OIL LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIBBS.
Nugget Resources Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CRAWLING TO WARD FRONT OF COAL DRILL TO CHANGE DRILL BIT. A SMALL AREA OF RASH FELL APPROX. 2' SQ X 1" TO 1 1/2" THICK STRIKING HIM ON HIS BACK. THERE WAS NO WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT OR NO EVIDENCE OF A PIECE ROCK AROUND IN THIS AREA, WHEN INVESTIGATED.
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