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April 20, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SITTING BESIDE ROADWAY WAITING FOR THE OTHER ROOFBOLTER OPERATOR TO MOVE THE BOLTER TO NEXT WORKING PLACE. A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 2" AT THICK END & A FEATHER EDGE BY 16' WIDE STRUCK HIS HARD HAT MOVING THE HAT DOWN HIS LEFT FOREHEAD CAUSING AN ABRASIVE CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD AND LEFT UPPER LIP.

October 6, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dry Fork Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON HIS ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. A PIECE OF SLATE TYPE ROCK FELL FROM OVER HEAD CAUSING HIM TO DODGE HIS HEAD SIDEWAYS AND HE STRUCK THE CORN ER OF A SIDE LIGHT ONT HE MACHINE WITH HIS RIGHT CHEECK OF HIS FACE. RESUTLING IN A CUT APPROX 1/2 INCH LONG.

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