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October 23, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jaw Bone Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS TRAMMING 270 S&S RAM CAR TO FACE IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN #2 & #3 ENTRY WHEN PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX 12" X 18" BY 1" TO 1.5" THICK. EE WAS TAKEN TO BUCHANAN GENERAL HOSPITAL , GRUNDY, VA. EE HAD 4 STITCHES IN LACERATION IN LEFT EAR.

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