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January 4, 2002 KY · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mosley Mining Inc. · Struck by falling object

THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE EE WAS DUSTING RIBS AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 1 1/2" X 2'LONG X 1'WIDE, FELL FROM THE ROOF HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 1-15 -02 AFTER HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR THE FLU.

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