July 5, 2005
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object
EE SAID WAS SCALING DOWN SOME DRAW ROCK ON A NEW PANEL WITH A SCALE BAR. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 5' X 4' X 1 TO 9" THICK, STRIKING HIS SLATE BAR THAT HIT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG, FRACTURING HIS LEG