Employee was trying to move a rock that was hung in the section tailpiece with a piece of pinner steel. The steel slipped & one end hit the employee in the chest.
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July 21, 2007
VA · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Regent Allied Carbon Energy, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 23, 2006
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Energy LLC · Struck by falling object
EE was changing tire on S.C. when jack slipped out, car came off crib block, striking employee on left leg below knee.
December 11, 2002
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
American Energy LLC · Struck against stationary object
EE WAS BREAKING A BOLT LOOSE ON MMR GEAR CASE WITH A BREAKER BAR, WHEN BOLT BROKE LOOSE, EE RIGHT FOOT HIT GROUND CAUSING INJURY.
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