INJURED WAS PUTTING ROCK DUST IN ROCK DUSTING MACHINE AND HE GOT HIS FOREARM CAUGHT BETWEEN MINE ROOF ADN TOP OF ROCK DUSTER.
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November 27, 1992
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
L J K Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
September 22, 1992
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
L J K Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS BOLTING TOP OF RIGHT SIDE OF FLETCHER DUAL HEAD BOLTER. HE INSTALLED THE FIRST BOLT ON RIGHT SIDE NEAREST THE RIB AND SWUNG THE DRILL BOOM INTO INSTALL. THE SECOND BOLT IN THIS R OW WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 60"X24"X3" FELL FROM BETWEEN PREVIOUS BOLT INSTALLED & RIB STRIKING HIM ON LEFT ANKLE.
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