Employee was operating miner on 004 section EE was cutting coal in the 7R crosscut EE was cutting the first sump in on the left side loading a shuttle car when a piece of bottom rock 24"x30" flipped out from under the ripper head and struck EE in the lower right leg.
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Southeastern Land, LLC. · Struck by flying object
December 27, 2019
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Southeastern Land, LLC · Struck by flying object
Employee was starting to drill a new hole when the steel hit them on the back of hand.
January 20, 2017
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Southeastern Land, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Victim was injured while ee was falling a tree
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