EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING A PLACE WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN (RODE DOWN) BETWEEN A BOLT AND SAFETY JACK. THE ROCK RODE EMPLOYEE OVER THE PINNER (DID NOT ACTUALLY FALL DOWN ON HIM- IT RODE HIM DOWN). ROC ROCK WAS 18" WIDE, 2" THICK AND 28" LONG.
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February 22, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
S G Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
April 21, 1987
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
S G Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMP WAS CUTTING3TIMBER WITH BO SAW AND H IS HAND SLIPPED AND CUT THE THUMB ON HIS RT HAND. 6 STITCHES
April 1, 1985
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
S G Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN THE MINES HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AND THEN THE HIT IT AGAIN AND IT BEGAN SWELLING. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-5-85.
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