November 11, 1988
CO · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Eastside Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING PUTTING NEXT TO LAST BOLT IN FACE AND BOLT WAS ALSO TIGHT AGAINST FACE STARTED TO DRILL HOLE HAD STEEL COLLARED ABOUT 6 IN HOLE PIECE OF ROOF FELL FROM ROOF IN THE AR EA ABOUT 9 FT HIGH AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH PIECE WAS APPROX 6 IN X 6 IN X 12 IN AREA HAD BEEN SCALED AND SAFETY JACKS WERE SET RECEIVED 5 STITCHES IN MOUTH AND BROKE TEETH