EMP HAD PJLACED R. HAND ON T BAR OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE AT SAME TIME HIS HELPER WA> REMOVING SLAB OF LOSE ROCK OVER MAHCINE ROCK HIT T BAR AND CAUSED IT TO HIT TOP OF MINE WITH EMP HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN.
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Liberty Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
October 4, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Liberty Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING INTO LOOSR ROCK WHEN A PICE OF ROCK ABOUT 2" THICK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.
August 22, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Liberty Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BOLTING ROOF AND PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EYE.
July 25, 1988
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Liberty Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.
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