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May 10, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Tackett Branch Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE AND JUST AS THE STEM WENT IN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND MASHED HIS THUMB.

February 5, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY

Tackett Branch Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER. THE BOLTER STEEL WAS IN HOLE. THE BOLTER HEAD CAME UP AND MASHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE HAD TO HAVE 4 OR 5 STITCHES IN FINGER.

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