THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A FALSE ROOF IN THE 300 NETURAL TRACK AREA. THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS FALL BEEN CHEARED AND REBOLTED. THE FALL WAS APPROX 106'X20'X24'H. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 36"X22"X4" FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING A SUPPORT BEAM, THEN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG AND FOOT.
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October 10, 1995
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Pentagram Mining Company · Struck by falling object
Pentagram Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
SANDSTONE ROCK BECAME PRESENT IN THE COAL SEAM. MAN WAS CUTTING THE ROCK CAUSING THE CONTINMER TO BOUNCE MAN PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
Pentagram Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS TAKING MINER CABLE DOWN WHERE IT WAS HUNG AT INTERSECTION. CLAIMS MINER PULLED CABLE DOWN STRIKING MAN ON BACK.
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