Apollo Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS OPERATING S & S SCOOP. 3 BREAKS FROM FACE IN #6 ENTRY. A ROCK, (24" X 12" X 2.5"), FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS. ROCK FELL ON SCOOP, CORNER OF ROCK STRUCK EE IN MID CHEST.
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Apollo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DRIVING SCOOP-MINING CAP PRESSED ON ROOF-KNOCKINED CAP OFF AND AS A RESULT NECK WAS BENT-WENT TO CLIMIC-MUSCLE SPASM IN NECK AND WILL RETURN TO WORK 11-30-98.
October 14, 1996
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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Apollo Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE MOVING SCOOP UNDER BELT, HIT BELT ON ROLLERS, PULLED BELT DOWN, BELT FELL ON SCOOP, ROLLERS FELL ON HAND BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND AND CUTTING FINGER.
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