ACCORDING TO WITNESS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED SUCTION HOSE ON THE RIGHT BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A ROCK FELL FROMTHE MINE ROOF ON THE INBY SIDE OF THE ATRS PIVTOTED B ACKWARDS STRUCK EMPLOYEE & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE BOOM
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Showing all 3A DRILLER 8'10"3FT OVERBURDEN VERTINAL DRILL UNIT NO. W 7033, HAD JUST BEEN POSITIONED ABOUT 30FT AWAY AND PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWALL EDGE IN AREA D, BY THE VICTIM, WHEN THE REAR LEFT LEVELING JACK SANK INTO3THE GROUND, CAUSING THE DRILTECH TO OVERTURN. THE VICTIM, BEING ON THE DRILL BENCH, WAS BETWEEN THE DRILTECH AND HIGHWALL EDGE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK AND CARRIED WITHT THE MACHINE
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING FATALLY INJURING I.NAME