A 2 to 3 foot drawrock fell from face down and back vertically against miner and bolter trapping the miner under the canopy and against the bolting machine causing a fatality.
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January 10, 2006
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Maverick Mining Company, LLC
· Struck by falling object
August 15, 2005
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Maverick Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Boom pin bushings were being put in miner head and the miner head slipped and caught the tip of employee's left middle finger between the bushing and the main frame. Resulted in amputation of distal phalange just below fingernail. No other fingers injured.
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