THE #2144 SECTION HAD SET UP A FINAL PUSHOUT FOR THE #131 BLOCK, AND HAD LOADED 3 OR 4 SHUTTLE CARS OF COAL. AT APPROX 11 AM, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION, THE PUSHOUT BEING MINDE D. THE VICTIM, EE, WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY THE FALLING ROOF.
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June 26, 1996
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Maple Meadow Mining Company · Struck by falling object
March 26, 1993
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
Fatality · MACHINERY
Maple Meadow Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURY ROOFBOLTING IN 2-1 X-CUT ON 2114 SECTION. HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL BOOM ARM AND DRILL STATION CANOPY WHICH WAS PLACED AGAINST 53" ROOF HEIGHT.
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