WHILE UNLOADING SUPPLIES, HE SLIPPED AND FELL GRABBING HOLD OF THE SCOOP/RAM ER.JECTOR BLADE WHILE IT WAS IN OPERATION. THIS CRUSHED LOWER HALF OF HAND INVOLVING RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER.
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October 21, 1988
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Bw Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 30, 1988
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Bw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMP WAS BOLTING DRILLING HOLE, WHEN ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS HAND
Bw Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS & PLATES TOGETHER & A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER & BACK
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