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November 20, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

NORMAL COAL HEIGHT 52" COAL, ABOUT 6" OF ROOF SCALE WAS TAKEN DOWN WITH THE MINER. THE ROOF WAS STILL SCALEY ABOUT1". ENTRY WIDTH WAS 19' WIDE. THE ROOF WAS SOUNDED BEFORE WORK WAS PERFORMED. A PIECE OF SCALE FELL FROM THE ROOF 2 1/2 FT WIDE X 5 FT LONG X 1 1/2 THICK STRUCK I.NAME ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING LIGHT CONTUSION TO LEFT SHOULDER. SCALE FELL ABOUT 8" BEFORE STRIKING HIM

July 18, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

ON 07-18-89 THE INJURED WAS CLEANING THE TRACK WHERE SCALED ROOF HAD COME DOWN. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT,HE MOVED SUDDENLY TWISTING LEFT KNEE(HE WORKED UNTIL 07-31-89 WHEN H E SAW ANOTHER DOCTOR,WHO DIAGNOSED HE HAS A CONTUSED RIGHT FOOT.PRIOR TO 07-31-89 WHEN THE ACCIDENT FIRST HAPPENED HE WAS RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK.

October 7, 1988 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROOF.A PIECE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.4"X3"X3".

March 29, 1985 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ TRAVELING INTO 2 NE IN OPEN MINE JEEP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE AND SPRUNG UP INTO HIGH CAVITY.INJ STOPPED JEEP AND TRIED TO PULL TROLLEY POLE ONTO WIRE.POLE DISLODGED PIECE OF SLATE FROM CAVITY AND SLATE FELL STRIKING INJ.

December 11, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF USING A SLATE BAR TO SCALE A LOOSE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK DOWN. INJURED WAS LEANING OVER TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND HAD BOTH HANDS ON SLATE BAR. WHEN INJURED APPLIED PRE SSURE DOWN ON SLATE BAR THE ROCK FELL AND THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND ROOF BOLTER

September 23, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ON TEMPORY ASSIGNMENT AS A MINER HELPER. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS MINING IN #4 ENTRY, WHEN INJURED BENT DOWN TO PICK UP MINER CABLE A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 4 FT. X 2 FT. X 8" FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON BACK. THE ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB.

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