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February 2, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY WHEN BENT DOWN TO LIFT CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WORKED 17 DAYS AFTER INJURY OCCURED PERSON WENT TO DOC.WHICH IS A CHIROPRACTOR & IT KEP PT GETTING WORSE HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON THE 022288

September 17, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ROCK STUCK IN S2OUT ON BELT HEAD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROCK OUT OF THE BELT PILLED A MUSCLE IN T HE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

March 9, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

THE PERSON WAS 2ANDLING HEADER BLOCKS, WHILE HE WAS CARRYING THEM, HE DROP ONE ON HIS FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE RESULTING IN A LOST IME INJURY THE SIZE OF A HEADER BLOCK IS 8 INCHES WIDE 2 INCHES THICK AND 30 I3CHES LONG.

June 20, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ON CUTT9R HEAD JACK STRAIN LOWER BACK.INJ HELPING CHANGE BUSTED JACK.

November 18, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A C ROS8 BAR TO SUPPORT THE ROOF THE PERSON LIFTED THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK

October 25, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE-THE ROPE RUBBED LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION. THE WOUND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS AND THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT IT AT THE TIME. THE WOUND LATER BECA ME INFECTED BUT3EMPLOYER DID NOT KNOW OF THE CAUSE OF EMPLOYEE ABSENCE UNTIL 11-25-85.

October 2, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ PERSON CAME TO THE OFFICE ON 10 05 84 AND TOLD ME I NAME SUPT THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 10 02 84 TIME WAS 1 15 IN THE AFTERNOON HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING MINER CABLE OFF THE CONT MI MINER IN NAME TOLD HIM TO GO TO TO DR TO GET IT CHECKED THE RESULT WAS A SPRAIN

July 25, 1984 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PERSON THAT WAS INJURED WAS HANDLING A ROCK THAT FELL ON THE MINWER CABLE. THE ROCK WEIGHTED APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE ROCK BROKE CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE RIN G FINGER LEFT HAND.

October 20, 1983 MD · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WENT TO POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL 10-21-83 11:00 PM NURSE WRAPPED IT UP TOLD ME TO COME BACK SUNDAY MORNING

March 31, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Masteller Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BRYAN AND ANOTHER PERSON WERE LIFTING ON SCOOP MOTOR WHEN THE OTHER PERSON SLIPPED SHIFTING THE WEIGHT ON BRYAN CAUSING HIM TO RUPTURE HIS STOMACH

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