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June 20, 1995 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CIDER BLOCK #INFORMED FOREMAN THE HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM IN THE 2ND NORTH SECTION

May 18, 1994 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

THE BOLTER WAS GOIN TO PUT A BOLTING STEEL BACK ON TO THE STEEL TRAY AND HIT LEFT HAND HIT THE CANOPY JACK AND BROKE A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

March 4, 1994 CO · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING A NEW BELT SCRAPER. TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES & SCRAPER ROLLED OVER & PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER NAIL.

February 16, 1994 CO · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Struck by flying object

MINE BELT BROKE. THE BELT SPREAD ABOUT 80' & THEY WERE WINCHING IT TOGETHER & THE WINCHING CABLE BROKE. THE CABLE HIT EE IN THE RIGHT ARM & RIGHT HAND.

November 3, 1993 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

MOVING A WELDER WITH A FORKLIFT HAD RIGHT ON FORK LIFT GUIDE. WHEN DROPPING FORKS LONG FINGER& RING FINGER GOT FRACTURED IN THE FORKLIFT GUIDES. LONG FINGER WAS SURGICALY REMOVED. NO BONE LOSS.

August 9, 1993 CO · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY WHILE MINER WAS GRADING BOTTOM AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

March 15, 1993 CO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Somerset Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN HELPING REMOVE A SUB PLATE FROM THE PRESS WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER.

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