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August 10, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH CHAIN-HOIST AND HURT HIS BACK, MAN'S BODY WAS OUT OF SHAPE FROM NOT DOING ANY HARD WORK, AND THAT WHAT CAUSED ACCIDENT.

December 12, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC HITTING PRYBAR WITH HAMMER WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LITTLE FINGER.CAUSE WAS CARELESSNESS ON EMPL PART.

March 4, 1988 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS SETTING STIFF JACK TO PULL BRIDGE CONVEYOR THE JACK PULLED LOOSE WHILE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO HOLD IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN JACK AND BRIDGE CONVEYOR FRAME THIS INJURING HIS HAND

January 27, 1988 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS HELPING PUSH BOOM PIN FROM CUTTER HEAD ON MINER WITH PORT A POWER HYDRAULIC JACK, WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE BUSTED CUTTING HIS SKIN ABOVE HIS EYE

January 4, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS SETT3NG STIFF JACK TO PULL BRIDGE. JACK FLEW OUT HITTING TIMBER, WHICH HIT VICTIM ACROSS THE BACK.

June 8, 1987 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS USIN1 5 TON LIFTING JACK TO HOLD CONVEYOR UP .WHILE TAKING THE JACK OUT VICTIM WAS HIT BY THE JACK BAR UNDER THE CHIN.

October 25, 1986 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PULLING A3CONVEYOR BELT BACK TOGETHER A COME-A-LONG PREMAT URELY RELEASED STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE ARM WITH THE HANDLE

August 2, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

THIS MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK ON C/M MINER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP STRIKI G HIS FINGER.

June 20, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS PULLING DOWN A BROW WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 14, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING BOOM JACK ON MINER WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND.

February 20, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN WAS WORKING ON BOLTING MACH. WHEN HE SAIDE HE WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD WITH HAMMER.

January 31, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS MAN WAS PULLING SLATE WITH BAR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST TOP

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