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July 21, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Street & Whited Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING SLAKE OUT OF #1 BELT WITH A WINCH TYPE TAKE UP HE DIDNT RESET HIS SAFETY CATGCH ON TAKE UP WHEN HE STARTED CRFANKING THEBELT UP THE LOAD GOT TO BIG FOR HIM TO HOLD APPAREN TLY JERKING HAN8LE OUT OF HIS HANDS HITTING HIM ACROSS THE NOSE STRIKING HIM ON HIS ARM & LEG

March 17, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Street & Whited Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR, ROCK STRUCK SAFETY JACK ON ITS WAY DOWN, CAUSING JACK TO KICK OUT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG (THIGH AREA) WITH THE HEAD OF THE JACK, THUS BRUS3NG THE MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG.

March 10, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Street & Whited Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING 1ULL A BROKEN BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH A GRIP HOIST WHEN THE GRIP HOIST FOT PRESSURE ON IT SLIPPED LETTING THE HANDLE FLY BACK HITTING EE ON THE BICEP MUSCLE ON THE ELFT ARM BRUISING MUSCL9 & NERVE IN ARM.

September 16, 1985 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Street & Whited Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL PRYING A TIRE OFF WHEEL WHILE ANOTHER WAS BEATING THE OTHER SIDE OF TIRE WITH HAMMER AND SLATE BAR FLEW UP AND HIT MAN IN THE NOSE.

December 10, 1984 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Street & Whited Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

ELECTRICIAN WAS CHANGING OUT RIPPER MOTOR ON 15 CM JOY, WHERE HE WAS USING A BAR TO OBTAIN LEVERAGE TO REMOVE MOTOR, THUS STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.

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