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January 3, 1998 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING TWO OPEN END WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE CONVEYOR ON THE BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN ONE OF THE WRENCHES SLIPPED OFF & HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

August 12, 1997 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SAWING A TIMBER TO BE SET WHEN THE BOW SAW BLADE JUMPED OUT OF THE SAWING GROOVE & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION THAT TOOK 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

August 6, 1997 VA · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EE WAS TIGHTENING THE #7 BELT TAKE UP WITH THE AIDE OF A CHAIN HOIST WHEN THE HOIST SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE MINE ROOF.

July 19, 1997 VA · Coal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRYING ON A BELT DRIVE MOTOR WITH A SLATE BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE..

April 5, 1997 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS TAKING A LID OFF OF A ACCULATOR CYLINDER AT THE END OF THE TRACK. PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP IN THE CYLINDER AND AS THE LID WAS LOOSENED IT FLEW OFF AND HIT THE EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

December 26, 1996 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK. HE WAS PRYING ON A RAIL WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HURT HIS BACK.

August 16, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE BELT TOGETHER WITH ROPE COME-A-LONGS WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND EE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT THUMB BY THE ROPE.

April 6, 1996 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING A BROKE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH A SET OF GERMAN GRIP HOIST WHNE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOIST AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

March 11, 1996 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Harman Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEARING ROCK OFF THE MINER BY USING A SLATE BAR TO HELP PRY LARGER PIECES OFF INTO MINE FLOOR. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE END OF THE SLATE BAR STRUC K HIM IN THE NECK.

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