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August 27, 2007 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was prying on a pot on a continuous miner when he felt pain in his lower back and left hip.

April 25, 2006 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was in a standing position using a mechanical lifting jack to spread the sides of the miner boom. As he operated the lever on the jack, the jack dislodged and struck him on the right knee.

March 25, 2006 WV · Coal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trimming a piece of conveyor belt being used as a skirt at the radial stacker tail when he accidently cut his left thumb with the utility knife blade.

March 4, 2005 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PICK HAMMER TO OPEN ON A BELT SPLICE. HE USED A SECOND HAMMER TO DRIVE THE TIP OF THE HAMMER INTO THE CLIP, WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

August 28, 2003 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON #4 BELT, 2 WORKERS WERE LETTING OFF THE COME-A-LONG WHEN THE INJURED GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BY THE COME-A-LONG.

September 21, 2000 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roblee Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ EE WAS FINISHING A MAINTENANCE JOB ON THE 14CM MINER & WAS TRYING TO PUT THE PIN INTO THE RIB RAIL. THE PIN WOULD NOT LINE UP WITH THE HOLE AND AS HE WAS PUSHING WIH HIS RT FT TO PUSH THE' PIN IN, THE HELPER TOOK A PRY BAR TO BACK END OFRIB RAIL & AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE RAIL, THE RIBRAIL FELL ON INJ EE'S RT FT, FRACTURE TO METATARSEL RT FOOT LITTLE TOE

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