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August 20, 1990 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A CHECK CURTAIN. HE WAS DRIVING SPADS WITH A 48 INCH LONG SPAD GUN. INJURED PLACED TIP OF RIGHT THUMB A TOP HANDLE. INJURED PINCHED TIP OF RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE AND BARREL OF SPAD GUN.

April 5, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS DRILLING A 1 3/8 INCH DIA, HOLE IN ROOF. A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FELL AND HIT INJURED S RIGHT THUMB. NO FRACTURES OR ABRASION. INJURY IS A STOVED THUMB.

January 31, 1990 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED USING TORCHES TO CUT A JAMMED RAIL PLACED HIS BODY IN SUCH A POSITION THAT WHEN THE RAIL WAS CUT HE WAS STRUCK BY THE 85 RAIL. THE RAIL HIT AND FELL ON INJURY RIGHT LEG.

December 15, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED PLACED HAND OVER DRILL HEAD WITH AUGER STUCK IN ROOF. AUGER FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT THUMB. INJURED HAS BRUISED KNUCKLE RIGHT THUMB.

November 16, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VENTILATION TUBE FELL STRIKING DRILL AUGER.AUGER STRUCK SAFETY EYEGLASSES.RIM OF GLASSES PRESSED INTO BROW ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING LACERATION.5 SUTURES REQ TO CLOSE LACERATION.

October 27, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOWERING P C OF STEEL IN POSITON THE PLATE CAUGHT BEAM SWUNG OVER CAUGHT THE VICTIMS FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATING AND HANDRAIL .

October 4, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT THE FACE, VICTIM HAD DRILLED A HOLE WITH A LEAD AUGER, 48" LONG. THE MACHINE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SO THE VICTIM LOWERED THE DRILL BOOM LEAVING THE LEAD AUGER "ST UCK" IN THE ROOF. WHILE WORKING ON THE DRILL HEAD OF THE MACHINE, THE VICTIM HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRILL HEAD WHEN THE AUGER FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STIKING HIS HAND.

October 1, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING AN AUXILARY FAN. WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING AND CONTROL BAR, VICTIM PUSHED THE WRONG TRAM BUTTON CAUSING THE FAN TO MOVE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE VICTIM CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE COAL RIB AND THE CONTROL/STEERING BAR. VICTIM'S HAND WAS OUTSIDE OF THE GUARD PROVIDED ON THE CONTROL/STEERING BAR.

April 18, 1989 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by flying object

VICTIM WAS SUPERVISING THE CUTTING OUT OF A RAMP IN 2 EAST WHEN A PIECE OF DUST FLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES & ENTERED VICTIMS RT EYE THIS INVOLVED NO VIOLATIONS OF THE APPROVED RULES & OR REG ULATIONS

April 17, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING I8N PRODUCTION SECTION DURING SHIFT NOTICED SOME EYE IRRITATION AT END WENT TO DR REMVOED SM OBJECT IMBEDDED IN EYE.

April 8, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERTING A ROOF BOLTER, VICTIM CAUGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD AND THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER. VICTIM WAS LOWERING BOOM/HEAD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS ACCIDENT INVO LVED NO VIOLATIONS OF APPROVED RULES AND OR REGULATIONS.

February 3, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A S7ATIONARY DRILL PRESS TO DRILL A 1/2 INCH HOLE ON A COPPER TERMINATOR THE TERMINATOR BECAME CAUGHT BY THE DRILL BIT AND ROTATED CAUSING THE VICTIMS LEFT ARM TO BECOME ENTANGLED WITH THE ROTAT3NG DRILL STEEL. THIS WAS INVIOLATION OF CO SAFETY RULES REGARIOJNG OPERATING EQUIPMENT IN A SAFE MANNER.

September 17, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

VICTIM WAS USIN1 AN ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT OFF A BEARING FROM A SHUTTLE CAR PUMMP MOTOR VICTIM WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT HIS PROGRESS WHEN HE TURNED AWAY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION THE TORCH HE WAS HO LDING TURNED & 6URNED HIS FREE HAND

March 30, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING3A TRACK MOUNTED ROOF BOLTING MACHINE,VICTIM DRILLED INTO THE ROOF 4 FEET AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING AN EXTENSION TO THE AUGER WHEN THE FIRST AUGER FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AN D STRUCK THE VI7TIMS RIGHT THUMB.

March 12, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE PERFORMIN1 THE JOB OF CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE HELPER IN THE 3 SOUTH RETREAT SECTION,A PIECE OF RIB (OF UNDETERMING SIDESIZE)FELL OVER AND STRUCK THE VICTIM LEFT FOOT JUST A BOVE THE S TEEL TOE.THIS I3JURED NO VIOLATIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS IT WAS DETERMINED ON 3/18/87 THAT THIS WAS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.

November 14, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ASSISTING3THE ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH A TRACK MOUNTED ROOF BOLTER ALONG THE MAINLINE TRACK HAULAGE AT BECK BORE HOLE ON EMPTY TRACK, THE AUGER BROKE OFF AT THE ROTATION HE AD AND THE VICT3M WAS STRUCK UNDER THE CHIN WITH THE BROKEN AUGER.

September 22, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

3 SO WHILE OPER5TING THE MINER VICTIM WAS PULLING BACK ON THE TRAM LEVERS TO REVERSE THE MINER WHEN HE STUCK 2 FINGERS OF HIS HAND IN BETWEEN THE 2 TRAM LEVERS HE WORKED FOR SEVERAL SHIFTS AND BECAME LOST3TIME ACCIDENT ON 10 1 86 WHEN HIS DR ADVISED HIM TO STAY HOME AND REST HIS HAND THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVES NO VIOLATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS

September 12, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING3A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN THE 6 BT 19 1/2 SECTION VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY FALLINGF ROCK MEASURING 12" LONG 14" WIDE 2"-3" THICK THAT FELL OUT ADJACENT TO THE ROOF BOLT HE WAS INST ALLING STRIKING3HIS LEFT HAND.

August 21, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

1 LEFT 3 W EST3SECTION WHILE INSTALLING AN 8 FT ROOF BOLT VICTIM WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO THE HOLE BY USING THE DRILL HEAD OF ROF BOLTING MACHINE BOLT SLIPPED AND VICTIM CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE ROO0 BOLT AND THE FRAME OF THE BOLTING MACHINE THIS INVOLVED NO VIOLATIONS OF APPROVED RULES AND REGULATIONS

April 21, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING3THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE INSTALLING AN 8 FT BOLT VICTIM LOWERED DRILL HEAD TO ADD AN EXTENSION AUGER AND HE LOWERED THE HEAD ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT HE WAS WEARING METATARSAL SHOES AT THE TIME 3

May 30, 1985 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING A DRILL STEEL AUGER FROM THE MINE ROOF AFTER DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE, THE AUGER SLIPPED FROM THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATORS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE FALLING STEEL AUGER AND THE FRAME OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.

September 17, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MINING THE SECOND CUT IN THE BOTTOM PILLAR SPLIT OF BLOCK 195 OF THE 4TH RETREAT SECTION. A PIECE OF SLOTE MEASUING 140 LONG 14 WIDE 18 IN THICKNESS FELL FROM THE RIGHT RIB STRIKING VICT IM ON RIGHT SHOULDER. VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE MINER AND WAS IN THE CONFINES OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT THERE WAS NO VOLATIOUS OF APPROVED RULES AND REGULATIONS.

May 17, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS STANDING UNDER A HUNG-UP ROOF BOLTER TRAILING CABLE, WHEN THE ROOF B/LTER WAS STARTED THE CABLE REEL WAS TURNED ON PULLING THE HUNG UP CABLE DOWN ATOP THE VICTIMS HARD HAT, THIS FOR CED THE HAT DOWN ONTO THE VICTIMS FOREHEAD CAUSSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.

November 22, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE PUTTING AUGER TOGETHER AND PUTTING INTO BOOM CHUCK AUGER BROKE AND STRUCK VICTIM ON LEFT THUMB CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE

August 17, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mathies Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS VICTIM PINCHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND ROOF ITSELF

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