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July 18, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING PIECE OF METAL & PIECE OF HOLT METAL FELL ON FOOT & BURNT FOOT. THIS HAPPENED ON 7/18 BUT HE DIDN'T GO TO DR OTILL 7/23 OR MISS WORK TILL THIS DATE.

May 9, 1990 VA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

WATCHING WHAT HE WAS DOING AND LET DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND HIT HIM ON FINGER BREAKING HIS FINGER.

February 28, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS PUTTING PUSHER UP INTO FINISHER WHEN HE GOT HIS THUMB IN THE WAY AND TORE THE SKIN OFF IN BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FORE-FINGER.

January 19, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

OPERATORS SIDE ROOF BOLTING MAN ON DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER HAD ALREADY PUT UP HIS 2 BOLTS AND HE THEN WALKED BACK TO THE TRS SET UP CONTROLS AND WHILE WAITING ON OTHER MAN TO FINISH HIS BOLTS A PIE CE OF SMALL ROCK FELL OUT FROM TOP AND HIT HIS FINGER CUTTING THE TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER REAL BAD.

January 11, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTER WAS PUTTING UP SECOND BOLT ON HIS SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND CANOPY AND HIT HIM ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND

August 31, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT BOLTER MAN IN THE BACK OF HEAD.

August 29, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS MAN WAS TRYING TO PULL THE MINER CABLE WITH IT LOOSENED OVER TRS SYSTEM OF A LONG AIRDOX ROOF BOLTER THE ATRS TILTED OVER LATCHING HIS FINGER AND BREAKING HIS FINGER.

June 29, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING THE MAN ON THE BACK.

August 8, 1988 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS SWUNG HITTING TIMBER KNOCKING TIMBER SWHICH STRUCK THE MAN IN THE BACK BRUISING HIS BACK AND PULLING A BACK MUSCLE

April 11, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

MECHANIC WAS WELDING A STRAP OF METAL ON ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE THE LID WAS UP IN THE AIR WITH NO SWITCH UNDER IT,IT FELL HITTING MECHAINC ON FINGER.

March 24, 1988 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE DRILLING BOTTOM ANCHOER HOLES THE HYDRAULIC DRILL BLEW A GASKET,HYDRAULIC OIL THEN WENT INTO MAN'S EYE.

February 1, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS CUTTING METAL WITH SAFETY GLASSES ON WHEN A PC. OF BIT METAL HIT HIS EYE BEHING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

December 8, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING MAN ON LEFT HAND.-AUDIT.

December 8, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

VICTIM WAS OPER5TING ROOF BOLTER, WHEN SMALL SLAB OF ROCK FELL ON THE BACK OF THE MACHINE, CAUSING THE VICTIM TO JUMP AND TWIST HIS LEG UNDER HIMSELF.

May 26, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS BOLT3NG ROOF AND HAD HIS HAND ON TORQUE WRENCH TIGHTENING ROOF BOLT WHEN SLAB OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT MASHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE PINNER HEAD.

April 8, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS RUNNING 9IGHT SIDE OF DOUBLE HEAD FLETCHER ROOF BOLT IN HIP UNTIL OF PUTTING UP ROOF BOLTS HE FORGET TO DAMAGE HIS HAND FROM THE DRILL HAND AND BASKET HIS HAND AGINST THE ROOF AND TORE FINGERNAIL OFF3OF OUT OF HIS FINGER THE WAS ONLY PART OF HIS HAND THAT WAS HURT.

January 28, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PIECE OF RIB ROCK 6X1X1 FELL OFF RIB CATCHING BOLTER OPERATOR BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE BOLTER VICTIM HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIS LWER BACK

November 6, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

LOWERING CANOPY ON BOLTING MACHINE PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING LEFT HAND.

August 24, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE WHEN HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE HEAD OF THE BELT.

July 10, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM

June 11, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS HELPING ON ROOF DRILL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT

May 2, 1984 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

THIS MAN SAID HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST HEAD OF ROOF DRILL ON 5-2-84 WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-7-84.

January 18, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS SECTION FOREMAN HAD HIS HAND ON THE CANOPY WHEN THE OPERATOR LOWER THE CANOPY AND CAUGHT IT

December 28, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Paramont Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THE ALLEGED INJURY OCCURED WHERE A ROCK FELL WHILE INSTALLING BOLTS IN THE 4 XCUT IN THE 2ND LEFT SECTION

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