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November 21, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS IN AN AREA WHERE AFALL HAD OCCURRED, DUE TO HIGH TOP HE WAS USING LONGER STEEL, WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE TH EUP PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE MACHINES ' BOOM CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST WRIST AND HAND SWOLLEN NO FRACTURE.

August 18, 1993 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A "HAND-HELD" DISC GRINDER PREPARING METAL TO BE WELDED. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A CUT AND ABRASION. TREAT NEXT CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE WOUND AND PRESCRIBING INFECTION MEDICATION.

January 22, 1993 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING THE 2 HEADING EE WAS SHOVELING RIB BETWEEN 1 &2 WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF 2 HE TURNED HIS CABLE REEL ON THE CABLE JERKED UPWARD STRIKING AGAINST THE SHOVEL EE WAS USING THE SHOVEL HIT HIM UNDER HIS LOWER LIP CUTTING HIM NO STITCHES.

November 21, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Rubbed or abraded

FLUID ON L KNEE

March 19, 1991 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING A CUT OF COAL IN A BREAK AND WAS BACKING THE MACHINE INTO THE HEADING WHILE HE WAS CORNERING THE MACHINE DUE TO THE SEAM HEIGHT HIS ENTIRE BODY WAS NOT ON MAC HINE HIS FOOT STRUCK THE RIB JAMMING HIS KNEE INTO PANEL OF MACHINE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING OF THE KNEE.

March 29, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO ANOTHER SPOT BUMPED HIS KNEE AND BRUISED IT.

July 29, 1987 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE IS THE CUTTI3G MACHINE OPERATOR.HE COMPLAINS OF BACK TROUBLE.I'M SENDING A COPY OF THE LETTER THE DOCTOR SENT US.HE HAS A REOCCURRING BACK AILMENT.

May 1, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RUNNING B2LTER,I NAME RAISED HIS HAND UP AND CAUGHT IT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.

June 27, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
T & H Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF WHILE I.NAME WAS BOLTING.

August 30, 1983 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
F Taylor Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLT STEEL GOT AWAY FROM EMPL AND HIT LEFT WRIST,LEFT WRIST BROKEN.

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