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April 3, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE BOLTER RAN UPON A LOOSE RAIL CAUSING IT TO TURN AND MASH THE INJURED'S FOOT.

October 9, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

ROCK FLEW OUT O0 MINER BOOM AND HIT HIS HAND

September 25, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS PUTTING3AIR DRILL ON STEEL WHEN DRILL SLIPPED AND POINT OF DRILL CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER.

August 26, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TAK3NG DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN THE TOP PIECE FELL OUT, STRKING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

July 14, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING THE B6LLDOZER ON THE CLEAN COAL STOCKPILE AND AS THE DOZER WENT OVER A "HUMP" HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

July 15, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS ROOFBOL7ING WHEN THE FOOT JACK SLIPPED OFF OF A ROCK IN TURN CAUSING THE CANOPY TO STRIKE HIS BACK

June 16, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ WAS TRAMMIN1 A 14 CM CONT MINER WITH FLOSTING DECK DESIGN FOR SOME UNDETERMINED REASON AT THIS TIME THE DECK ASEMBLY GBOT STUCK AND WHEN THE MINER TRAVELLED OVER ROUGH BTOOM THE DECK FELL CAUSING THE OPE9ATOR TO BOUNCE HARD IN THE DECK

May 2, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROO0 BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL CAUSING THE ROOF STRAP AND ROCK TO HIT HIS THUMB.

April 22, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROO0 BOLTING AND WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING DRILL STEEL IN THE HOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE FINGER.

February 28, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS PUT7ING A ROOFBOLT UP WITH A HALF-HEADER ATTACHED WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAUGHT THE CANOPY LEVER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETEEN THE HALF HEADER AND CANOPY

February 25, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRY3NG TO GET A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND GOT TWISTED BY THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL

January 29, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJ STANDING NE5R CM WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL NEAR RIBLINE AND STRUCK HIM ON NECK AND SIDE AREA.I ROOF WAS SCALED PRIOR TO INJURY.

December 17, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS IN 1ROCESS OF LETTING THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON ROOFBOLT MACHINE WHEN HE HEAD CAUGHT HIS FOOT

November 20, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ROO0 BOLTING WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE OPERATING LEVERS & CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BE MASHED BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF D RILL STEEL.

November 8, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS UNS7OPPING A HOPPER FOR A SLIDE DUSTER WHEN HE STUCK HIS HAND DOWN IN HOPPER & HIS FIGNER GOT CAUGHT BY THE AUGER.

October 17, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INJURED WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN A DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE D RILL HEAD

September 10, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING C/M & WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE CANOPY CAUSING A SPRAINED NECK.

August 7, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING ON DRILL HEAD OF ROOFBOLT MACHINE HELPING INSTALL ROOF SUPPORTS AND WHEN DRILL HEAD WAS RAISED HIS TOES WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

July 17, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING A CATINUOUS MINER WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FLATING DECK DECK GOT CAUGHT ON GUIDE AND CAME LOOSE, JARRING THE INJURED THE STOP FOR THE DECK WAS MESSING.

June 20, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING & WAS IN PROCESS OF SPINNING THE ROOF BOLT IN RESIN GLEE WHEN SOME OF THE GLUE CAME OFF THE BOLT & GOT IN HIS EYE.THE GLUE WENT UNDERNEATH HIS EYE PROTECTION.

April 10, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

CANOPY CAME DOWN INJ HEAD WHEN FLOOR JACK BROKE LOSSE ON ROOFBOLTER.

December 12, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

METAL STRAP FELL OFF CANOPY HITTING HIS ELBO%W

December 5, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDERS

October 1, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CHECKING DUST SUCTION ON DRILL HEAD WITH HIS HAND WHEN THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF HOLE AND STRUCK HIM.

September 18, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND DRILL HEAD WHEN STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE.

September 13, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WAS LOADING COAL WHEN ROCK FLEW BACK & HIT HIM.

August 16, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROOF BOLTING TOP WHEN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING INJ ON THE ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.

May 25, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT BY ROOFBOLTER CABLE AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.

April 3, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING COAL IN FRONT OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE CANOPY HIT HIM IN RIBS

January 31, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CANOPY WAS LOWERED FOR MANS ROOF DRILL HEAD. MAN WAS BENDING END OF STEEL ROOF STRAP AGAINST ROOF WHEN HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY & DRILL HEAD BOOM.

December 8, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAD HAND ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER CANOPY AND PUSHED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY MASHING LT MIDDLE FINGER

October 21, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROOFBOLTER DRIFTED BACK ROCK BROKE AND HIT H IS HEAD AND HAND

July 26, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

CLEANING ROCK OFF HEAD ON OFF SIDE OF MIENR WHEN OPERATOR SET PAN DOWN ON LEFT FOOT

June 10, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK BROKE AND CAME DOWN ON DRILL STEEL HITTINGS MANS CHIN

March 30, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PUTTING MINER CABLE IN HOOK WHEN MINER OPERATOR TWISTED THE MINER AND THE CANOPY GOT ON HIS FOOT

March 16, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DRILL STEEL HUNG IN HOLE HE LET THE HEAD DOWN TO GET STEEL OUT AND STEEL FELL AND HIT FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AND HEAD

March 11, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HIT ROCK ROLL WITH MINER AND KNOCKED EMPL AROUNG/ D IN CANOPY.

March 2, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING RIB HOLES WHEN DRILL HUNG AND REVOLVED HITTING EMPL ON SIDE OF FACE.

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