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1983–2026
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October 28, 1983 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A BOLT MACHINE ON PRODUCTION SHIFT INDIVIDUAL WAS MAKING UP BOLTS TO INSTALL WHEN THE OTHER OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TOMOVE THE MACHINEINTO POSITION TOINSTALL ANOTHER BOLT T HE MACHINE RAN UPON INDIVIDUAL S LEFT FOOT

August 2, 1983 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING BOLTING MACHINE AT FACE BOLTING CLOSE HEAD ON BOLTER HE SWUNG THE HEAD CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BOLTER AND RIB BREAKING HIS WIRST INDIVDUAL WAS TRAINED AND EVER L O BOLTING MACHINE.

July 15, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

IND WAS MINER OPERATOR OPERATING MINING MACHINE AT FACE EXTRACTING PILLARS UNDER SUPPORTED TOP BY BOTH BOLTS AND TIMBERS APP 3 TON OF ROCK FELL ON COMPLETE MINER AND FELL OUT FROM AROUND BOLTS OVER MINER OPERATOR ROCK FELL ON CANOPY FLIPPING ROCK INSIDE ON OPERATOR LEG NO BONES BROKEN INDIVIDUAL IS WORKING

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