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November 28, 1998 VA · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING TALKING TO OTHER EE AS ANOTHER MOVED THE PINNER. AS ANOTHER WAS REELING IN THE PINNER CABLE, THE CABLE HIT HIM KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS SELF-RE SCUER. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12/1/98.

July 14, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BOLTING THE TOP. HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE CAUSING CANOPY TO FALL ONTO EE'S HEAD & NECK.

December 6, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT FOR GLUE. WHEN EMPLOYEE RETURNED WITH GLUE LAID STEEL ON PINNER AND STEEL HIT HIM IN THE FACE. X-RAY 12-6-93 DR. WANTS ANOTHER X-RAY IN 3 DA YS.

September 15, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD AND WRENCH HE WAS USING TWISTING HIS PINKIE EE HAD FINGER X RAYED DR SAID IT WAS SPRAINED.

May 11, 1993 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BESIDE OF CO-WORKER WHO WAS WELDING. DURING THI TIME SOMETHING FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.

May 19, 1992 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Mullins Coal Company Inc Of Va · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WALKED OVER TO CHECK ON PINNER LISTENING TO IT PINNER RAN OVER FOOT

September 24, 1988 VA · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Graceco Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STANDING IN NO. 3 ENTRY WHEN PINNER STARTED MOVING PULLING THE CABLE DOWN THAT WAS TIED TO THE ROOF. THE CABLE HIT INJURED IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

August 4, 1988 VA · Coal MACHINERY
Graceco Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING BITS HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BUT NOT THE TYPE THAT COVERS THE SIDE OF THE EYE.

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