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January 17, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by falling object

EE AND COWORKER WERE UTILIZING A ROOF BOLTER TO PERFORM REHABILITATION WORKG THE THIRD SOUTHEAST SUBMAINS. EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND OF TOP OF IT, WHEN A PIECE OF D RAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIS HEND. THIS REULSTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND KNUCKLE OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE EE ALOS RECEIVED SUTURES TO THE FR

May 17, 1994 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANIDNG BESIDE A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN TEH OPERATOR TRAMMED THE CONT. MINER IN REVERSE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRAILING CABLE RESTRAINING CLAMP AND THE COAL RIB. H E SUFFERED CRUSHING INJURIES TO THE PELVIC AREA UPPER LEGS. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING HT EMTHANE MONITOR READOUT IN THE DEKC OF HT EMACHINEAT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

May 22, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by powered moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING WIRE FROM BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS STANDING BETWEN THE WHEELS OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE OPERATOR MOVED THE ROOF BOLTING FORWARD. THE BACK WHEELS RAN OVER T HE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT FOOT.

January 25, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATIN A ROOF BOLTER, WHILE DRILLING THROUGH A CURTAIN BOARD AND WAS PULLING HIS DRILL STEEL DOWN THROUGH THE CURTAIN BOARD HE HAD ROTATION ON AND WAS PULLING ON THE STEEL AND HIS RUBBER GLOVE GOT HUNG ON THE STEEL AND TWISTED HIS HAND HURTING HIS LITTLE FINGER. INDIVIDUAL DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 3/4/93.

January 7, 1993 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL WAS GRINDING (WITH DISC GRINDER) AWAY SLAG AND WLED FROM METAL BEING USED TO REPAIR 482 SCOOP. THE GRINDER HUNG ON THE OLD JAGGED WELD AND KICK OUT. THE GRINDER CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER TEARING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF IT.

April 14, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT TO SWING HEAD(TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER) AND THE LEVER FOR THE HEAD JACK WAS BENT UNDER.MOVED THE WRONG LEVER(SWING JACK LEVER) LETTING THE HEAD JACK DOWN ON FOOT. Y

January 5, 1992 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS TRAMMING MINER AND STOOD ON RUB RAIL TO TRAM THE MINER BY SOME GOB.HE TRAMMED THE MINER ACROSS THE TRACK AND THE MINER TILTED AND THREW/MASHED INDIVIDUAL INTO THE MINE ROOF.

August 29, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS FLOATING THE MINER MAN OUT AND A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND ROAD HIM TO THE GROUND.

June 17, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by falling object

BOLTING TOP.A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON HIS SHOULDER, AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

October 18, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

SPOTTING BOLTS AND THE HELPER MOVED THE PINNER UP ON HIS FOOT

October 14, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SITTING IN THE BOLTER DECK AND BEGAN TO FFELL PAIN IN HIS BACK.

April 24, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PUTTING 6P ROOF BOLT, HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND DID NOT HAVE THE ROTATION COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN HE LET THE HEAD DOWN, THE WRENCH COME OUT AND HIT HIM ON H IS ARM

September 5, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE F2R ROOF BOLT DRILL STEEL BENT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND

June 11, 1986 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Rawl Sales & Processing Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHECKING BELT B5OWER MOTOR BELT ON ROOFBOLTER AND START BUTTON WAS HIT.

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