CAP COAL HAD LUNG TO TOP HE TRIED TO PULL IT DOWN & COULD NOT GET IT DOWN. HE PROCEEDED TO BOLT UP TO IT WHEN HE MANUVERED MACHINE OVER TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT COAL FELL STRIKING BACK.
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May 31, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING CUTTER TO FACE AREA WHEN BOOM STRUCK TOP. LOOSENING DRAW ROCK STRICKING OPERATOR ON BACK. BRUISING RIGHT SIDE OF BACK, KIDNEY & FRACTURING 2 RIBS.
March 15, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
GLOVE ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN ROOF BOLTER DRILL STEEL.
January 9, 1991
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Pa-Pa Coal Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLTER SET HIS AFRS AND REACHED FOR HIS DRILL STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM ROOF CATCHING HIS HAND.
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