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December 21, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THW MAN WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF. WHILE REMOVING THE DRILL STEELS FROM THE ROOF, ONE OF THE STEELS FELL AND STRUCK THE MAN IN THE GROIN.

September 18, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS BES3DE THE CONT. MINER PICKING UP A MEASURING STICK AS THE MINER TRAMMED INTO POSITION.THE CONTINUOUS MINER STRUCK ARADIUS POST WHICH FELL OUT AND STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE HIP.

August 24, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS HEL1ING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR. HE WAS RESTING THE DRILL STEEL ON HIS LEFT FOOT. WHENT HE OPERATOR LOWERED THE CANOPY. THE CANOPY CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DRILL STEEL AND PUSHED IT INTO THE MA3 S FOOT.

August 3, 1987 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MAN WAS OPE9ATING THE ROOF BOLTER AND WAS LOWERING THE CANOPY ON THE MACHINE. THE MAN PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE CONTROL LEVER COVER.

September 2, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING BESIDE3ROOF BOLTING MACHINE.AS IT WAS TRAMMING SIDEWAYS THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER MANS FRONT FOOT.

May 15, 1985 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS DRILLING THE ROOF WITH THE ROOF BOLTER. A PIECE OF SCALE FELL THRU THE CANOPY OPENING OVER THE HEAD OF T HE BOLTER. THE PIECE STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HAND.

January 16, 1985 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS HELPING TO HOLD A HAND DRILL UP WHILE A HOLE WAS BEING DRILLED INTO THE RIB THE MANS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE DRILL STEEL TWISTING IT

October 18, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS FITTING TWO DRILL STEELS TOGETHER TO INSTALL INTO THE ROOF. WHILE RAISING THE HEAD TO JOIN THE TWO STEELS TOGETHER THE MAN PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO STEELS.

October 4, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A WHEEL SPUN IN LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING THE MACHINE TO SPIN AROUND THE CANOPYMAN WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF Y STRUCK THE MAN ON THE CHEST CAUSING A BRUISE

March 15, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by flying object

THE MAN WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR BEHIND THE CONT. MINER WHEN A BLOCK OF CEMENT FLEW OUT OF THE CONVEYOR OF THE MINER. THE BLOCK STRUCK THE MAN ON THE FOREARM.

November 9, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE MAN WAS TRAMMING THE C/M AS THE CAB WENT OVER A BUMP IT DROPPED QUICLY CAUSING THE MAN TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY

September 22, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS RAISING THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND AS IT PRESSED AGAINST THE ROOF IT DISL LODGED SOME ROOF SCALE THE MAN STEPPED BACK AND TWISTED HIS BACK

April 26, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A RIB PIN IN THE COAL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS HIP.

March 25, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS STANDING BY THE ROOF BOLTER AS THE MACHINE WAS TRAMMING AS THE MACHINE MOVED THE TRAILING CABLE PULLED DOWN FROM THE WIRE IT WAS HUNG FROM AND STRUCK THE MAN ON THE NECK

January 22, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Canterbury Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE MAN WAS WELDING A CHAIN WHEN A SPARK FLEW AND BURNT THE MAN\S LEG.

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