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October 4, 1997 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, REACHED UP TO FREE STEEL AND ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

July 11, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER, EE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

August 2, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

R.B. OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY A R.B. WHILE LOWERING THE ATRS SYSTEM. A R.B. LAYING ON THE MACHINE WAS CAUGHT BY THE ATRS AND SLUNG AROUND HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE FACE.

August 5, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND & FINGERS CAUGHT WHILE TRYING

February 14, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS THUMB WITH THE CANOPY JACK ON THE FLETCHER ROOFBOLTER.

December 23, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING THE MINER CABLE OFF OF THE MINER HEAD AND GOT HIT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER THE GATHERING HEAD.

August 5, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE THE INJUR9D EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER A SMALL ROCK FELL OUT BEHIND HIM HITTING THE CANOPY SLIDING OFF AND HITTING HIM IN THE BACK

February 5, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING R.B. MACNINE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE WITH THE HEAD OF THE MACHINE

November 7, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE MOVED THE TEMPORARY ROOF JACK AFTER A BOLT WAS INSTALLED, A PIECE OF ROCK 5\X 3\X 6" FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT.

June 11, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUT UP A ROOF BOLT, THE BOLTER OPERATOR ROTATED THE HEAD A LITTLE IN ORDER TO LINE IT UP.

February 8, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Lambert Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE LOOKED OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, WHEN HE DID SO, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL SKIMMING HIS FACE.

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