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September 5, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TORQUING A BOLT AND FELT LIKE A BEE STING IN NECK.

November 15, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS OPERATING THE BOLT MACHINE. TWISTED AND BUMPED HIS LEG ON SIDE OF BOLT MACHINE.

December 14, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTS INTO THE HOLE & STRIGHTENING AS TH3 DAY WENT BY HIS BACK HURT MORE

April 27, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF A PLACE, HE HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE MINER AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT AGAINST THE TOP.

March 5, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS WELDING CUTTING & GRINDING HE GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

June 15, 1989 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING WORK ON THE MINER AND A ROCK HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.

March 1, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF MACHINE & STRUCK HIM.

November 28, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS BOLTING AND GOT A PIECE OF ROCK IN HIS EYE.

April 11, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

I.NAME WELDED ALL DAY OFF & ON RESULTING IN FLASH BURN.PERCOCET FOR PAIN.

April 9, 1988 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WAS WELDING ON FEEDER & A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ARCED OFF HITTING HIS COVERALLS CATCHING THEM ON FIRE.

August 27, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS TAKING HIS STEEL OUT AFTER DRILLING THE HOLE THE HEAD RAISED SMASHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD & STEEL

May 22, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS BOLTING THE TOP AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE CANOPY.

January 17, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Double M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MR KEITH WAS STRAIGHTENING A BOLT AND THE HEAD OF THE BOLT MACHINE CAUGHT HIM ON THE RT HAND RT HAND HAS CONTUSIONS & ABRASION MID FINGER LACERATION & CONTUSION RING FINGER S EVERE CONTUSED LACERATION WITH SEVERANCE OF DIGITIAL NERVE ON RT SIDE

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