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September 20, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WAITING FOR THE BOLTER TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY HE DID NOT NOTICE THE BOLTER CABLE AND THE CABLE CAUGHT HIM AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

March 9, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING ROOF WHEN A BOLT BENT. HE THEN TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT WITH WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. THE BOOM WENT UP AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER.

October 31, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GETTING READY TO START BOLTING THE ROOF THE ROCK PIN BROKE & THE CANOPY ON BOLTER CAME DOWN & HIT HIM ON THE HEAD

September 29, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING THE BOLTER OVER RUFF TRRAIN THE BOLTER TILTED DOWN THE CANOPY HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

August 26, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Struck by falling object

TRAMMING MINING3MACHINE BACK OUT OF CUT OF COAL WHEN MINER CANOPY CAUGHT PIECE OF ROOF COAL AND PULLED IT DOWN.PIECE OF COAL THEN STRUCK MINER-EMPL-ON LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

August 28, 1985 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Creighton Hills Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILL STEEL STRUCK IN ROOF MAN DROPED DRILL HEAD AND WAS CLEANING OUT SUCTION WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON DRILL HEAD HE HIT DRILL LEAVER AND HEAD WENT UP CHECKING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROOF STEEL AND H EAD INGERING HIS HAND.

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