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February 4, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS GUIDING IDLER INTO SLOT WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN IDLER AND IDLER CAP.

December 18, 1997 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL THAT IS PART OF THE HANDRAIL/STEP ASSEMBLY FOR A DOZER AND WAS TRYING TO REMOVE ABURR WHEN THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE INTO PIECES AND STRUCK HIM IN THE ABDOMEN.

September 15, 1994 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Struck by flying object

BIG LUMPS OF COAL HAD PLUGGED # 2 RC CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A BAR ACROSS TO LOOSEN LUMPS OF COAL. WAS STANDING BESIDE CRUSHER CHUTE, HOLDING BAR ACROSS END OF CHUTE AND A LUMP OF COAL JUMPED UP OUT OF CRUSHER HITTING LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

December 18, 1990 WV · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CUTTING 8" PIPE, PIPE FELL CATCHING HAND BETWENE PIPE AND BEAM.

September 13, 1988 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SWINGING HEAD OF BOLT MACHINE TOWARD LEFT RIB-CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLT MACHINE AND RIB.

December 5, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

SETTING ROOF BO5T WRENCH-WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING ELBOW TO HIT DRILL HEAD.

June 20, 1986 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company, LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHECKING PUMP A7 POND NO. 22 PUMP WAS RUNNING BUT NOT PUMPING AND LINE CAME LOOSE FROM PUMP WATER WAS HOT AND BURNED HIM.

October 4, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS CHECKING SUCTION ON DRILL HEAD MOVED JOY STICK CATCHING RT HAND BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND HEAD

October 16, 1984 WV · Coal superintendent MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BOLT STEEL OUT OF HOLE STEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HEAD WHEN PUTTING HEAD BACK UP MASHED 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HNAD BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & HEAD OF BOLTER.

September 7, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Struck by falling object

BOLTER WAS BEING USED TO INSTALL FLYBOARD.I.NAME HOLDING ONE END OF BOARD WHEN PIEC OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTER STRIKING HIM ON UPPER LEFT SHOULDER.

July 16, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING ON BOLT STEEL STEEL STUCK IN HOLE PULLED OUT AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND STEEL

June 5, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Struck by flying object

DTILLING HOLE TOSET BOLT AND DRILL STEEL STOPPED UP AND DUST BLEW BACK OUT OF HOLE INTO EYE.

March 14, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Peerless Eagle Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLED STEEL THAT WAS HUNG IN HOLE AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN STEEL AND HEAD OF BOLT MACHINE

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