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December 1, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER UP TO BOLT TOP WHERE OVERCAST HAD BEEN SHOT OUT PIECE OF TOP BETWEEN TWO BOLTS FELL OUT HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK & BETWEEN SHOULDER.

April 30, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER WHILE LOWERING HEAD DOWN.

May 17, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE, THE DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN THE HOLE. THEN WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

October 31, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HE WAS RUNNING THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, A SMALL RIB ROLL OCCURRED PINNING HIS LEFT AG AGAINST THE CANOPY ON THE MINER.

October 20, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HE WAS OPERATING CONTINOUR MINER RIPPER HEAD OF MINER GOT H UNG UP IN ROCK HE WAS CUTTING & WHEEN IT BECAME LOOSE MINER DECK SLAMMED TO BOTTOM JARRING OPERATOR.

September 14, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE PULLING T2E CABLE OVER THE HEAD OF THE MINER, THE MINER TURNED TO THE SIDE AND PULLED HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS ELBOW.

September 1, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED END OF E5BOW WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER.

February 16, 1987 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATIN1 A BULLDOZER ON THE SLATE DUMP AND WHILE BACKING UP OVER A SMALL HUMP OF SLATE, IT JARRED HIM HURTING HIS STOMACH AND LEFT SIDE.

May 23, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE EMPL ROOF3BOLTING,CAUGHT FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER.

May 12, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE DIDN\T REMOVE HIS LEG WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD WAS LOWERED. THE LOWERING HEAD STRUCK HIS KNEE.

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