VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE PUMP MOTOR ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO RAISE THE HEAD. WHEN THE PUMP MOTOR STARTED THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOVED AND CAUGHT THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE DECK AN D RIB.
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April 23, 1993
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Eastern Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Eastern Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
55061S REACHING ACROSS THE ROOF DRILL TO GET A ROOF BOLT & POSSIBLY HIS SHIRT GOT CAUGHT ON THE LEVER FOR THE ATBS & IT DROPPED ON HIS ARM
February 14, 1990
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Eastern Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL PINNING TOP WHEN ROCK FELL DOWN BY CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER INJURED EMPL BACK.
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