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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 20, 1995 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairfax Fuel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ROOF BOLTER OPER HAD MOVED THE BOOM OF THE ROOF BOLTER ALL THE WAY OVER TO THE OPER SIDE OF THE MACHINE & STARTED BOLTING HE HAD INSTALLED 4OR 5 ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE HAD PLACED HIS HAND ON T HE SIDE OF THE BOLTER HEAD WHILE HE WAS DRILLING& CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE HEAD & THE ATRS OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE

August 9, 1994 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairfax Fuel Inc · Struck by falling object

THE EMPLOYE EWAS HELPIN GON A ROOF BOLTER AND WATCHING TH EROOF FOR THE BOLT OPERATOR AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND KNOCKED HIS HEAD INTO A TRAY ON THE ROOF BOLTEING MACHINE CUTTIN GHIS HEAD. HE HAD TO HAVE 4 STITCHES PUT IN IT.

January 6, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Fairfax Fuel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS ROTATING THE STEEL AS HE BROUGHT IT OUT OF THE HOLE AND THE STEEL BROKE AND CAUGHT HIM ON THE CHIN.

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