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January 16, 1989 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE WAS P UTTING THE TOP STEEL IN AND IT DIDNT LINE UP RIGHT SO I.NAME REACHED OVER TO LOWER THE BOOM AND HE GRABBED THE WRONG LEVER WHICH CLOSED THE STEEL GUIDE ON HIS FINGER

November 21, 1988 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STOPERING WIDE AREA ON INTAKE APC OF COAL FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMP O N WRIST AND HITTING STOPER CAUSING HIM OT SLIP AND FAL TO GROUND INJ OHTER WRIST.

April 23, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME STOOD ON3DRILL HEAD TO PLACE ROOFBOLT AND RESIN IN HOLE.CHUNK OF COAL RIB FELL AGAINST MACHINE CONTROLS RAISING MAN TO ROOF KINKING HIS NECK.

February 2, 1987 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

WATCHING CABLE 2N MINER RIB WAS WORKING I.NAME MOVED BAVK BY SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB ROLLED IN FROM BEHIND LINE CURTAIN STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOOT

January 12, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTING MA7HINE WAS TRAMMING OUT OF FACE WHEN I NAME REACHED DOWN IN ATTEMPT TO MOVE CABLE FROM UNDER TIRE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND RIB.

January 6, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING IN FACE AREA. HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND A PIECE OF RIB FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER.

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