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December 29, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF TOP WITH BOLTER WHEN ROOF BOLT BENT ABNORMALLY AND UNEXPECTUALTY CRUSHED AND LACERATED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

July 11, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH STEAM CLEANER. EMPLOYEE SPRAYED FOOT WITH HOT PRESSURE WATER. THE WATER PRESSURE CUT THROUGH WORK BOOT AND BURNED TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

August 16, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOLTER MACHINE MOVED SIDEWAYS HIT OPERATOR ON KNEE

May 29, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL PUTTING STEEL UP AND BOLTER POT CAUGHT HAND AGAINST ROOF.

April 14, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Beaver Creek Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE SUPPOSEDLY MISPLACE HAND ON BOLTER HE WAS PUTTING RIP ROOF BOLTS IN ROOF AND DRILLED 3/4 INCH HOLE THE SAME SIZE AN DRILL STEEL THRU HAND COMPLETELY.

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