MINER OPERATOR WAS ABOUT TO HANG CABLE PULL ROPE ON FRONT END OF MINER, HE SWUNG MALHINE CATCHING HELPER WITH CONVEYOR BOOM AGAINST RIB.
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Wolf Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
July 10, 1993
WV · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Wolf Creek Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE PINCHING FINGER TO DRILL HEAD
Wolf Creek Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING BOLTER WITHOUT NOTIFYING HELPER, RUNNING OVER EE'S LEFT FOOT.
March 5, 1993
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Wolf Creek Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS MANUALLY ASSISTING THE DRILL BOOM SWING ON ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN NECK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4-7-93 AND LEFT AGAIN ON 4-14-93.
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