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September 11, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE SPLICING #1 CROSS MAIN BELT, HAD CLAMPS AND MONKEY ON A ROPE ON BELT AND BELT APART. BELT SWITCH GOT HIT CAUSING BELT TO START UP. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS ON BELT, WHEN ACCIDENT OCCU RRED. HE WAS ROLLED UP IN THE BELT AND THE CLAMP HIT HIM IN THE LOW PART OF HIS BACK AND HIP ON LEFT SIDE. HIS UPPER LEFT ARM WAS ALSO HURT.

March 22, 1990 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CRAWLING UNDER BRIDGE BOOM & OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE HIM & LET BRIDGE DOWN ON HIM HURT BACK.

January 2, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ELKORN SCOOP HUNG IN POINT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND RUNNING INTO A EIGHT BY EIGHT CROSS COLLAR POST CAUSING THE COLLAR ON TOP TO FALL ONTO THE OPERATOR STRIKING LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD JUST BEHIND LEFT EAR.

August 18, 1989 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

TRACK BROKE ON BRIDGE CARRIER AND GATHERED UNDER REAR OF BRIDGE CARRIER RAISING DECK OF BRIDGE CARRIER THROWING EMPL AGAINST ROOF.

April 17, 1989 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP 3 WHEELER WHEN HE HIT A HOLE OF THE MINE FLOOR BOUCING HIM UP HE CAME DOWN AND HIS BOLTING LIGHT WAS UNDER HIS BACK INJURING LOWER BACK

March 7, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Fall from machine

WAS RIDING IN BACK OF 3 WHEEL MAN TRIP WENT THROUGH SOME WATER & IT WAS COMING IN HE RAISED UP TO AVOID GETTING VOLTAGE METER WET THAT HE WAS CARRYING ON HIM & ROOF STRAP CAUGHT HIM & PULLED H IM OUT OF TRIP.

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