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June 29, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mt Top Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIP AND FAIL AGAINST TAILPIECE THIS ACCDIENT NOT REPORTED THE FORMAN ON CONVYOR ELSE TIL 7-6-94.

May 25, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mt Top Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYER CHAIN ON 101 JEFFREY MINER. WHILE PULLING ON CONVERYOR CHAIN HE APPERENLY STRAIN UPPER PART OF BACK.

March 25, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS AT THE #D3 BELTHEAD, ABOUT 15' OUTBY, DOWN ON HIS KNEES SHOVELING MUD OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT. HE THREW A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD UP ON THE BELT & THE MUD DID NOT COME OFF TH E SHOVEL WHENB IT JERKED HIM AROUND CAUSING PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK ALL THE WAY ATO HIS TOES. RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

February 3, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mt Top Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE STATED HE STUMBLED & FELL HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE ON ROCK

January 28, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN #3 HEADING CUTTING #3 LEFT BREAK. HE WAS BACKING THE MINER UP WITH THE REMOTE CONTROL & AS HE CAME BY THE MINER CABLE HE STEPPED ON MINER CABLE CAUSING HIM TO SHIFT H IS WEIGHT & HE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE. [TWISTED]

January 25, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN 3 LEFT BREAK WHEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN. HE STATED THE ROOF BOLT BENT WHILE HE WAS PUSHING UP & TURNING IT & THE ROOF BOLT STARTED A CIRCULAR MOTION. IT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

January 7, 1994 KY · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mt Top Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

December 20, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Horizons Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #4 HEADING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL PINNING HIS HADNBETWEEN THE DRAW ROCKAND DRILL POT. RESULTINGINF RACTURE TOT HE TIPOF THE RIGHT LITTLE FIGN ER.

December 8, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
New Horizons Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN 3 RIGHT BREAK. HE REACHED TO GET THE DRIVER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL, WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS IN THE HOLE FELL OUT AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL POT ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO TIP OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROOFBOLTER'S WAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. RESUTLED IN BACK STRAIN.

November 4, 1993 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Mt Top Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

October 11, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
New Horizons Coal Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS AWARDED RETAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED DATE FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

October 8, 1991 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Four-B Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON 16RBJOY CUTTING MACHINE MACHINE WAS BEING REASEMBLED & BAR NEEDED TO BE MOVED A FEW INCHES TWO HYDRAULIC HOSES HAD BEEN ACCIDENTLY REVERED & BAR MOVED IN REVERS E DIRECTION THAN INTENDED EMPLOYEE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE & HYDRAULIC JACK

September 14, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four-B Inc · Fall from machine

I WAS USING 950 CAT END LOADER ON HAUL ROAD. BRAKES FAILED ON STEEP GRADE. LOST CONTROL OF MACHINE. JUMPED OUT OF LOADER, INJURED ANKLE.

August 23, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four-B Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED REPORTED TO ME ON 08-29-91 THAT WHEN HE LIFTED A PICE OF METAL OFF GROUND HE HRT HIS BACK.THIS OCCURRED ON 08-23-91.

May 31, 1991 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey OTHER
Four-B Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WENT TO EXPLOSIVES MAGZINE TO GET DETIONATORS. WHEN HE REACHED INTO MAGZINE WITH HAND A COPPERHEAD (SNAKE) BIT HIM ON LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

January 27, 1988 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

IJURED WAS TRAM4ING 488 S&S SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER RCK ON HALLWAY CAUSING SCOOP TO BOUNCE AND THREW HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

December 28, 1987 VA · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED LIFTED 2AND HELD COAL DRILL AND WAS READY TO DRILL COAL FACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

December 14, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

WHILE OPERATOR 2F ROOF BOLTER WAS INSTGALLING THE LAST BOLT OF THE BOLTING CYCLE SOME LOOSE COAL ROLLED OFF THE FACE & HIT OPERATOR IN THE BACK CAUSING SOME PAIN

November 30, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

A TIMBER WAS DI8LODGED BY AN S AND S SCOOP WHILE CLEANING UP AN INTERSECTION.THE DISLODGED TIMBER FELL OVER AND HIT THE HELPER ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD,HIS HARD HAT WAS CRACKED BY THE IMPACT.

September 1, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS WATC2 TOP ON THE PILLAR SECTION TOP AMADE LAID THESE VICTIM. JUMPED QUICKLY AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE

August 6, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OUTSIDE MAN CLE5NING & GREASING BELT CONVEYOR STRUCTURE WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF STRUCTURE CAUSING HIM TO KRILL ANKLE,LOSE BALANCE AND FALL.INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.X-RAYS SHOWED FX BONE IN FO OT .AFTER CLOSE9 EXAM NO BONE FOUND TO BE BROKEN.

April 21, 1987 VA · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOT TIRE TOLD 2AVE PEOPLE HE WAS GOING TO SHOT COAL RIGHT BREAK OFF 3 HEADING WAS SHOT. BEFORE LEFT BREAK WAS SHOTG COAL DRILLEN ENTERED INTO 2 HEADING TO GET COAL DRILL MACHINE SHOT WAS FIRE BEFORE HE GOT O0 HEADING PANT OF SHOT HOLED THROUGH AND INJURED WAS HIT BY SOME COAL FROM BLAST.

February 17, 1987 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS STAN8 ON TAILPIECE STEP OFF IN TO A WATER-EVIDENTLY STEP ON ROCK TURNED ANKLE

February 6, 1987 VA · Coal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STUCK 6P SCOOP HAD PLACED BLOCK UNDER WHEELS TO RAISE GROUND CLEARANCE OF SCOOP AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO SCOOP SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK

December 9, 1986 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON 9EACHED UP TO PUT HIS HAND ON A HEADER BOARD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER RADIATING DOWN INTO HIS ARM HEIGHT OF COAL SEAM IS APPROX 6 FT APPARENTLY HE PULLED A T ENDON IN HIS SH2ULDER WHEN HE RAISED HIS HAND O VER HIS HEAD

October 14, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE LOOSED9D FITTING OF END LOADER HYD OIL HIT HIM ON SIDE OF FACE AFTER APPROX 1 HR IT STARTED BURNING IT WAS WASHED OUT AND EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO PHY

September 30, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS WALK3NG BEHIND ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TURNED ANKLE.

July 18, 1986 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVED INBETWEEN3?????? AND AR-75 ELKHORN OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY BACKED OVER FOOT.

March 14, 1986 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

HAD AN UNINTENT3ONAL ROOF FALL 70' INBY SPAD #J379 IN #1 1ST LEFT ENTRY. NO INJURY. FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEZNED UP. WILL PULL BACK & START PILLAR WORK.

December 23, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE WAS BRING3RULED UP ON BOLTING MACHINE. I NAME WAS STONED CLOSE BY CABLE WHIPPED HITTING HIM ON KNEE.

September 24, 1985 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TRAM4ING ROOF BOLTER APPARTLY STUCK SUPPORT PADS STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP.

July 22, 1985 VA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bird Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ WAS MOVING A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE FEEDER BREAKER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

July 19, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK DISLOGED FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND (FINGER WAS BROKEN).

May 16, 1985 VA · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCK WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE IT FELL TO FLOOR SOME HOW SLATE BAR WAS FLIPPED STRIKING WORKER ON LEG.

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bird Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL TN# RETURN BLEADEN ENTRY ON 1ST LEFT SECTION 1ST LEFT SECTION HAS BEEN ABANDONED FOR APPROX 4 MONTHS AREA WAS NEAR OUTCROP (WITHIN 200FEET) & HAS BEEN PILLARED FALL WAS APPROX 6FT TH ICK BY 20INX60FT LONG & WIDE NO AFFECT ON FACE VENTILATION ON WORKING

October 3, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bird Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 20-30\AND FROM 4-6\THICK IN #4 HEADING AT FACE AREA.MINING WAS NEAR TO OUTCROP AND ROCK FELL BETWEEN 2 MOUNTAIN SEAMS.

June 1, 1983 VA · Coal driller operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Old Ralph Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WALKED UNDER AN ANSUL FIRE EXTINGUISHER HUNG FROM TOP OF UNDERGROUND DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND KNOCK IT DOWN STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT SHOULDER

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