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August 26, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & T Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND OF 24-26 FELL FROM SPAD #126 IN INTERSECTION FELL ABOUT 4 FEET THICK 16 TO 20 FEET LONG 18 TO 20 FEET WIDE.

August 19, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
K & T Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIAL ROOF FALL FELL OVER THE WEEKEND OF 17 THORUGH 19 FELL AT SEVERAL STATION 127 ACROSS TO SEVEN STATION 128 FELL ABOUT 20 FEET WIDE 40 FEET LONG ABOUT 4 TO 5 FEET THICK. AN ADDITI ONAL ROCK FELL AT SERBEA STATION #125 ABOUT 40 FEET LONG 20 FEET WIDE.

February 7, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & N Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WORKING ON PUMP WHEN HE HURT BACK.

December 13, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
R & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJ WORKING AROUND HIGHLIFT WHEN OPER OF IT PICKED UP INJ IN BUCKET WITH COAL.

October 2, 1990 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
R & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF STARTING BELT BACK AFTER IT QUIT. HE OPNED DOOR ON BELT BOX & RESTED HAND ON BOTTOM OF BOX & REACHED ACROSS TO TURN SWITCH ON. SWITCH GROUNDED OUT BLOWING ONE OF CONT ROL FUSES INJURING EMPL.

August 22, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R & N Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKINGOUT OF MINE OFFICE & SLIPPED & FELL & HURT BACK.

July 16, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & N Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURED OVER THE WEEKEND ON #1 BELT FALL WAS 1 BREAK FROM SURVEY STATION #27 MOVED FALL AND BUILT CRIGER ON BOTH SIDE OF BELT.

May 5, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLINGH MINER CABLE AND PC OF ROCK FELL ON MINER CABLE CUT FINGERS

November 6, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WORKING ON WIRE INSULATOR AND IT BURST AND CUT HAND.

February 27, 1989 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
R & N Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PIECE OF PREVIOUSLY HUNG DRILL STEEL WHEN HE APPARENTLY HIT THE WRONG CONTROL CAUSING THE ROOF DRILL HEAD TO RAISE INSTEQAD OF SPINNING.THEREFORE MASHI NG HIS LEFT HAND.

January 28, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
R & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHEN ROCK BROKE OFF AND SLIPPED DOWN HILL AND FELL ON LEFT LEG OF INJURED.

April 28, 1986 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Hole Mining Of Old Kentucky Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP #1 WAS SI7TING ON DUMP CHARGING SCOOP OPERATORS WHEN SCOOP #2 WAS COMING THROUG A FLY CURTAIN AND HIT SCOOP#1WHILE OPERATORS WAS WALKING UP BETWEEN SCOOP #1 AND RIBCATCHING HIM BETWEEN S SCOOP #1 AND RI6 AND HURTING HIS ANKLE.

March 20, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Hole Mining Of Old Kentucky Inc · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS LOA8ING A SHOT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK THE ROOF BOLTS WAS IN 3 1/2 FT OF FACE THE ROCK WAS ABOUT 1 1/2 THICK AND 3 FT LONG BY 2

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