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June 6, 1988 TN · Coal roof bolter (mounted) (return side) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A FOUR FOOT ROCK BAR SCALING DOWN LOOSE ROCK AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

April 20, 1988 TN · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS OFF HIS MACHINE WATCHING A PILLAR FALL, AS THE FALL STARTED HE LEFT THE AREA AND FELL DOWN INJURING HIS ELBOW.

February 26, 1988 TN · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS OPERATING S&S SCOOP THE LAMP CORD ACROSS THE TP OF HIS CAP CAUGHT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF JAMING HIS NECK. INJURED THE VIRTEBRA AND MUSCLES

May 28, 1987 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

OPERATING ROOF 6OLTER AT THE FACE OF COAL PREPARING FOR FINAL PUSH OF PILLAR OF COAL.CLOSE TO THE FACE WHEN COAL FELL FROM FACE PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE PRESSURE OF THE WEIGHT COMING ON THE COAL ABOUT A TON OF3COAL FELL AROUND HIM.THE COAL PRESSED HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER INJURING HIS BACK AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

May 9, 1987 TN · Coal welder MACHINERY
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS WELDING 2N A MINE SCOOP, WHILE SCALING THE SLAG A SMALL PIECE FLEW IN THE EYE

May 4, 1987 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BATTERY3ON HIGHLIFT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 26, 1987 TN · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECENTLY MINER 3AMED ABOVE PARTICIPATED IN A MEDICAL EXAMINATION AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL MINE SAFETY & HEALTH T HIS MEDICAL EXAM INDICATES THAT THIS MINER HAS A SUFFICIENT DEGREE OF PNEUMOC ONIOSIS (BLACK 5UNG) UNDER TITLE30 CFR THIS IS A PART 90 MINER

January 28, 1987 TN · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS A SCOOP 2PERATOR, HE PARKED HIS SCOOP AND BEGAN SCALING THE LOOSE ROCK AT THE FACE OF NO. 4 ROOM, SOME OF THE LOOSE ROCK FELL BRUSHING HIS SIDE CAUSING SOME PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA.

October 23, 1986 TN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS COMI3G FROM THE BATTERY STATION TOWARD THE FACE WITH HIS TRACTOR AND FORGOT ABOUT THE BAD PLACE IN THE BOTTOM AND HIT IT JARRING HIM HURTING HIS BACK

September 2, 1986 TN · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS SCOOP DR3VER,GOING OUT SIDE TO CHANGE BATTERIES,HE MET HAULAGE MOTOR AND PULLED INTO X-CUT TO PASS AS HE PULLED BACK OUT ON HAULWAY LOOSWE PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS HAND.HAND WAS ON CONTROL LEV9R,IT WAS BRUISED AND HAS SWOLLEN.

February 13, 1986 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE ALLEGES THAT3WHILE EITHER ARREMPTING TO MOVE OR START A SMALL SLUDGE PUMP PORTABLE HE STRAINED.

July 29, 1985 TN · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS MAN WAS THE TRACTOR DRIVER HE PULLED INTO THE LOADING POINT LOADED THE FIRST CAR THEN REMEMBERED HE HAD POWDER IN THE SEC OND CAR HE LEFT THE MOTOR RAN BACK TO GET THE POWDER OUT OF THE C AR AS THE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS APPROACHING THE LOADING POINT HIS BACK WAS TO THE SCOOP OPERATOR HE WAS STOOPED OVER THE SIDE OF THE CAR THE SCOOP CAUGHT BOTH LEGS PRESSING THEM AGAINST THE CAR

June 24, 1985 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THIS MAN OPERATED THE ROOF BOLTER, AND THE HAVIT OF LIFTING THE BOLT AGAINST THE ROOF THEN PLACING IT IN THE WRENCH WITH ONE HAND AND PULLING THE HYDRAULIC LEVER WITH THE OTHER HAND, HE FAILE TO COORDAINATE PROPERLY MASHING THE FORE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

July 2, 1984 TN · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FINISHED DRILLING COAL AT FACE OF #2 ENTRY AND THREW DRILL UPON PINNER HANDLE HIT TOP AND FELL OFF PINNER .END OFHANDLE STRUCK LEFT CHEEK CUTTING SMALL LACERATION REQ 3 STITCHES.

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