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March 23, 1993 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GOING UNDER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG GOT TANGLED UP INTO IT.

January 25, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN ALLEGED HE HURT HIS BACK MOVING MINER CABLE.

January 6, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marvel Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BACK LOADING ROOF BOLTS.

January 3, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Marvel Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL WHEN RESIDUE FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

December 30, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marvel Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 12-17-91 EE DID NOT MISS OR REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-30-=91 SPRAINED BACK ON MINER CABLE.

November 5, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
P-F Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE MINER EE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE ATRS CANOPY AS IT WAS RAISING AND CAUGHT HIS FIJNGER BETWEEN CANOPY AND THE TOP. CAUSING THE CANOPY TO MASH HIS FINGER.

September 4, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS CHANGING HYDRALIC PUMP ON 14 CM MINER AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON FRAME OF MINER, BIG KNOT CAME UP ON ELBOW.

August 10, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING S/C & HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUNCED HIS SELF UP & DOWN

August 3, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR SET BUCKE TON GROUND AND SCOOP BUCKET HIT LEFT FOOT.

July 16, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUT AND HIT A HOLE AND BOUNCED.

April 22, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TERMINATED LEFT JOB AND FILED AN ACCIDENT WC123. LETTER FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION FUND DATED 5-21-91. DENIED SUCH CLAIM STATING NO INJURY RECEIVED RESULTING FROM EMPLOYMENT.

March 7, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marvel Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING UP IN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT OF SCOOP & HEAD HIT TOP PUSHING HIM DOWN INTO SCOOP COMPRESSING HIS SPINE

January 29, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marvel Mining Inc · Fall down stairs

FELL DOWN STEPS COMING OUT OF LAMP HOUSE

January 21, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marvel Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM OPER SCOOP BACKING SCOOP INTO OUTSIDE SHOP, CAUGHT FINGER ON DOOR OF SHOP

December 31, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marvel Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FEWL INTO LEFT EYE.

December 26, 1990 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hart-Hat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN GOT BEAT UP WITH CHAIR & 10 YRS LATER GOT DOWN IN BACK WHILE WORKING FOR ME.

November 20, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marvel Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER. WHEN HE LIFTED IT UP HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

November 5, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Marvel Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS TURNING & PULLED BACK.

July 28, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Marvel Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINNER CABLE PULL DOWN ACROSS BACK OF EMP

June 23, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cline'S Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THEY WAS JUST A SLIP IN THE TOP THAT ARCHED OUT ABOVE THE LENTH OF THE BOLTS IN THE INSTERSECTION.

June 20, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cline'S Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

STARTED TO BOLT BREAK AND HIT CRACK IN TOP. DRILL TEST HOLE 5' AND HIT A CRACK EVERY FOOT. QUIT BOLTING AND SET BREAKER POST AND DANGERED OFF.

June 19, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL HITTING ROOF BOLT OPERATOR BACK WHEN HE WAS USING THE HEAD TOGETHER BRUISED BACK AND LEFT LEG.

May 16, 1990 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marvel Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK AND CALLED IN STATING SCOOP THE DAY BEFORE HAD JUMPED INTO FAST SPEED CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.

May 3, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cline'S Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD SLATE BAR TRYING TO PRY SLACK UP OFF FEEDER CONVEYOR CHAIN SO THAT ELECTRICIAN COULD PUT CONNECTING LINE IN AND SLIPPED OR LOST HIS FOOTING. THIS ALLOWED PRY BAR TO COME LOOSE FROM HIS AHN DS AND IT SLIPPED HIM ACROSS FOREARM FRACTURING HIS ARM.

April 23, 1990 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Thin Seams Inc · Fall from machine

TRAMMING FORK LIFT FROM MINE SITE TO STOCK YARD. LOST CONTROL AND WAS THROWN OFF.

April 17, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marvel Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUDDY FLOOR- CUT LEFT HAND ON A CINDER BLOCK.

December 22, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cline'S Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN "SAID" HE HURT BACK LIFTING 10 X 25 X 15 TIRE. NOTE: MAN DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 12/26/89.

December 6, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cline'S Coals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN "ALLEGEDLY" HURT HIS BACK ON MINER CABLE. NOTE: WAS RELEASED FROM ER ON SAME DAY "NEGATIVE FINDINGS".

August 9, 1989 WV · Coal scoop car operator OTHER
Thin Seams Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

MASH THREE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

July 31, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thin Seams Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#6 ENTRY APPROX. 4TH BK INSIDE. FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 6:30 AM. FELL OVER WEEKEND. REPORTED TO LOGAN MSHA AT 0830 BY PHONE. 20 X 20 X 3'. PULLED BOLTS TO 4' HIGH.

July 31, 1989 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Thin Seams Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUPPLY ROLLED BACK AGAINST MOTOR PINNING MAN LEG.

July 27, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING MAN ON HEAD AND HAND BRUISED HAND AND HEAD.

April 28, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thin Seams Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED MINER CABLE AND HURT BACK LIFTED RF BOLTS HURT BACK.

April 22, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thin Seams Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CARRYING A CRIB BLOCK FELL OVER A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE.

April 22, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thin Seams Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTR PANEL LID OFF 21SC & HANDLE ON LID SQUARES RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER

April 12, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cline'S Coals Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ENTRY TURNED DOWN AND BACK UP IN SURG - EVIDENTLY FAULTY AREA - COUPLE MONTHS AFTER ADVANCEMENT "SLIP" BROKE LOOSE PULLING SHALE TOP LOOSE - APPROX. 1000 FT. OUTBY FACE AREA.

April 11, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Thin Seams Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SURFACE MINER WAS GOING DOWN STEEP HILL WHEN FELL & HURT LOWER PART OF LEFT LEG.

March 27, 1989 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast MACHINERY
Cline'S Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING ROOFBOLTER-HIT ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF UP LEVER WRENCH HIT HIM ON LEFT FOREARM.

March 23, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Thin Seams Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROCKDUSTER IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HURT HIS LEG.

January 23, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING MINER ON BACK OF FOOT.

December 1, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Thin Seams Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL ON FOOT.

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