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June 24, 1992 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO THE DIESEL SERVICE PICK UP TRUCK AND STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE DOOR FACING JAM.AT WORK THE NEXT DAY WHILE BREAKING COAL WITH THE LOADER HIS NE CK BEGAN TO HURT HIS ARM WAS NUMB(LEFT) AND HIS LEFT EYE BLURRED.HE HAS A BUMP ON TOP OF HEAD.

August 8, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ka-Ron Enterprises Inc · Struck by flying object

MECHANIC WAS DRIVING TRACK PIN I DOZER TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN SLIVER OF METAL BROKE OFF & INJ RIGHT FOREARM.

February 16, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bare Mining Inc · Rubbed or abraded

I,NAME CALLED FROM LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL AND SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR BECAUSE HIS KNEE HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR YEARS. HE SAID THAT THE DOCTOR SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HIS KNEE OPER ATED ON.

February 14, 1989 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bare Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO FACE AREA OF MINE IN AN S&S 484 SCOOP BUCKET AND STATED HE WAS INJURED WHEN THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROUGH AREA ON THE MINE FLOOR.

November 9, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Bare Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT SECTION BELT TAILPIECE.AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP FROM KNEELING POSITION,STRUCK HEAD ON MINE ROOF FORCING NECK TO ONE SIDE.BLOW RESULTED IN NECK SORENESS -INABILITT Y TO TURN HEAD TO LEFT.

October 14, 1988 KY · Coal ELECTRICAL
Bare Mining Inc · Flash burns (electric)

ELECTRICIAN WAS PUSHING CABLE THRU CONDUIT INTO POWER CENTER WHERE BREAKERS HAD 440 POWER ON THEM ELECTRICIAN ASKED I NAME TO PULL END OF CABLE AND KEEP IT FROM TOUCHING BREAKERS WHICH HAD POW ER ON THEM CABLE TOUCHED TOP OF BREAKER CAUSING A FLASH OF FINE WHICH RESULTED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

October 5, 1988 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bare Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP INJ RING FINGER OF R. HAND WHILE CHECKING OIL IN PERS. VEHICLE THE INJ OCC WHEN EMP FINGERTIP WAS CAUGHT BY FALLING HOOD A(D RESULTED IN BROKEN FINERTIP AND LOSS OF NAIL.

October 4, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bare Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN 38 INCH COAL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO WALK IN A SQUATTING POSITION HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS BODY WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT KNEE THE RESULTING INJURY CONSISTED OF SORENESS AND STIFFNESS OF THE KNEE JOINT REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

October 1, 1988 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bare Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

END OF CHAINWHICK STRUCK RIGHT LEG ON SHIN. HAD X-RAY. BRUISED NEXT TO BONE.

July 20, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
C & B Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

USING AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN A NUT WHEN WRENCH CAME DOWN IT THREW NUT OUT OF SOCKET AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT TEMPLR.

June 8, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
Bare Mining Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NATURAL CAUSES MAN DIC OF A HEART ATTACK FOR CORNER REPORT.

June 17, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
South Pole Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A CHAIN S5W TO CUT TREES AND SAW OPERATOR GOT IT STUCK IN TREE. HELPER PUSHED TREE & WHEN THE SAW CAME LOOSE IT HIT THE HELPER ON THE LEG.

August 6, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Turner Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROCK FELL OFF HAULER IN ROAD FRONT TIRE HIT THE ROCK JERKED STEERING WHEEL AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

July 3, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Turner Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WIND BLOWING DUST AROUND DOZER.

June 26, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Turner Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH AND HOT SLAG GOT ON CLOTHES

May 24, 1984 VA · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Turner Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

TAPPING AND DRILLING OUT BROKEN BOLTS PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN EYE STEEL WAS REMOVED BY DR IN SURGERY DOING OK NOW

September 6, 1983 VA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Turner Mining Inc · Fall from machine

STEPPED OUT OF TRAILER SLIPPED ON TAIL GATE OF TRUCK AND BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE AND SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.

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