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September 9, 1992 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Bone Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL UNLOADING FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHILE LIFTING A PALLET. ALSO TWISTED BODY AND THAT IS WHEN EMPL FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

August 13, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

79331R FALL OVER RIDING FORCES BROKE BREAKER AND TURN POST AND CRUSHED TO STUMPS. MINER WAS RETREATING WHEN THE FALL OVER CAME IT. 3 BLOCKS HAD BEEN PARTIAL PILLARED AND ROOF WAS SUPPORTED BY 38502TUMPS AND POST. SOME OF AREA HAD PREVIOUSALUY BEEN BOLTED WITH 4 FT BOLTS. WE DID SPOT LONGER BOLTS IN AREA, BEFORE STARTING SECOND MINING.

April 4, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION IN AN OLD RETURN AIRCOURSE OF THE MINE THE FALL WAS AT THE ANCHORAGE OF RESIN BOLT 48INCH FALL MEASURED 18 1/2 WIDE 40 FT LONG 4 FT HIGH NO VENTILATI ON WAS AFFECTED NO EQUIPMENT WAS ENTRAPPED NO P ERSONAL INJURIES ROOF APPEARED TO BE UNCONSOLIDATED LAMINATINATED SHALE UNABLE TO SUPPORT ITS WOOWN WEIGHT.

January 22, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
J A L Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED LEFT KNEE WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

December 27, 1991 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
J A L Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

BY LETTER DATED 12-27-91 AN AWARD OF 1/4% WAS GRANTED TO EE CLAIM 91-25031.

October 10, 1991 WV · Coal DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
J A L Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BOARD GRANTED INJURED A 30% AWARD ON 10-10-91.CLAIM#9100252216-0P.

June 13, 1991 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Red Bone Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE SLACK WITH A SHUTTLE CAR. HE USED A 3' DRILL STGEEL TO SECURE A PULL ROPE TO HIS SAFETY CANOPY. SUPPORT LEG. DRILL STEEL CAME LOSOE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

May 21, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

5 HYG INTEVESCTION SPAD 8 APPROX. 6 TO 7 FT HIGH APPROX. 15 FT WIDE AND APPROX 15 FT LONG CRAB FOR WAY INTERSECTION.

September 15, 1990 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Bone Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 50' LONG 12' WIDE AND 5 TO 6' THICK.FALL WAS CAUSED BY HEAVILY JOINTED ROOF THAT WAS POORLY FORMED.NO INJURIES.NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

July 9, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FULL AT 988 1 1/2 BLOCKS INBY & AT SPAD 992 1 BLOCK OUTBY WE CRIB ALL FOUR WAYS & DANGER OFF IT FULL 17' WIDE & 70' LONG.

January 23, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
J A L Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWENN ROOF BOLT CAUGHT I NAME ON BACK OF NECK

March 20, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN RIGHT RETURN #^ HEADING OUTBY SPAD #723 16' WIDE X 4' HIGH X 16' LONG; EXCESSIVE WATER DRIPPING FROM AREA USING 4' BOLTS (RESIN) ON 4' X 4 1/2' SPACINGS.

December 16, 1988 WV · Coal belt vulcanizer MACHINERY
J A L Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WHILE PUTTING IN BOLT PUT WRENCH ON BOLT TO FINISH PUSHING BOLT TO ROOF. BOLT BENT PINCHING OPERATORS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & ATRS CANOPY. OPERATORS LEFT THUMB WAS B ROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

October 19, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Red Bone Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS RUNNING OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD FEEDER FROM FACE WHEN SHUTTLE CAR HIT A RUT AND BUGGY SLID INTO RIB HIS L ELBOW HIT THE RIBB BETWEEN BUGGY FRAME AND COAL RIB HIS L ARM WAS SWOLLEN NOT BROKE

September 16, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

#3 HEADING 20 FT INBY SPAD #795 INTERSECTION FELL 40' LENGTH BY 25' WIDTH THRU X-CUTS X 5' HIGH. X-CUTS OFFSET. SLIP ALONG LEFT RIB ALLOWED ROOF T GIVE AND BREAK ABOVE BOLTS.

July 12, 1988 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red Bone Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I. NAME WAS HELPING SET POSTS DURING PILAR OERATION. WHILE CARYING A POST 5" IN DIAMETER HE SLIPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIM SELF RESULTING IN TWISTING HIS BACK.

May 3, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
J A L Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

ELECTRICIAN WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING LIGHT SWITCH ON S/C TO FIND GROUND. LOOSE WIRE ARCHED & BURNT ELECTRICIANS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER, RING FINGER & LITTLE FINGER.

February 9, 1988 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Red Bone Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

MINER CUTTING COAL IN #6 FACE 2ND BUGGY ON B-RUN A LITTLE ROCK FELL AND 5 SECONDS LATER IT FELL 16 FT WIDE 14FT - 16 FT LONG 6 FT - 10 FT HIGH A CRACK WAS NEAR THE FACE THE PLACE WAS BOLTED A TEST HOLE WAS DRILLED NO INJURIES CONT. MINER WAS COVERED AND HAD TO BE PULLED OUT NO DAMAGE TO MACHINE OR PERSONS

February 2, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
J A L Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE.

January 6, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red Bone Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING WHEEL 6NIT ON SHUTTLE CAR, WHILE TAKING THE ONE UNIT OFF IT FELL OFF AS WE WERE TRYING TO REMOVE IT. THE MAN HAD HIS FINGER UNDER IT

February 23, 1984 PA · Coal FIRE
J A L Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FIRE STARTED ON OUTSIDE STACKER BELT & BELT DRIVE ARSON HIGHLY SUSPECTED

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