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December 4, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

DISCOVERED ROOF FALL ON RE-OPENING INSPECTION. FALL LOACTED 2 BREAKS LEFT & 1 BREAK OUTBY SURVEY STATION 1320 APPROX. 20' X 20' 5'

June 30, 1997 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN IN THE 5 HEAD. AS HE WAS WALKING BACK OUT OF THE HEADING A ROCK 3'X3'X8" FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK.

April 24, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 20'X20'X20' 1ST INTERSECITON INSIDE IN #3 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #3. APPROX 600' OUTBY THE FACE. THIS FALL IS ACTUALLY A CONTINUATION OF THE FALLLS WHICH OCCURED ON 3-28-97 AND 4-16-97.

April 16, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 100'X20'X20' 1ST BREAK INSIDE OF #2 ENTRY AT SURVEY STATION #6 APPROX 600' OUTBY THE FACE AREA. THIS FALL IS ACTUALLY A CONTIUATION OF THE FALL WHICH OCCURED ON 3-28-97.

March 28, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SLIP IN ROOF--ROCK APPROX. 24" AT TOP X 45" AT BOTTOM X 96" HIGH X 15' LONG DROPPED OUT OF ROOF ABOVE ANCHORAGE. 3 BOLTS WERE IN THE SLIP. AT XCUT TO RT. OF STATION 3273 APPROX 60' OUTBY FACE OF #5 HEADING AND 250' FROM SURFACE.

March 28, 1997 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN FIRST INTERSECTION UNDERGROUND IN #4 ENTRY. EXTEND IN THROUGH THE RIGHT XCUT APPROX 80' OUTBY STATION 3270. FALL APPROX 20' WIDEX60' LONGX15' HIGH.

December 6, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lone Wolf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE. FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD #1019. SIZE OF FALL: 3-7'THICK, 15'W, 20'L. ACCESS TO FALL WAS TIMBERED OFF AND DANGERED OFF. THERE WILL BE NO CLEAN UP.

July 21, 1996 VA · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

LYING ON MINE FLOOR CUTTING PIN ON MINER CATS PADS WITH A TORCH. FLAME POPPED FROM TORCH AND SLAG FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EAR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ADNYTIME UNTIL 7-25-96 WHEN EAR GOT INFECTED.

April 12, 1996 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAIN FROM ROLL OF BELT ON BACK OF A LOADED TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK HE FELL OFF BACK OF TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT ELBOW.

March 10, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINOR CAUGHT IN ROOF FALL (PILLAR FALL) FALL RODE THRU & INTER SECTION 60' INBY SPAD 555 FELL IN APPROX 15'H LENGTH AND WIDTH = PILLAR FALL UNDETERMINED.

March 7, 1996 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HYDRAULIC CHAIN SAW & CHAIN BROKE STRIKING KNUCKLES OF RIGHT HAND.

March 4, 1996 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

PILLAR FALL CAUGHT HEAD OF MINER, IN THE LEFT CUT OF A 3 CUT PLANT 1 CUT APPROX. 20'X4'X6-8' DEEP APPROX. 90' INBY STATION 525 BOLTED WITH 60 DYER RODS.

February 13, 1996 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING ROCK SALT IN TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF SIDE OF THE TRAILER.

January 8, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Betty B Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HEARING LOSS CAUSED BY WELDING AND MINING EQUIPMENT.

December 14, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING A BENT ROOF PLATE WHEN WRENCH CAME OFF BOLT HEAD STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.

December 4, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL FOUND ON THIS DATE. FALL WAS APPROX. 30' WIDE, 30' LONG, AND 14' HIGH IN NEUTRAL #3 ENTRY AT STATION SPAD NO. 3986. THIS SOFT AND FAULTY ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. N O PERSONS WERE INVOLVED, VENTILATION NOT DISTURBED, NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVEWD. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL PLOTTED ON MINE MAP.

October 27, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS RUNNING ROOFBOLTER AND HAD JUST ADVANCEDBOLTER UP AND WAS MARKING BOLTS OFF WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE ATRS STRUCK HIM IN THE HELMET, PINNING HIS LEFT LEG U NDERNEATH THE ROCK. ROCK WAS APPROX 4'L,2'W TAPERING OFF TO A POINT.

October 8, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

BAD ROOF, AREA HAS SLIPS AND SOFT ROOF, ALSO FALL WAS IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE #1 ENTRY, APPROX 140FT OUTBY WORKING FACE. ONE BREAK INBY STATION SPAD # 62. APPROX 12 FT TO 15 FT HIGH, AND 17 TO 18 FT WIDE AND 30 FT LONG.

September 14, 1995 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER HE BENT OVER TO PULL CABLE WHEN A SUPPORT TIMBER DISLODGED & FELL ACROSS HIS BACK

May 16, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

CUT 4 LEFT THROUGH INTO 3 HEADING, TOP HAD TWO SLIPS. STARTED WORKING AND FELL. WILL HAVE TO MOVE BELT ENTRY UP ONE HEADING TO KEEP FROM CLEANING UP FALL.

April 16, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL 60' INBY STATION 283 APPROX 20/X20/6'. BOLTED IWTH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. AREA HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY STOPPED AS ANACTIVE WORKING FACE DUE TO BAD TOP.

April 6, 1995 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION PULLED MINER CABLE & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

February 28, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS RUNNING MINER ON THE PILLAR SECTION, TOP STARTED TO FALL IN, EE LEFT MINER AND A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING THE INJURY.

February 28, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OWL CREW WAS PILLERING, HAD CUT LEFT CUT AND WAS CUTTING RIGHT CUT WHEN TOP STARTED WORKING AND FELL ON MINER BEFORE THEY COULD GET IT BACKED UP INCLEAR. GOT MINER 10 FOOT BACK FROM COAL.

February 13, 1995 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON ACTIVE SECTION INBY SPAD 3868, 6 TO 8 FOOT HIGH, 18 FOOT WIDE, 20 FOOT LONG. NO EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS EFFECTED.

January 25, 1995 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING POWER, HANGING POWER LINE, WHEN HE RAISED HIS ARMS, HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 23, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE BELT DRIVE. SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN DRIVE, THROWING EMPLOYEE AGAINST RIB OF THE MINE. EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD AND BACK AND SHOVEL CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE GROIN AREA. GLASSES WERE BROKEN.

December 21, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOFFALL OCCURRED AT APPROX 3:30 PM ON ACTIVE SECTION IN LAST OPEN CROSS CUT IN THE HEADING AT SPAD STATION #12. APPROX. 8' TO 10' HIGH, 20' LONG AND 20' WIDE. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONNEL AFFE CTED. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.

December 12, 1994 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE (12 INCHES BY 3" THICK) FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.

December 9, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOFFALL WAS FOUND BY EE AT 12:30PM AT #6 HEADING AT LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ONE BREAK INBY STATIONSPAD 3794 APPROX 20FT WIDE BY 20FT LONG BY 10FT HIGH NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT LOSS & NO DISTURBA NCE TO VENTILATION

December 9, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOFFALL WAS FOUND AT #6 HEADING AT STATION SPAD 3794 AT8:30PM 20FT WIDE BY 20FT LONG BY 10 TO 12 FOOT THICK AT PEAK NO INJURIES NO EQUIPMENT LOSS & NO DISTURBANCE TO VENTILATION

December 1, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

FEEDER CATS HAD BROKEN AND WAS REPAIRED. EE WAS PUMPING GREASE JACK UP TO REMOVE SLACK AND REMOVED GREASE FITTING TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM JACK. WHEN LOOSENED, GREASE FITTING AND GREASE SHOT O UT AND STRUCK HIM IN BOTH EYE.

November 21, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS BURNING KEEPER OFF CAP PAD UNDER MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN HIS EAR. DID NOT THINK THERE WAS A PROBLEM SINCE HE GOT SLAG OUT UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHEN HE BLEW HIS NOSE AND AIR CAME OUT HIS EAR AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO DR HE HAS MISSED TWO DAYS WORK, 12-1-94 AND 12-2-94.

October 16, 1994 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Betty B Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY I.NAME ON A PRE-SHIFT VISIT. IT WAS LOCATED IN THE HEADING BETWEEN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AND THE FIRST ONE OUTBY ON 2 LEFT PANEL OFF 1 LEFT MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROX . 8-10' THICK, 20' WIDE AND 50' LONG. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT LOSS AND NO DISTURBANCE TO VENTILATION.

December 24, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IS ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #1042. NO VENTILATION INTERRUPTED; NO INJURIES; NO EQUIPMENT EFFECTED. FALL IS APPROX. 8' X 16' X 30'.

November 10, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT BY STRIKING AN ALLEN WRENCH WITH A HAMMER. ALLEN WRENCH FLEW LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN LEFT EYE.

September 3, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL SLIDING DOWN STEEL HE WAS HOLDING.

September 1, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

APPROX 150' INSIDE DRIFT MOUTH OF #2 PORTAL AT STATION #8. WE HAD ASLIP CRIBBED PREVIOUSLY BUT HE TAIL EXSTENDE DON OUT OVER THE BELT. THE MOIST AIR CONDITIONS LOSEN THIS AREA AND ROCK APPR OX 6' WX12'LX3-5'H. REVELED FROM AROUND THE BOLTS OUT OVER THE BELT.

July 28, 1993 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS LAYING THE MIENR CABLE AGAINS THE RIB. A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIM. THE ROCK BRUISED HIS BACK, HEAD AND HURT HIS LEFT ARM.

July 6, 1993 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
Wolverine Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS PUTTING UP A BOLT. HIS FOOT SLID UNDER THE BOLTER HEAD. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN ON HIS FOOT. DISLOCATED ANKLE AND BROKE BONE IN FOOT.

June 26, 1993 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

FACE WAS BEING CUT WHEN IT (FACE) FELL IN PULLING ROCK BETWEEN BOLTS. ROOF BOLTS SWUNG THE ROCK INTO THE MINER CANOPY AND IT BROKE AND WENT IN ON THE EMPLOYEE.

June 21, 1993 VA · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON MINER-ROCK APPROX 4" THICK 20" WIDE 30"LONG FELL AND CAUGHT FOOT BROKE FOURTH AND FIFTH TOES OF RIGHT FOOT LACERATED RIGHT FOOT.

June 2, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX 30'LONG-20'WIDE-10 ' HIHG AT SPAD 1539 IN #5 HEADING AREA BOLTED WITH 5' POINT ANCHOR BOLTS. CRIBS WERE ALREADY SET IN AREA. AREA HAD SLIPS AND RIDER SEAM.

May 11, 1993 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mountaineer Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN GOB AREA OF PILLAR SYSTEM IN A FAULT ZONE. FALL APPROX. 20'W X 15'HIGH X 100' LONG LOCATED 60' INBY 1764 EXXSTENDING 100 TO LEFT.

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