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September 1, 1984 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mt Braddock Land Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MOVING A 60# 30 RAIL OFF WOODEN TIES, RAIL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT INJURED ON FOOT.

August 30, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Mt Braddock Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS MOVING MINER CABLE ALONG SIDE OF BOOM WHILE MINER WAS BEING TRAMMED. HE BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND RIB.

August 6, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Mt Braddock Land Company · Contact with electrical current

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING MAIN PANEL COVER TO S/C WITH POWER ON WHEN THE POSITIVE FEED FROM MAIN PANEL TO CONTROL PANEL IN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT H SHORTED TO FRAME CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

May 25, 1984 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mt Braddock Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

LOADING CREW WAS MINING IN INTERSECTION STUMP COMPLETED LOADING LAST SHUTTLECAR WAS MOVING MINER OUT OF PLACE WHEN FAL CAME COVERING MINER 4FT INBY THE CAB OF MACHINE NO INJURIES ALL SUPPORTS WERE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO PLAN

March 30, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mt Braddock Land Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING WOODEN BLOCK BETWEEN RT BOOM AND GUIDE RT BOOM FELL OFF GUIDE PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN GUIDE AND RIGHT BOOM

December 22, 1983 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mt Braddock Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING ED SAGHYS PRESHIFT EXAMINATION HE FOUND THAT 11 ROUND SPLIT INTERSECTION HAD FALLEN SUCH INTERSECTION IS IN THE MAINS AND DOESNT AFFECT THE WORKING SECTION IN ANY WAY SUCH AREA SHALL B E DANGERED OFF FROM ALL ENTRANCES

December 11, 1983 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mt Braddock Land Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW OF MEN WERE WORKING ON A MACHINE THAT WAS COVERED UP; DIVIZIE A FOREMAN WAS HELPING TO SET A CRIB; BLOCKS WERE BEING PASSED FROM ONE GROUP OF MEN TO ANOTHER; STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND\S IND DEX FINGER. DIVIZIE WORKED UNTIL DEC. 26,1983 BEFORE GOING TO A DOCTOR. CAST WAS PUT ON HIS HAND DEC.27,1983. THIS IS THE REASON FOR LATE REPORT.

December 8, 1983 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mt Braddock Land Company · Accident type, without injuries

LOADING CREW WAS MINING IN INTERSECTION STUMP; HAD JUST LOADED THE LAST SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS BACKING OUT WHEN THE ROOF GAVE COVERING THE MACHINE. NO ONE WAS HURT. ALL TEMPORARY SUPPORTS WERE I NSTALLED ACCORDING TO PLAN.

November 3, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mt Braddock Land Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS INSIDE FEEDER ATTEMPTING TO FREE A FLYTE WHEN A PIECE OF DETERIATED SHALE ROCK 49" X 45" & 5 1/2" THCIK TAPERED TO3" THICK FELL AND STRUCK INJURED AS HE WAS RUNNING AWAY, ON HIS BA CK AND RIGHT LOWER LEG AND FOOT

October 11, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mt Braddock Land Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN 20 SPLIT 7-8 ROOM WAS STRUCK BY THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE KNOCKING HIM DOWN HE FELL ON HIS SILF RESCUER SEVER MUSCLE SPASMS

October 3, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mt Braddock Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOWERING HEAD JACK,PINCHING FINGER IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN HEAD OF FLETCHER AND FRAME OF MACHINE.

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