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February 18, 1989 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF FALLEN TOP ROCK WAS ON CONTINUOUS MINER. IN TRYING TO MOVE PIECE WITH SLATE BAR ROCK BROKE INTO TWO PIECES & BAR CAME DOWN ON FOOT WITH PIECE OF SLATE ON TOP OF IT.

February 15, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING ROOFBOLTING MACHINE WHEN CANOPY WAS RAISED AGAINST ROOF A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BROKE OFF FELL A PIECE SLID OFF CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON BACK AND RT SHOULDER

January 24, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Long Branch Energy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING ROOF BOLTER I NAME INADVERTANTLY DROPPED THE DRILL HEAD ONTO HIS FOOT

September 12, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

THIS AREA MINED THROUGH NARROW GAP IN MOUNTAIN WITH HOW COVER AND OUTCROP WITHIN 100 FT OF EACH OUTSIDE HEADING.

August 19, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION OF #1 HDG INTAKE AT SPAD #1109. THIS WAS IN NARROW GAP OF COAL SEAM, OUTCROP BEING WITHIN 100 FT OF HDG. THIS AREA HAS LOW COVER, FALL WAS APPROX 100 FT L ONG X 10 FT HIGH X 16 FT WIDE. ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 6 FT COMBO BOLTS WITH 3/8" X 16' HEADERS LOGGED WITH POST AND CRIBS IN INTERSECTION.

August 16, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXITING SHUTTLE CAR KNEE TWISTED

July 28, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Atlanta Mining · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DUCK WALKING FROM CONTINUOUS MINER TO RIB RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY AND LOCKED UP

July 22, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION OF BELT HEAD 20 FT WIDE AND 60 FT LONG X 7FT HIGH LETTING LOOSE ABOUT COAL RIDER SEAM THIS FELL DOES NOT INTERFER WITH VENTILATION

July 8, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

THIS AREA HAS LOW COVER AND WAS MINED 200KT OF OUTCROP. THIS FALL DOES NOT IN TNETON WITH PASSAGE OF MEN OR INTERRUPS VENTILATION.

March 22, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELINE BELT LINE STRAINED BACK. CONT. TO HURT THROUGH OUT SHIFT.

March 15, 1988 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Fall from machine

THE LOADER OPERATOR TRIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF FRONT END LOADER, FELL AND INJURED BACK.

February 7, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

MINING IN AREA OF LOW COVER, AND APPROZ 400 FT FROM OUTCROP TO OUTCROP. #2 HDG AT X CUT 40 AND TAPERING OFF AT CROSSCUT 51. NO DAMAGE OCCUR. DOES NOT INTERFER WITH PASSAGE OF MEN OR INTERRUP VENTILATION

January 29, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
White Oak Coal · Accident type, without injuries

NOT MUCH COVER MINING IN AREA OF APPROX 400 FT WIDE #4 HDG AT SPAD #1129 THIS ROOF FALL DOES NOT INTERFER WITH PASSAGE OF MEN OR INTERRUPT VENTILATION

October 22, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Coal · Fall from piled material

NORMAL CONDITIO3S THEMINE YARD CONTAIN PILES OF MINE TIMBERS CONTAINED WITHIN TIMBER RACKS I NAME WAS ON TOP OF A PILE THROWING TRIMBER INTO SCOOP WHEN HE FINISHED HE JUMPED TO GROUND FROM A T TOP THE PILE I3JURING HIS ANKLE IN THE PROCESS.

October 19, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
White Oak Coal · Struck by falling object

WHILE POSITIONI3G ROOF BOLT MACHINE FOR BOLTING OPERATION I,NAME'S HAND WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF FALLING TOP ROCK. HIS HAND WAS ON THAT TRAM CONTROL LEVER AT THE TIME.

August 28, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Atlanta Mining · Flash burns (electric)

PULLING MINER C5BLE & THE TOP FELL IN ON CABLE. THE ROPE ON THE CABLE PULLED THE CABLE INTO CAUSING A FLASH. EYES WERE BURNED FROM THE FLASH.

August 26, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlanta Mining · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION IN3#3 ENTRY NEAR THE FACE FELL ONTO THE SECTION FEEDER.THE FALL WAS APPROX. 5" THICK BREAKING ABOVE THE 4FT. RESIN GROUNDED RODS USED TO SUPPORT IT.

June 8, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
White Oak Coal · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS BACKING3MINER OUTBY OF FACE TO PUSH UP LOOSE COAL. THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE MACHINE STRUCK AN OFFSET IN RIB AND SLEWED THE CONTINUOUS MINER INTO THE RIB PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE RIB A ND THE CANOPY O3 THE MINING MACHINE

April 23, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
White Oak Coal · Struck by falling object

HE LEANED HIS A9M ON TOP OF A SHUTTLE CAR DRIVE SHAFT THAT WAS ON TOP OF A SHOP WORK BENCH.THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED THE SHAFT TO ROLL OFF THE BENCH AND FALL STRIKING HIS FOOT.

March 18, 1987 WV · Coal brattice man/worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING ROOF6OLTS,SLIPPED AND FELL.KNEE SLIPPED UNDER THE DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER AND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTTOM AND BOOM OF MACHINE.

January 19, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Atlanta Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RELEASING3TENSION FROM A ROPE HOIST RED DEVIL THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOIST MECHANISM AND ALLOWED THE HOIST TO TRAP THE THUMB ON THE RIGHT HAND. THE THUMB WAS LACERATED AND FRACTURED.

October 27, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PINCHED3GLOVE BETWEEN WRENCH AND ROOF BOLT. WHILE PUSHING BOLT IN HOLE WITH ROTATOR ON CAUING GLOVE TO BE TWISTED AROUND BOLT AND CUTTING FINGER.

July 25, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
White Oak Coal · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WAS INST5LLING ROOFBOLTS AT THE FACE THE TOP AT THIS AREA IS NON-STRATIFIED AND HAS TENDENCY TO BREAK OFF AND FALL IN VARIOUS SIZE BREAKS WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE I.NAME WAS STRUCK ON 7HE FOOT BY A PIECE OF FALLING TOP ROCK

July 18, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
White Oak Coal · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 121885 I.NAM9 CLAIMS TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A DOUBLE 180H DRIVE CHAIN TO SIDE OF THE LOADING DOCK AREA HE CLAIMS HE FELT A STAB OF PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA PAIN SUBSIDED & NO ACTION WAS TAK EN ON 071886 I.3AME CLAIMS THAT HE TURNED THE U PPER PORTION OF HIS BODY & FELT SEVERE PAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS ON 121885

June 18, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
White Oak Coal · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING 2 SECT3ONS OF DRILL STEEL FROM ROOFBOLT HOLE HE HAD DRILLED.UPPERMOST SECTIN OF STEEL MOMENTARILY STUCK THEN RELEASED AND DROPPED.IT FELL STRIKING HAND AGAINST DRILLING HEAD OF MACHIN WITH FORCE. 3

May 10, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Atlanta Mining · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS RIDING 3N THE DIPPER OF THE SCOOP AND WENT THROUGH A SET OF CHECK CURTAINS AND RAN INTO THE BOOM OF THE MINER THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS RT ARM WAS CRUSHED

April 21, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Atlanta Mining · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING 9OOF BOLTER FROM OUTSIDE OPERATORS STATION THE OPERATOR STRUCK HIS HEAD WITH THE CANOPY & AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

March 6, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING3COAL AT A BELT TRANSFER POINT VICTIM APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 10, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Coal · Fall down stairs

HEAVY SNOW FALL3COMBINED WITH WINDY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES A COATING OF GLAZE ICE DEVELPED ON A STEEL STEP CROSSOVER OUT BY THE TAILPIECE OF THE OUTSIDE BELT INJURED SLIPPED ON THIS ICE W HILE DESCENDING3THE STEPS AND STRUCK HIS BACK ON THE TOP STEP

March 11, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Atlanta Mining · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP COMING TOWARD OUTSIDE WITH LOAD OF CRIB BLOCKS WHEN SCOOP STRUCK LARGE HOLE CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON TOP OF METAL SEAT.

September 11, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Atlanta Mining · Struck by falling object

WHILE MOVING VENTILATION CURTAIN FROM ONE X-CUT TO BE PLACED AT ANOTHER THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM THE ROOF. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO BOTH ANKLES & SOME B ROKEN BONES IN T H E BACK AREA.

February 14, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Atlanta Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXITING S C TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS KNEE WAS TWISTED.NO APPARENT REASON FOR STRAIN IMPAIRMENT MINIMAL.

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