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October 8, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

September 7, 1989 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS THEY WERE ENADAQUATE WE ARE BOLTING WITH 5 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL IS LOCATED 70 FT INSIDE INTERSECTION 20' BY 20' 4'H

July 28, 1989 WV · Coal superintendent FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING PIECE OF TIMBER UNDER CAT PAT ON MINE WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL PINNING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND WOOD.RESULTED IN BUST RING FINGER LEFT HAND.

November 16, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

TOP BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS WHICH PROVIDED INADEQUATE LENGTH AND ANCHORAGE.NOW BOLTING W/4' RESIN BOLTS.LOCATION-500'INBY PORTAL #3 ENTRY-BELTLINE-14'W X 20'L X 3'H.

November 7, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 3 FT CONVENTIOANL BOLTS WHICH WERE INADEQUATE NEW BOLTING WITH 4 FT RESIN BOLTS FALL OCATION 1300' OUTBY WORKING FACE 900' INBY FAN.

November 1, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Interstate Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER,WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PULLED MACHINE UP ON HIS LEG,CAUSING INJURY.

September 14, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss STRIKING OR BUMPING
Interstate Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

ROOF BOLT AND PLATE HANGING DOWN FROM TOP- WHERE ROCK HAD FALLEN AWAY FROM PLATE, CUT AND ABRASION UNDER RIGHT EYE.

August 13, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

USE OF 3' CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE TOP IN THAT THE TOP WAS LAMINATED WITH THIN COAL SEAMS BOVE ANCHORAGE OF 3' BOLTS.

July 19, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

VICTIM WA> PULLING MINER CABEL IN A NORMAL MANNER A ND PULLED A MUSCLE OR HURT BACK

July 15, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL BY HAND AND INJURED BACK

April 13, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF IN THIS AREA WAS FAULTY WHEN MINED. FALL OCCURRED OUTBY DURING IDLE TIME FALL WHEN MINED AT STARTED WITH 3 INCH CONVENTIONAL REBOLTED WITH 4 FOOT RESIN.

March 29, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL WAS IN RETURN AIR COURSE IN AREA MINED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO ABANDONED PILLAR LINE ABOUT 450 FT INBY HAD THROWN WEIGHT BACK TO THIS AREA CAUSING RIB SLOUGHEDGE BOTTOM HOOVE AND EVENTUALLY TH E FALL

January 8, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AREA OF FALL WA8 ADJACENT TO A AREA THAT WAS MINED ON 50 FT X 50 FT CENTERS WITH NO 2ND MINING FALL AREA WEIGHTED UP SOM E

July 15, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL AT SPAD 1309 IN RETURN AIR COURSE APPROXIMATELY 300' FROM OUTSIDE.FELL UP TO BOLT ANCHORAGE AREA MINED 5 YEARS AGO. NO DAMAGE.

June 12, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3:00 PM 6-12-87 AT INTERSECTION 1 X-CUT OUTBY SPAD #39 APPROX 800' FROM WORKING FACES. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE NOT ADEQUATE NO DAMAGE TO PEOPLE OR EQUIP3

June 12, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED PRIOR TO 3PM 6/12/87 AT INTERSECTION AT SPAD #21 APPROX. 1000 FT. OUTBY WORKING FACES. FALL APPROX. 3 FT THICK. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLTS USED IN THIS AREA WHICH WERE INADEQUAT E. NO DAMAGE TO3PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT.

May 11, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

AREA THAT FELL 4AS BOLTED WITH 3' CONV BOLTS.BOLTS LOST ANCHORAGE CAUSING THE FALL.FALL OCCURRED 250' FROM OUTSIDE.

May 1, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Interstate Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING A B2X OF BITS.THE POSITION THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WAS IN A POSITION THAT CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.

April 30, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS.THE 3FT.CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASN'T ANCHORING IN FIRM TOP FALL OCCURRED 800'FT OUTBY FACE AREA.

April 12, 1987 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Interstate Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED I3 AREA OF BAD ROOF CONDITIONS FALL WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3FT CONVENTIONAL 3FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WASNT ARCHORING IN SO T O SUPPORT TOP FALL OCCURRED 500FT TO 600FT OUTBY FACE AREA FALL 40FT LONG 30FT WIDE 3FT THICK #2 ENTRY

July 23, 1986 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME PICKED U1 A ROCK & DROPPED IT ON CONVEYOR BELT. ROK BOUNCED OFF BELT ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

February 26, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR TRAMMI3G ROOF BOLTER THRU FLY PADS AND BUMPED I.NAME WITH ATRS.

October 25, 1985 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SLIP IN ROOF CAUSED INTERSECTION IN #5 MAIN HEADING AT SPAD #4651 THIS IS APPROX 3000 FT OUTBY WORKING FACE AND HAD BEEN STANDING FOR 2 YEARS

October 25, 1985 WV · Coal driller operator ELECTRICAL
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

I.NAME CUT INTO ENERGIZED SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN BREAKER ON ALTERNATE CAR HAD BEEN MISTAKENLY LOED AND TAGGED OUT

September 14, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL WHILE TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER AND FOOT SLIPPED UNDER WHEEL

January 29, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP TRAMMED OVER OBJECT IN ROADWAY THROWING OPERATOR INTO CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.

March 16, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTER CABLE IMPROPERLY HUNG ON CABLE BOARDS WHEN REEL WAS ENGAGED JERKING CABLE OFF HANGERS AND STRIKING HALSEY ON LEFT SIDE.

October 5, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Curtis Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WALKING IN INTERSECTION BETWEEN #1 AND #2 PILLAR WHEN SMALL PIECE OF SHALE FROM ROOF STRUCK ON RIGHT LEG.

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