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April 2, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bufflick Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE FACE OF #3 THE FALL MEASURED 30FT WIDE AND 30 FT LONG BY 6 FT.THE FALL OCCURRED 250 FT INBY SPAD #609 IN THE #3 ENTRY .

January 24, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bufflick Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR BOLT INSTALLATION A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND STUCK INJURED ON THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.HE WAS TAKEN TO CAMC WHERE THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AND HE WAS RELEASED.

February 17, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bufflick Inc · Fall from machine

VICTIM JUMPED OFF UN-A-TRAC AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. X-RAYS REVEALED A BREAK HAD OCCURRED.

January 9, 1989 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Bufflick Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHILE DRILLING TOP DURING BOLTING OPERATIONS,EMPL RUBBER GLOVE MELTED AND STUCK TO ROTATING DRILL STEEL WRAPPING HAND AROUND STEEL AND BREAKING ALL FINGERS AND AMPUTATING SMALL FINGER RIGHT HA

November 29, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bufflick Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AT ABOVE TIME & DATE FALL WAS DISCOVERED MEASURING APPROX 20'X20'X2-4' THICK. FALL WAS LOCATED 120' INBY SPAD #17S INTAKE AIR. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED.

September 20, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bufflick Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON OR ABOUT THE ABOVE TIME AND DATE, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING APPROX. 50' LONG, 18' WIDE AND 6-10' THICK. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN A NEUTRAL ENTRY APPROX. 20' INBY SPAD #279. NO EQUIPMENT OR PERSONS WERE INVOLVED. MSHA WAS NOTIFIED.

August 18, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bufflick Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ON OR ABOUT 2AM ON ABOVE DATE AN UNITENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTERSECTION AT NO 40 BREAKTHROUGH MAINS NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED MSHA WAS NOTIFIED UPON FINDING THE FALL IN TAKE AIRCOURSE SURVEY STATION #175 FALL DIM 20' X 30' X 5' THICK

August 12, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bufflick Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS TAKING CRIB BLOCK FROM UNDER THE FEEDER THE FEEDER WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME AS THE INJURED REACHED FOR THE BLOCK THE FEEDER FELL SIDEWAYS AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE CRIB B LOCK AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER

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