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March 26, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Valley Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS CLEANING RADIATOR OF ENDLOADER HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT RADIUS IN HIS WRIST.

October 6, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Big Valley Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF MAIN BELT SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST STRUCTURE BRUSING LOWER LEFT RIB CAGE.

August 1, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SMALL PIECE OF TOP BROKE LOOSE BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING MINER OPERATOR ON RIGHT HAND, CAUSING FRACTURE OF THUMB.

July 23, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Valley Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PLASTERING STOPPINGS WITH B BOND AND DID NOT USE LONG CUFF RUBBER GLOVES WHICH WERE AVAILABLE TO HIM RESULT WAS THAT EMP SUFFERED CHEMICAL BUR NS TO HIS WRIST AND HANDS

August 13, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HARD HAT AGAINST THE SHUTTLE CARS CANOPY THIS BLOW CAUSED A POSSIBLE CHIP FX OF T1K DORSAL VERTEBRA

July 9, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM TOP HIT MINING MACHINE AND ROLLDED OFF AND STRUCK MINER ON THE HAND ON ANKLE.

June 4, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PLACING A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR BY USING A COME-A-LONG THE HOISTING UNTI SLIPPED AND THE RIGHT FOREARM OF THE EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL UNIT AND THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTL E CAR.

April 12, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOFBOLTS & STRUCK SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON HEAD & SHOULDER.

April 7, 1990 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS CUTTING ANCHOR PIN INTO MIENR HEAD AND BLEW SHAG INTO HIS FACE.

March 12, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

AFTER BOLTING A PLACE, EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING BOLTER OUT OF AREA WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

March 7, 1990 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT POTHOLE WHILE OPERATING BATTERY TRACTOR & HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP & BRUISED NECK

November 24, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Valley Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GOT FIBER SEAL ON RIGHT WRIST WHILE PLATERING PUMP HOUSE.

October 30, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUT RIGHT HAND ON BOLTER BOOM WHILE IT WAS RAISING AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND ATRS.

August 24, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD HAND RESTING ON ROOF BOLTER FRAME AND GOT HADN CAUGHT WHILE RAISING HEAD TO BOLT.

June 13, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Valley Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIBBED SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH CARELESSNESS SUFFEREDFBRUISE & MINOR CUT ON LEFT ANKLE

May 31, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Big Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WASS REPARING BATTERY POWERED ROCKDUSTER, VICTIM THOUGHT HE HAD TRIPPED BREAKER, HE OPERATED THE SWITCH AND SCROLL ROLLER CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

January 4, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
N & F Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

OPER RF BOLTER MACHINE STARTED TO SET DRILL STEEL WHEN PC OF ROCK FELL HIT MIDDLE FINGER ON L HAND.

November 25, 1988 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
N & F Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 001-0 SECTION, ROOF BOLT ANCHORAGE, INADEQUATE, ON 11-25-88. OCCURRED DURING IDLE PERIOD (DEER SEASON).

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