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August 14, 1986 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Elro Coal Corp · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL CHECKING C3RCUIT BREAKER AND RECEPTACLE BURNED HANDS.

May 2, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elro Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMP INJURED ANK5E WHILE STEPPING OFF MANTRIP AFTER END OF SHIFT

August 12, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Elro Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP HAULING MEN INSIDE AND SCOOP HIT HOLE AND BOUNCED HIM INTO TOP CAUSING PAIN IN NECK.

May 31, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Elro Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A BUMP CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN TOP AND SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY POST. BRUISED LEFT SIDE OF HEAD OVER EAR, AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD BEHIND EAR. PULLED MUSCLES IN NECK.

May 29, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Elro Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING ON S C CONVEYOR CHAIN MAN RUNNING CHAIN BUMPED CONTROL PEDAL MADE CAR MOVE PINNING LEG BETWEEN CAR AND BOTTOM.

May 29, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elro Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HAVING UP MINER CABLE, PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER LEFT LEG AND HIP.

November 14, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elro Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL IN 4 AC INTAKE SIDE FALL AT 1, STOPPING NO AIR IS BLOCKED 70FTX20FTX4FT

November 9, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Elro Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

JACK PUT HIS KNEE ON A LUMP OF COAL BRUISNG IT CAUSING BLOOD CLODS

August 31, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elro Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #2 AC ON MAIN RETURN DOESNT BLOCK AIR FALL IS AT #7 C C FROM OUTSIDE AT #23 SPAD

August 1, 1983 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Elro Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS PULLING TRI SCOOTER WITH SCOOP & SCOOP PULLED & THREW TRI SCOOTER INTO TOP WHERE INJURED HEAD WAS OVER TOP OF TRI SCOOTER WHICH PINNED INJURED HEAD INTO TOP

June 10, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Elro Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

DANNY WAS SETTING TEMPARY ROOF SUPPORT AND HAD ALL BUT 2 SET AND WAS REACHING FOR ANOTHER AND ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG

May 10, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elro Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

DAVID WAS RUNNING SHUTTLECAR AND HIT BUMP IN HAULAGEWAY

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