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October 7, 1988 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Big Star Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND CAME AROUND A CORNER AND HE DID NOT LOWER HIS HEAD ENOUGH AND RAN INTO A PIECE OF "BROW" OVERHANGING COAL (THE COAL DID NOT FALL) AND IT HIT THE TOP OF HIS DOWN AND BACK.

September 8, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Star Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL STATES HE WAS PULLING ROCK OFF MINER & HE STRAINED BACK. EPL WORKED ON 9/9/88 DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT CALLED MINES ON 9/12/88 & STATED HE WOULD BE OFF FROM WORKF OR WEEK OR TWO HE MADE NO MENTION OF ACCIDENT. REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 9/16/88.

April 7, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE PINNER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND IT CUT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER

March 3, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE PINNER & HAD SET JACKS & A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK F ELL & KNOCKED THE JACK OUT THE JACK HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD & THE DRAWROCK HIT HIS RT.FOOT & LEG

December 23, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Big Star Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPLOYEE RECEIV9D AN ELECTRICAL FLASH WHICH BURNED HIS RT HAND AND HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION FOR THE NIGHT OF 12-23-87 EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-26-87

July 3, 1987 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BE5TING ON METAL AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS RT LEG

July 3, 1987 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BE5TING ON METAL WHEN A CHOP OF METAL WENT THROUGH HIS LIP AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS TONGUE

July 18, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Big Star Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A BELT SPLICE AND WAS ON TOP OF THE BELT WHEN THE BELT CAME ON FOR NO APPARANT REASON AND DRUG HIM DOWN THE BELT BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG

July 7, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE TOP BEFORE THE ROOF DRILL ENTERED THE PLACE AND A ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE.

April 15, 1986 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Big Star Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING BUILT UP WHEN EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT ROLLER & JACK

July 27, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A JACK AND A PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL ON HIS FOOT, BREAKING HIS RIGHT BIG TOE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL--TOED BOOTS.

July 19, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND

March 6, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Star Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD A REOCCURRANCE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED TO YOU ON 042883 EMPLOYEE WAS OFF AT THAT TIME FROM 042883 TO 080983 HE HAS WORK UNTIL MARCH 7 1984 WAS THE FIRST DAY OF THIS REO CCURRANCE THAT STILL HAS HIM OFF FROM WORK

January 17, 1984 VA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Big Star Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT AGAINST RIBS WITH ROOF BOLTSXX BOLTER

November 30, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Big Star Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHEN MINER LEFT PLACE HE WAS WORKING IN, EMPLOYEE TOOK IN ROOF BOLTER AND WAS SETTING JACKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS LEG AND HIP.

April 28, 1983 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Big Star Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE\S WIFE CALED OUR SUPERINTENDENT ON FRIDAY 4-29-83 & SAID THAT HER HUSBAND WAS INT HE HOSPITAL BECAUSE HAD HURT HIS BACK THE DAY BEFORE WHILE BENDING A ROOF BOLT. NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED, EE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE & WE ARE HAVING OUT COMPENSATION CARRIER CHECK THIS ONE OUT FOR ACCURACY.

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