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May 23, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INDIVIDUAL ALLEGES THAT HE WAS INJURED WHEN THE FLOATING DECK FELL BECAUSE CONTINUOUS MINER HUNG ON GUIDE, REOCCURANCE OF BACK INJURY ON 5/04/88.

May 4, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

FLOATING DECK ON MINER HUNG ON NEW GUIDE THAT HAD BEEN REPARIED BY JOY RECENTLY.

December 28, 1987 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOTOR OPERATION3MOVED MOTOR BEFORE SAFTY CHAIN WAS PROPERLY HOOKED. AND BRUISED THIRD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

October 1, 1986 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HAD PAIN3IN LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO THROW SWITCH ON SUPPLY YARD

March 11, 1986 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THIS WAS RECURR9NCE OF OLD INJURY.

February 24, 1986 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

FORMAN RAISED U1 IN MANTRIP BUMPING HIS HEAD ON ROOF BOARD AND SPRAINED NECK

July 15, 1985 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS DRILLING SALT HOLE CN WAS DRILLING SALT HOLE AND PIECE OF COAL FELL ROM ROOF AND BRUSED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

September 26, 1983 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Chris Ellen Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING LOOSE ROCK AND SPOT BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK WHITCH WAS BEING PULLED DOWN IT BROKE OF AT BOLT AND OVER TURNED AND HIT MINER OPERATOR AN LEFT THY AND FRACTURED PELIVIC BONE.

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