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March 12, 1987 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mack Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL APPRO3 350 FT HEIGHT OF ROCK UNDETERMINED. BEGINNING IN THE #4 ENTRY FACE AREA AND OUTBY 350 FT BI IBE WAS IN MINE. GEOGLICAL MAP SHOWS FAUL IN AREA

February 19, 1987 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING WHEEL B5CK ON ROOF BOLTER LIFTED WHEEL & SPRAINED BACK

February 10, 1987 VA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mack Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS HELPING TO 3PULL BELT TOGETHER WITH LEVER MACHINE (MONKEY ON STRING) WHEN HANDLE KICKED & STRUCK JAW.

September 9, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

NO ONE KNOWS AN2THING ABOUT HIM GETTING HURT. HE SAYS PINNER CAUGHT HAND OR ARM AGAINST TIMBER. I DON'T THINK HE WAS INJURED DO TO HIM WAITING 3 DAYS BEFORE SEEING A DOCTOR.

January 23, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING UP BOLT8 WITH A BOLT MACHINE AND GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN BOLTER HEAD. INJURY TO LEFT RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER.

January 20, 1984 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PULLING OUT ROPE FFROM MINER BRIDGE AND ACCIDENTALLY TRIPPED THE ON SWITCH CATCHING THUMB ON LEFT HAND AND CUTTING IT

December 21, 1983 VA · Coal timberman MACHINERY
Mack Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SETTING JACK ON CONTINOUS MINER. CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND CRUSHED IT.

April 19, 1983 VA · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mack Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT UNDERNEATH BUCKET CATGCHING RT FOOT UNDERNEATH AND MASHED THREE TOES

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