Estep Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Found a roof fall in bleeder on weekly exam.
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Estep Coal Co Inc · Struck against a moving object
The injured employee said while cutting coal with a deep operator miner it cut thru hard middle man causing miner to jump and causing his head to hit canopy of miner, hurting his back.
January 3, 2011
VA · Coal
continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Estep Coal Co Inc · Fall onto or against objects
The injured was taking loops of cable off miner boom when his feet slipped causing him to fall against miner boom stoving his left hand and arm up possibly breaking bone in his hand and left wrist.
Estep Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Foreman found roof fall on preshift in last open crosscut between #4 to 3 entries. Approx 90' Long, 18' to 20' wide, approx 4-6' thick, in last open crosscut. Timbered off.
Estep Coal Co Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A large slip fell above anchorage.
October 27, 2008
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Estep Coal Co Inc · Struck by falling object
The roof bolter oper. had right hand on top of drill pot while moving the roof bolter into position, a piece of rock fell from top striking him on the hand.
Estep Coal Co Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Roof bolter operator was holding drill steel while drilling. Steel caught glove on right hand, twisting and breaking right arm.
June 23, 2006
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
When the injured person started his drill steel in top a small piece of rock fell striking him on the hand.
Estep Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
Had a rock fall in intersection inby spad #2 breaks inby 1126.
Estep Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
ROCK FALL 6 BREAKS OUTBY FACE #6 ENTRY 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD #184. APPROX 20' X 20' X 4' THICK.
September 11, 2003
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Estep Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
THE INJURED PERSON HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL CUTTING HIS FINGER, LITTLE FINGER & THE ONE NEXT TO LITTLE FINGER.
Estep Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries
FOUND A ROOF FALL #9 ENTRY INTERSECTION OUTBY FACE.
December 9, 2002
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Estep Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
THE INJURED PERSON WAS CROSSING BELTLINE WHEN HE FELL AND HURT HIS BACK AND LEG.
June 6, 2001
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Estep Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS ON TOP OF THE MINER TO REMOVE A ROCK FOULED IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN THE MINER OPERATOR MOVED THE MINER CATCHING THE EE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND MACHINE BRUISING HIS KNEE AND BACK.
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