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March 15, 1984 TN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Little T Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

IND WAS UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM A DELIVERY TRUCK WHILE DOING SO IND INJURED HIS BACK IMPAIORMENT OR EXTENT OF DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN PENDING FURTHER MED TEST IND IS SCHEDULED TO ENTER HOSPITAL 3 25 84 FOR MORE TESTS

October 28, 1983 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A BOLT MACHINE ON PRODUCTION SHIFT INDIVIDUAL WAS MAKING UP BOLTS TO INSTALL WHEN THE OTHER OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TOMOVE THE MACHINEINTO POSITION TOINSTALL ANOTHER BOLT T HE MACHINE RAN UPON INDIVIDUAL S LEFT FOOT

October 13, 1983 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A SCRAPER ON THE OUTSIDE BELT HEAD INDIVIDUAL WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BOLT WHICH HELD THE SCRAPER IN POSITION WHEN THE BOLT SLIPPED STRIKING INDIVIDUA L ON RIGHT TEMPLE

August 2, 1983 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING BOLTING MACHINE AT FACE BOLTING CLOSE HEAD ON BOLTER HE SWUNG THE HEAD CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BOLTER AND RIB BREAKING HIS WIRST INDIVDUAL WAS TRAINED AND EVER L O BOLTING MACHINE.

July 15, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

IND WAS MINER OPERATOR OPERATING MINING MACHINE AT FACE EXTRACTING PILLARS UNDER SUPPORTED TOP BY BOTH BOLTS AND TIMBERS APP 3 TON OF ROCK FELL ON COMPLETE MINER AND FELL OUT FROM AROUND BOLTS OVER MINER OPERATOR ROCK FELL ON CANOPY FLIPPING ROCK INSIDE ON OPERATOR LEG NO BONES BROKEN INDIVIDUAL IS WORKING

June 21, 1983 TN · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Little T Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

INDIVIDUAL WAS PERFORMING JOB OF MINER HELPER WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL OUT ON MINER WHILE HELPER WAS TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM MINER SOME PCS OF ROCK ELL FROM AROUND KE TTLE BOTTOM STRIKING IND ON LEFT HAND WHICH WAS POSITIONED ON FLEX BOARD ON CONVEYOR SEVERING LITTLE FINGER IND WAS UNDER SUPPORTED TOP WHILE ON THE ADVANCE OF THE MINE

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