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October 5, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mon River Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

TOP FELL 30' LONG BY 18' WIDE BY 4' HIGH IN INTERSECTION OF #3 H3ADING 150' INBY SPAD #758. A SWAG RAN THROUGH THE COAL IN THIS AREA.

January 16, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mon River Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

20' INBY SPAD #730 AT BLOCK #62 THE X-CUT 3 TO 4 AND #4 HEADING INTERSECTION FELL 70' LONG X 17' WIDE X 8-10' HIGH. A CUTTER WAS OBSERVED THRU THE X-CUT FROM 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4. CRIBS WERE SET ON BOTH SIDES OF #3 HEADING.

July 9, 1992 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mon River Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING SPILLAGE AND LOOSE ROCK ALONG #2 BELTLINE EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK(MUSCLE SPASMS).

April 6, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mon River Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY APPROX. 40' LONG-17' WIDE, 9 FOOT HIGH. NO INJURIES OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. FALL OCCURRED OVER WEEK-END.

February 3, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Mon River Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTER WHILE INSTLALING A 6' RESIN BOLT WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO THE ROOF WITH THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER OPERATOR CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND BOLT WHILE PUSHING UP.

August 19, 1991 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Mon River Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP PULLING MANTRIP, IT JERKED WHEN SLACK IN CHAIN

September 23, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Mon River Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

BRAKE LOCK REL9ASED LETTING SCOOP MOVE FORWARD CATCHING BOLTER HELPERS LEFT LEG AGAINST BOLTER.

April 29, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mon River Mining Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS MOVI3G OUT OF THE AY OFF A ONCOMMING BUGGY IN THE INTERESECTIONAL OF #6 ENTRY AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

August 26, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mon River Mining Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN FROM IN BACK OF BOLTING MACHINE AND THROWING BOX ON FRONT OF MACHINE TWISTED BACK

July 29, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mon River Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

WALKED INTO BUGGY.

February 27, 1985 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Mon River Mining Corp · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHORTNESS OF BREATH , ARM HURTING.

January 23, 1985 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Mon River Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

THE MAN WAS OPE THE MINER AND APIECE OF COAL CAME OUT OF THE CONVOR AND WENT IN HIS EYE.

January 4, 1985 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Mon River Mining Corp · Struck by powered moving object

THE MAN WAS MOVING BOLTER CABLE OUT OF WAY HE HAD HIS BACK TOWARD BOLTER WHEN OPERATOR STRATED TRAMING BACK THE TRS. STRUCK INJURYED IN BACK OF NECK.

December 17, 1984 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Mon River Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

PITTSBURGH HILL BRAKE CAUSED FENDER TO SQUEZE OUT. MINER HAD LEFT TRAM MOTOR INOPERATIVE.

December 17, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mon River Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

WATER AROUND RIGHT SIDE OF MINER MAN SLIPPED AND HIT LEG AGAINST FRAME OF MINER.

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