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April 17, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A TIMBER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

November 21, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EMPL IN ANKLE.

October 16, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS ON HIS WAY INSIDE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

October 12, 1989 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING IN CONVEY , ACC TURNED ON CHAIN CAME OFF CAUGHT EMP FT TWISTED HIS R LEG.

August 23, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS OEPRATING THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A ROCK IN THE HALLWAY AND IT THREW HIM BACKWARDS AND HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT

August 19, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator ELECTRICAL
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN THE POWER CABLE ON THE MINER BLEW UP.

July 17, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT GLOVE CAUGHT ON S NAG OF DRILL STEEL SPRAINED WRIST

July 10, 1989 VA · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

OPER ROOF DRILL PC OF ROCK FELL BOUNCED OFF ATS CANOPY FELL BACK ON R LEG. 4 IN ABOVE ANKLE

July 8, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DURING PILLARING OPERATIONS CAUGHT CONTINIOUS MINER. NO EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED. AREA WAS CRIBBED AND TIMBERED.

February 8, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

A SMALL ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLS HAT AND KNOCKED HIS HEAD INTO THE BOLTING MACHINE

July 26, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING PIN IN BOLT MACHINE AND MASHED HIS FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

June 16, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Contact with electrical current

ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT SECTION POWER CENTER I.NAME & I.NAME WERE CHECKING GROUND FAULTS AT EACH RECEPTACLE ON POWER CENTER JUMPER WIRE WE WERE USING HIT PHASE TO PHASE & BLEW UP ON US INJURING BOTH OF US I.NAME INJURED BOTH HANDS & ARMS 3RD DEGREE I.NAME INJURED LEFT HAND 3RD DEGREE

June 16, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Contact with electrical current

ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT SECT.POWER CENTER I.NAME & I.NAME WERE CHECKING GROUND FAULTS AT ROCK RECEPTACLE ON POWER CENTER THE JUMPER WIRE WE WERE USING TOUCHED PHASE TO PHASE & BLEW UPON US INJUR ING BOTH OF US.I.NAME INJURED BOTH HANDS 3RD DEGREE BURNS I.NAME BURNED LEFT HAND 3RD DEGREE BURN

December 9, 1986 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HOOKED3A TURNBUCKLE TO THE BUMPER OF A SHUTTLECAR THE TURNBUCKLE SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES HAND BREAKING A FINGER ON RT HAND

October 29, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN SLIPPED O3 BELT CLAMP AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

January 28, 1986 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Roberts Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM PASSED I3BY INSTALLED PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS AND WAS FATALLY INJURED BY A FALL OF THE MINE ROOF THE DISTANCE INBY PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS WAS ONLY 18-24 INCHES

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