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December 20, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN RETURN AIR COURSE & ONE OF THE DESINATED ESCAPEWAY ROOF FALL WAS ABOUT 4FT HIGH & 30FT LONG

December 16, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

INTENTIONAL FALL IN RETURN AIR COARSE ROCK WAS HANGING FRO TOP & COULD NOT BE SUP PORTED SAFETLY CRIBS WHICH WERE SUPPORTING TOP WERE PULLED ALLOWING IT TO FALL

December 12, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE FOREMAN WAS OBSERVING BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR INSTALL BOLTS THEY MOVED BOLT MACHINE AND RAN OVER HIS FOOT WITH BOLTER.

December 12, 1990 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Four A Coal Company · Struck by flying object

REAPRIMAN WAS CHANGING A CAT TRACK PIN IN LONG AIR DOX CRAWLER, HE WAS HITTING PIN WITH HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HAMMER A STRUCK HIM IN NECK, EE WAS NOT INVOLVE IN REPAIR WO RKING, HE WAS ABOUT 30 FT AWAY FROM WORK AREA.

December 6, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS DETECTED IN #2 ENTRY OFF #3 RIGHT PANEL IN BREAK THROUGH IT WAS ABOUT 4 FOOT HIGH ADDITABLE SUPPORT WILL BE INSTALLED.

November 28, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 3 BUNDLE OF BOLTS,STRAINED HIS GROIN.

November 13, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BOLTING TOP DRILL STEEL CAUGHT FINGERS.

October 31, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HURT BACK CHANGING PUMP

October 12, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

September 19, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 4AM AND 7 AM.FALL WAS 15 BRKS INBY PORTAL IN #5 INTAKE ENTRY.FALL WAS 40' X 18' X 8'.ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS.CRIBS HAD BEEN SET PREVIOUSLY IN BRK BETWEEN #4 & #5 ENTRY.NO PERSONS OR EQUIP NEAR FALL.NO VENTILATION INTERRUPTED.

September 17, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING 4 FT RESIN BOLTS EMPLOYEES GLOVE CAUGHT IN STEEL AND TWISTED HAND.

September 11, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WE WERE SPLICING #1 CROSS MAIN BELT, HAD CLAMPS AND MONKEY ON A ROPE ON BELT AND BELT APART. BELT SWITCH GOT HIT CAUSING BELT TO START UP. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS ON BELT, WHEN ACCIDENT OCCU RRED. HE WAS ROLLED UP IN THE BELT AND THE CLAMP HIT HIM IN THE LOW PART OF HIS BACK AND HIP ON LEFT SIDE. HIS UPPER LEFT ARM WAS ALSO HURT.

August 8, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ROCK OUT OF BOOM OF BRIDGE CARRIER

August 7, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A FALL OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 14 BREAKS ON 001 SECTIONS MAIN BELT LINE LEFT OFF OF #1 BELT. FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 25' X 25' X 0-14' IN AN INTERSECTION. FALL APPEARS TO BE A SLIP IN SLATE ROOF.

July 16, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Four A Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL SLIP & FELL AGAINST CANOPY ON ROOF BOLTER SCRAPING LOWER BACK

June 25, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE AREA OF THE ROOF FALL WAS KNOWN TO BE BAD DURING MINING. ADDITIONAL COMBINATION BOLTS HAD BEEN INSTALLED. THE TOP WAS SOFT IN THIS AREA. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANY EQUIPMENT, NOR WAS VENTIL ATION IMPAIRED.

June 18, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALL BOLTS GLOVE CAUGHT IN STEEL TWISTING HAND AND ARM AROUND STEEL

June 17, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL INSTALLING GEAR BOX ON MBC.EMPL STRAINED BACK LIFTING GEAR BOX.

June 13, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE IS A BOLTER OPERATOR. GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER HE GOT HOME IT WAS A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE GOT IT OUT AND BACK TO WORK IN TWO D AYS.

June 5, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM IN AQUARD POSITION SLIP & LET BOOM DOWN ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

May 26, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING #5 X 40" RESIN BOLTS. WHEN REMOVING STEEL FROM HOLE EMPLOYEE REMOVED FIRST PIECE OF STEEL LEAVING REMAINING STEEL IN HOLE, THEN REMAINING STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND CAU GHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FIRST PIECE OF STEEL AND REMAINING STEEL, RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER.

May 25, 1990 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE LEG HOLDING UP CROSS COLLAR WHEN IT BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK, RESULTING IN BRUISED SPLEEN.

May 25, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF HYDRAULIC OIL AND FILLED SOMETHING IN STOMACH.

May 24, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Four A Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT ROPE & STURCTURE, AND TRIPPED OVER SOMETHING & FELL AGAINST RIB OF MINE, HITTING HEAD ON RIB & STRAINED NECK.

May 2, 1990 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REMOVING ROCK HUNG IN CONVEYOR OF BRIDGE WHEN ROCK SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND BRIDGE FRAME.

April 30, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ROOF BOLTS TRAPPED 2 CRAWLERS AND 1 BRIDGE THIS FALL WAS ON 001 SECTION 130 FT FROM FACE IN THE 3 BELT ENTRY AND APPRX 60 FT LONG 18 TO 20 WIDE 12 FT LENGTH THERE WAS SOME WATE R IN THIS ROOF COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS FALL 48 INAND 72 INCH ROOF BOLTS IN THIS AREA.

April 20, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE IN THE #1 ENTRY APPROX. 400 FT FROM PORTAL. 70 FT LONG, 17 FT WIDE, 7 FT THICK. WATER ON ROOF CAUSE OF ROOF FALL.

April 10, 1990 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Four A Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING THE CROSS OVER OF THE BELT LINE HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS BACK ON A CRIB BLOCK.

March 26, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD BUSTING HIS NOSE.

March 22, 1990 KY · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CRAWLING UNDER BRIDGE BOOM & OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE HIM & LET BRIDGE DOWN ON HIM HURT BACK.

March 13, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 8 BY 9 COLLARS HURT HIS BACK MUSCLES LOWER BACK.

March 5, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

THE ROCK FALL WAS IN #3 ENTRY ON THE BELT LINE, ABOUT 13 BREAKS UNDER GROUND ABOUT 1200 FT, 45 FT LONG-0-15FT THICK 18-20 FT WIDE. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP AND FLOORED WITH 8 BY 9'S AND CRIBBED UP.

February 20, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL IN NO. 4 RIGHT X CUT ABOUT 2500 FT UNDERGROUND. THE PLACE HAD BEEN DROPPED BECAUSE OF BAD TOP WHEN MINING IN THIS AREA. 15 WIDE 15 LONG 0-4 1/2 FT THICK.

February 20, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING ROCK DUST FROM TRAILER INTO SCOOP PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

January 29, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 4 INCH TO 8 INCH THICK APPROX. 4 FT WIDE FELL BETWEEN COAL RIB AND ROOF BOLT HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD PUSHING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SEAT OF SCOOP.

January 25, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ON SECTION EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING BOLT INTO HOLE IN ROOF BOLT HUNG AND WOULD NOT GO IN HOLE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH BOLT IN HOLE AND STRAINED BACK.

January 22, 1990 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CAN OF OIL HYD.ON BOLTING MANCHINE,HURT HIS BACK.

January 10, 1990 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT A WATER PRESSURE PUMP WHILE LIFTING HE DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER AND PULLED THE LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES.

January 2, 1990 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FELL INBY PORTAL 20 L 16 W IN 3 ENTRY WATER IN ROOF ALSO THE WEATHER CHG. COULD HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

January 2, 1990 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Four A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

ELKORN SCOOP HUNG IN POINT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND RUNNING INTO A EIGHT BY EIGHT CROSS COLLAR POST CAUSING THE COLLAR ON TOP TO FALL ONTO THE OPERATOR STRIKING LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD JUST BEHIND LEFT EAR.

December 28, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL OCCURRED ABOVE ANCHORAGE 9 BREAKS ABOVE #2 TAILPIECE APPROX 4' THICK 20' WIDE 30' LONG THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 36" RESIN BOLTS THIS FALL OCCURRED IN ABANONDED AREA WE NO LONGER USE 36" BOLTS WE USE MINIMUM OF 9' RESIN BOLTS.

December 21, 1989 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING CRAWLER, THE SEAT RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY, RAISING EMPLOYEE AGAINST ROOF INJURING LOWER BACK AND HIP.

December 13, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

HAD A ROCK FALL ON NO4. INTAKE INTRY ITS 25 FT WIDE ABOUT 6-8 FT THICK, IT BEEN DANGER OFF AND CRIBBED OFF NO ONE IS TRAVELING INTRY.

December 7, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS HELPING ON ROOF BOLTER AND WAS POSITIONING A STEEL ROOF STRAP WITH HIS HAND WHILE POSITIONING HIMSELF IN FRONT OF THE BOLTER INBY PERMANENT SUPPORT.

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded

LEFT ARM & SHOULDER BECOME SWELLING AND HURTING FROM HOLDING DRILL STEEL OF BOLTING MACHINE & VIBRATION CAUSING BLOOD CLOT IN ARM.

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL FELL IN ON RETURN ON NO. 1 ENTRY. 20 LONG 20 WIDE FROM 6 FT TO 8 FT THICK. IT HAS BEEN DANGER OFF AND CRIBBED. NO ONE IS TRAVELING THIS ENTRY ANYMORE.

December 5, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Four A Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROCK FALL ABO E ANCHORAGE INT HE #2 RETURN ENTRY 2400 FT. FROM SURFACE. 1ST RIGHT. THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 36" RESIN BOLTS ROCK FALL WAS 4' THICK 20' WIDE 4 FT. LONG.

December 4, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLING 4' RESIN BOLT IN 34" COAL WHILE WALKING FROM UNDERNEATH ATRS ON TD124 ROOF BOLTER.EMPL IS IN STRAIN PERFORMING THIS JOB.

November 13, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper OTHER
Four A Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM TURNED AROUND QUICKLY TWISTING HIS HIP

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