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May 21, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN ROCK FELL EMPLOYEE WENT UNDER METAL COMPANY O EQUIPMENT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

April 29, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Tara Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN GENERAL AREA WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WELDING MACHINE & SUSTAINED BURNS TO BOTH EYES I NAME WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTED COVER FOR EYES

December 31, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4" SUCTION LINE ON PUMP WHEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

June 9, 1989 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL APPROX. 18X25X3-5 FT. NO ONE WAS UNDERGROUND AT THE TIME THIS FALL OCCUR ON A PANEL AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. ALL ENTRIES HAVE BEEN TIMBERED OFF.

April 26, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

BUILDING BRATTICE ROCK FELL ON BACK

March 10, 1989 VA · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tara Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST FEEDER AT QUITTING TIME AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.

March 6, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A 488 SCOOP ONTO PINNER. HE ALLEDGELY PULLED AND OR STRAINED BACK.

November 21, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING TWO GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL, AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 23, 1988 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING REAR END FROM SCOOP, WHEN PULLED REAR END OUT CAUGHT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN REAR END AND SCOOP FRAME.

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