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August 9, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Top Flite Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE ATRS JACK WAS EXTENDED WHEN THE OPERATOR LOWERED THE BOOM HIS R HAND BECAME FOULED BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND A VALVE

August 4, 1989 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Top Flite Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING ALONG INCLINED AREA FT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE RIGHT

August 3, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Top Flite Coal Corp · Contact with electrical current

HANGING ROOF BOLT CABLE TO TOP CABLE PULLED THROUGH WATER PUT CABLE ACROSS R SHOULDER TOUCH BOLT POWER CONDUCT THROUGH RT ARM

July 17, 1989 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Top Flite Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

MINER IN 1 ENTRY. MINER LOADING OVER A HAND IN THE BOTTOM. THE BACK OF THE MINER WAS UP IN THE AIR. S/C BUMPED THE FLOATING DECK. PUSHING IT UP IN THE TOP MINE HEIGHT 45. CAUSED MINER OPR TO BUMP HEAD AGAINST THE TOP.

July 17, 1989 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Top Flite Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS BOLTING 2 HEADING. PLACE WAS SLANTING TO THE LEFT. MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE BOLTER FROM LEFT TO RIGHT SIDE OF THE PLACE. HE WAS OPERATING THE BOLTER FROM THE DECK. THE MAN S LEFT FOOT WAS OVER THE EDGE OF THE DECK. THE BOLTER SLID TO THE LEFT CATHING HIS TOE UNDER THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER.

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