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March 20, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HEAD IN TOP WHILE RIDING IN ON4 X 4 PERSONNEL CARRIER.

March 7, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT. HIT ROLLER WITH SHOVEL AND BOUNCED BACK AND BRUISED HAND.

March 2, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS POSITIONING ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND IT TURNED AROUND FASTER THAN HE EXPECTED CATCHING HIS BACK ON THE FRAME WENT TO ER DR SENT HOME WENT TO FAMILY DR SENT HOME HAS APPT WITH SPECIAL Y

January 26, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF LONG JOHN STRUCTURE SCOOP OPERA TOR T WISTED SCOOP INTO STRUCTURE CATCHING INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN THE 21 RESULTING IN BREAK OF THE LEG & ANKLE

December 3, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER OPERATOR STARTED RIPPERS & MINER BOOM SWUNG INTO EMPL.

November 27, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS BENDING BOLTS & PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

November 8, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

OPER OF BRIDGE RAN OVER ROCK RESULTING IN BRIDGE DECK RAISING UP AND OPERATOR GETTING FOULED IN THE TOP.

November 2, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS BACKING BRIDGE UP & UPON PULLING UP ON ROCK ON BOTTOM WAS SHOVED UP INTO TOP.

October 29, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCOOP OPERATOR TRAMMED SCOOP UPON KETTLE BOTTOM INFLICTING INJURY TO RIBS.

September 11, 1990 VA · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT EIMCO PINNER UP OFF OF CABLE BY PRYING OR PULLING UP WITH SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

August 13, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AFTER INVESTIGATION A STREAK OF COAL WAS FOUND 3 1/2 FOOT TO 4 FT HIGH CAUSING A SEPARATION OF THE ROCK IN THE STRATA AND RESULTING IN A FALL OF THE ROOF.

July 10, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

CRAWLING TO INER WHEN VICTIM ALLEGES THAT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HURT NECK. MAN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO FOREMAN'S QUESTIONS. FOREMAN STATES 1/2" X 12" ROCK COULD NOT HAVE HURT MAN.

June 26, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

MAN SAID HE WAS SHOVELING BELT & PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL & HIT ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE. EMPL HAD JUST ENTERED BELT LINE WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

June 25, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN KETTLE BOTTOM FELL, STRIKING INJURED ON HEAD SLIDING OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN BACK INJURY.

May 28, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL PUSHED SHOVEL TO DEEP INTO BELT & SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT & JERKED OUT OF HANDS BRUSING SHOULDER.

May 23, 1990 VA · Coal ELECTRICAL
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

STARTING TO PULL CATHEAD OUT OF POWER CENTER WHEN THE CATHEAD BLOWN UP BURNING EMP L HAND BURN ON EYES ARC

May 13, 1990 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WAS USING A HAND DRILL TO ANCHOR TRAIL PIECE DOWN ONE OF THE HANDLE ON HAND DRILL BROKE OFFF & THE DRILL TWISTED AROUND & HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM (BROKE ARM)

January 18, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BRIDGE ON BRIDGE SYSTEM. TRAMMED UNDER PINNER CABLE THAT WAS HUNG UP TO MINE ROOF PINNER PULLED CABLE DOWN ON BRIDGE OPERATOR, HITTING HIM IN RIGHT SIDE CHEST. BRUISED R IBS.

October 17, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dixie Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL AND OTHER EMPL PICKED UP PIECE OF METAL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

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