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April 6, 1990 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & B Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

IMMEDIATE ROOF WAS SLICK SIDED SLATE. UNBOLTED FACE HAD STOOD APP. 8 HRS DUE TO ROOFBOLTER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ROOF GAVE WAY IN FACE PULLING APP 4 ROWS OF 48 INCH ROOF BOLTS OUTBY. ROOF FAI LURE WAS 40 FT. LONG TAPERING FROM 48" AT FACE TO 0 - OUTBY.

March 24, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & B Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE BACK & PULLED BACK MUSCLE

March 4, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
S & B Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DRILLING TEST HOLE. PIN MACHINE STUCK IN TRAM.

March 1, 1990 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & B Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAMMING MINER OFF SECTION TO CHANGE MACHINERY OUT AND WATER LINE COUPLING HIT RIGHT EYE.

February 8, 1990 WV · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper Fatality · FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
S & B Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

ROOF FALL, ROOF BOLTER HELPER WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PULL DOWN LOOSE AND BROKEN TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 8'X9', 0" TO 7" THICK FELL ON THE ROOF BOLTER HELPER.

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