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June 17, 1991 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carbo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROO FALL ON 3RD LEFT MAINS IN #6 + #5 HEADING 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD NO. 604 IN #6 HEADING. APPROX FALL AREA 150 FT LONG 20 FT WID ENAD 4 TO 15 FT HIGH. THIS AREA LOOKS LIKE A FAULT AREA.

May 20, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLTER WHEN IT RAN OVER A ROCK RAISING THE MACHINE UP AND CATCHING HIS HEAD IN TOP.

March 23, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbo Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER, WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.

March 21, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carbo Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER X/ATRS WHEN HE WAS REACHING FOR TRAM LEVERS A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON RIGHT ELBOW.

February 1, 1991 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Carbo Mining Company · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE SAID HIS RT KNEE HAD BEEN HURTING HIM FOR TWO TO THREE DAYS FROM CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES IN LOW TOP

January 23, 1991 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carbo Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A 300 GALIS PINNER WITH ATRS SYSTEM HE WAS SET UP FOR THE FIRST BOLT. HE HAD HIS ATRS SET AND WAS STARTING TO DRILL WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL, HITTING HIM ON FOOT.

December 26, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carbo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

FOUND ROCK FALL ON 1ST MAIN PANEL 1 BREAK OUTBY SPAD#199 IN #5 HEADING 20X30FT 4 TO 5FT HIGH THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4FT RESIN BOLTS ROCK FALL WAS TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF

December 7, 1990 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A MBC AND WAS BACKING UP, WHEN HE RAISED HIS FRONT BOOM, THE OPERATOR DECK RAISED HIM IN TOP. HE HIT HIS HEAD IN TOP.

November 27, 1990 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SAID HE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET AND A ROLL BELT FOR BELT MOVE. THE ROLL OF BELT HIT TOP AND ROLLED BACK ON HIS FEET LEGS.

November 26, 1990 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carbo Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE SAID HE WAS WALKING UP STEPS GOING TO MINE OFFICE WHEN HIS RIGHT FEET SLIPPED ON STEP PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS LEG.

October 4, 1990 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carbo Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN #5 HEADING, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #170 ON 1ST MAIN PANEL. NO INJURIES AND IT DIDN'T AFFECT THE VENTIFLATION. DO NO PLAN TO CLEAN IT UP SET TIMBERS AND DANGERED IT OFF IN ALL ENTRIES INTO IT.

September 10, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Carbo Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN MINER WENT OVER HUMP AND DECK OF MINER WENT UP NEAR TOP PUSH OPERATOR UP IN TOP AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

July 17, 1990 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Carbo Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF #4 BRIDGE BREAKING A PEICE OF ROCK WITH A HAMMER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO START THE BRIDGE PUMP MOTOR TO RAISE THE DECK, WHEN HE STARTED THE CONVEYOR BY MISTA KE CAUSING THE INJURED TO STRIKE HIS LEG AGAINST A ROCK.

July 2, 1990 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Carbo Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION.

June 29, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Carbo Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.

May 16, 1990 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Carbo Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIS ARM IN A PINCH POINT.

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