Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #7 RIGHT BREAK. HE LOWERED THE CANOPY AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.
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September 9, 1991
WV · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SLIPPED ON WET ROCK AND SPRAINE LEFT KNEE.
August 14, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
ROOF BOLT OPERATOR WENT INBY AN OPEN BRK. TO BOLT THE FACE WHICH HAD 3 ROWS OF BOLTS INBY BREAK. THE OPERATOR GOT OUT OF THE DECK TO SET THE ATRS WHEN THE ROCK FELL FROM THE INBY CORNER OF THE BREAK STRIKING THE OPERATOR.
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE GETTING OFF 3 WHEELER HE SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED OVER AN OIL CAN AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
July 9, 1991
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY & BOUNCED HIM AGAINST CANOPY.
June 17, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO LIFT THE GUARD RAIL BACK IN PLACE ON THE 14-8 CM MINER.
June 1, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL HIT HIM ON HEAD AND KNOCKING HIM INTO BOLTER.
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPENING BOX OF CONTROL CABLE CUT HAND WITH KNIFE
February 27, 1991
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
MAN WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER OUT OF #3 ENTRY AND BACKED INTO 4 WHEELER PORTA-BUS. HE HAD RIGHT FOOT OUT OF BOLTER DECK AND MASHED HIS FOOT WHEN HE BUMPED 4 WHEELER.
February 22, 1991
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
FIRE
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
MAN WAS CUTTING PIECE OF METAL OFF BOLTER BOOM WITH TORCH FLAME WENT IN TO HOSE SETTING OIL ON FIRE BURNING FACE & HANDS
October 19, 1990
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Sumate Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
SCOOP MAN PULLED UP TO BOLTER, TO UNLOAD SUPPLIES, EMPLOYEE WALKED AROUND IN FRONT OF SCOOP AND TOLD OPERATOR OF SCOOP LET THE DIPPER DOWN. HIS FOOT WAS UNDER DIPPER.
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