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December 10, 2003 VA · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
D D & E Mining Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS SWINGING HEAD OF BOLTER, HEAD CAUGHT ON ROCK, STOPPED THE HEAD FOR A SECOND THEN TURNED LOOSE CAUSING THE HEAD TO COME TO FAR OVER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE HEAD OF THE BOLT ER.

September 16, 2003 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
D D & E Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OUTBY FACE 500' AT SPAD #1043 IN INTERSECTION 60'LONG, 39"THICK #6 HEADING WITH NO INTERFERENCE TO AIR. NO PLANS TO CLEAN IT UP TIMBERED OFF.

March 15, 2003 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS GETTING A BOX OF GLUE OFF THE ROOF BOLTER AND HE GOT A CATCH OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

December 18, 2002 VA · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE AND 4 CO-WORKERS WERE ROCKDUSTING AN UNDERGROUND BELT. A PIECE OF ROCK WAS SPOTTED WHICH WAS LOOSE AND OTHER TOLD EE TO PULL THE ROCK. HE WAS TRYING TO GET IN POSITION TO PULL THE ROCK AND HIT THE ROCK WITH HIS SHOULDER AND IT FELL.

August 13, 2002 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D D & E Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS INTO A SCOOP. HE SLIPPED OR LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE ON TOP OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE FELL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET AND HURT HIS BACK.

July 29, 2002 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ON A PERSONEL BUGGY IN RETURN. HE WAS IN REVERSE COMING OUT OF A PLACE HE WAS NOT LOOKING BEHIND HIM AND HIT A LOW PLACE AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

September 3, 2001 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EE RAISED THE LID ON MINER TO CHECK A WATER LEAKBUT DIDN'T RAISE THE LID HIGH ENOUGH AND THE LIDFELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

June 14, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING BELT, BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL AND SLAMMED HIS HAND AGAINST THE ROOF.

March 24, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT. HE PUSHED THE ROTATION LEVER INSTEAD OF THE SUMP LEVER CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BETWISTED, BREAKING IT.

February 28, 2001 VA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE PICKED UP A 21 SC BUGGY TIRE. HE HAS BACK PAIN SINCE HE LIFTED THE TIRE.

February 17, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE & HIT HIS ELBOW ON A RETURN ROLLER STAND INJURING ELBOW.

October 10, 2000 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE SLACK TO THE MINER WHEN HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROPE AND CABLE.

September 22, 2000 VA · Coal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A 270 TRACTOR, HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN MINE FLOOR AND JARRED HIS BACK.

September 20, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider OTHER
D D & E Mining Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CRAWLING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

August 29, 2000 VA · Coal INUNDATION
D D & E Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WE WERE ON PILLARS SOMETIME ON THE MORNING OF 8/29/00. THE TOP CRACKED LETTING WATER RUN THROUGHTHE ROOF AND WATER FILLED A DIP ON SECTION AND SUBMERGED THE 2480 CONTINUOUS MINER.

April 18, 2000 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
D D & E Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A 270 RAM CAR AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND OPERATOR'S DECK.

March 29, 2000 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D D & E Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A SET OF RED DEVILS AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

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