WHILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS, AS HE TURNED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
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June 17, 1996
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Nugget Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
September 11, 1995
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Nugget Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND HURT HIS BACK.
Black Nugget Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries
A ROCK FALL IN #3 ENTRY WAS 20 FT LONG, 16 FT WIDE, 6 FT THICK. 160 FT FROM SURVEY STATION 17694.
April 11, 1995
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Black Nugget Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
SET 13 BREAKER POST AND WAS ABOUT 30 FEET FROM SERVEY STATION 17082 IN CROSS CUT RIB JUMP OFF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT AND MASH IT.
December 5, 1994
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Nugget Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST AND HAD BACK PAIN.
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