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May 21, 1997 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING PINNER STEEL OUT OF HOLE, ROTATING HD AND STEEL, USING LEFT HAND TO HOLD STEEL. BURR ON BASE OF PINNER STEEL CAUGHT GLOVE TWISTING HAND.

February 24, 1997 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON MINER TWISTING BACK-BACK KEP GETTING STIFF AS SHIFT WENT ON

February 1, 1997 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SITTING IN SHUTTLE CAR. REACHED TO TURN PEDAL. FELT BACK TWINGE ON RT SIDE. MIGHT BE MUSCLE PULL.

November 19, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. TURNING, TWISTING BACK, BACK BECAME STIF LONGER HE WORKED.

October 21, 1996 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING BOLT IN PIN HOLE-PUSHED ROTATION LEVER IN MISTAKE, WHICH TURNED HD AND SPINNING PLATE CUTTIG ARM

October 16, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

TRAMING PINNER HIT HEAD ON HANGING BOLT THAT WAS REPLACED.

October 5, 1996 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUT DUST BOX UP ON THUMB.

October 3, 1996 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

RUN HEAD IN TOP DRIVING GOLF CART.

August 14, 1996 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
North Branch Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLEANING OUT TAILSHAFT ON FEEDER, WITH A MASON HAMMER, THEY WERE TURNING FEEDER CHAIN ON & OFF. A FLIGHT IN THE CHAIN CAUGHT THE HAMMER PULLINT THE INJURED PERSON HAND U NDER CHAIN.

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