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December 7, 1999 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT 7 RM ON TRACK ENTRY. PREVIOUS CAVITY FELL OFF. MEASURED 18 FT WIDE AND 25 FT IN LENGTH. 4 FT OF MATERIAL FELL.

October 8, 1999 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS REPLACING BOLTS IN BREAK-THROUGH BETWEEN #3 AND #4 ENTRY WHEN LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON BRIDGE OF NOSE.

October 6, 1999 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTERS WERE BOLTING RT HAND TURN-OUT IN #5 ENTRY. EE WAS ON RT SIDE. HE HAD PUT OUTSIDE BOLT IN AND TORQUED IT, SWUNG MACHINE TO MIDDLE TO INSTALL HIS SECOND BOLT IN PATTERN. ROOF FELL BETWEE N FIRST BOLT INSTALLED AND RIB, STRIKING EE.

September 10, 1999 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS UNLOADING ROCK DUST & TWISTED LOWER BACK

June 14, 1999 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

BAD TOP CONDITIONS. EE WAS DRILLING OLE IN ROOF TO INSTALL BOLT AND A ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING ON FINGER AND CUTTING FINGER.

March 31, 1999 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP AND DOWN ON ENDLOADER.

September 15, 1998 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING INJ ON BACK. ROCK WAS 36" LONG BY 36" AND 4" THICK

July 2, 1998 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #3 ENTRY, WHEN HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING INJURED ON THE RT WRIST.

June 18, 1998 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO START CENTER HOLE, WHEN GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AROUND DRILL STEEL TWISTING RIGHT HAND AROUND STEEL.

March 21, 1998 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS LIFTING A STEEL TIE WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. BOTTOMS WERE UNEVEN & WET.

November 18, 1997 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WHICH DIDNOT INTERRUPT VENTILATION WAS FOUND IN #6 ENTRY 18 ROOM ONE BLOCK FROM FACE. IT IS 18FT WIDE, 20FT LONG, 6FTHIGH. IT WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3FT RESIN BOLTS AND 4FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS. MINE WAS IDLE AT THE TIME,NO ONE WAS IN THE AREA. FALL WAS DANGERED OFF.

November 17, 1997 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

I FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF THAT DID NOT INTERUPT VENTILATION BETWEEN NO. 1 ENTRY AND NO. 2 ENTRY. IT WAS 6' TO 7' HIGH 18' WIDE AND 80 TO 90' LONG. IT WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3 FT RESIN BOLTS. N O ONE WAS IN AREA, AREA WAS DANGERED OFF.

October 22, 1997 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

I FOUND AN UNINTENTIONAL FALL THAT DID NOT INTERUPT VENTILATION IN NO. 1 ENTRY FIRST INTERSECTION OUTBY THE FACE (20 ROOM). IT IS 19' WIDE 30' LONG AND 4' HIGH'. IT WAS SUPPORTED WITH 3' RESIN BOLTS. NO ONE WAS IN THE MINE. MINE WAS IDLE. AREA WAS DANGER OFF.

July 21, 1997 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Wv H & H Enterprises Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN NO. 4 ENTRY BETWEEN 7 XCUT AND 8 XCUT. IT MEASURED 18' WIDE, 50' LONG, AND 4'6" HIGH. IT WAS SUPPORTED BY 4' RESIN BOLTS. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED N OR WAS ANYONE IN THE MINE. MINE IS IDLE.

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