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June 15, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN HITTING SIDE BOARD, COMING IN ON DRIVER HITTING HIS HAND.

June 12, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

BOLTING ROOF, SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING MAN ON LEFT HAND.

May 14, 1998 KY · Coal FIRE
H D F Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A CONTRACTORS MICHIGAN MODEL 175C FRONT END LOADER WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE NEAR THE COAL PIT LOAD OUT. MINE FIRE=50.10 CFR

April 20, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM PLACED HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY - CANOPY STRUCK ROOF, PINCHING EE'S LEFT HAND & BREAKING 3 OF HIS FINGERS.

February 10, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING U ROOF BOLTS, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BEHIND CANOPY HITTING MAN ON SHOULDER AND HIP

February 4, 1998 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
H D F Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING ROCK OUT OF FEEDER. ROCK KICKED BACK HIT RIGHT ARM.

December 18, 1997 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

HELPING HANG MINER CABLE WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING MAN ON RIGHT AIDE OF HEAD AND SHOULDER.

December 11, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
H D F Inc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING UP WITH MINER ABOUT 4 ROWS BOLTS OUT BY, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING OPERATOR OF MINER ON KNEE.

October 30, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
H D F Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT, GRABBED DRILL STEEL. STEEL HAD A SMALL SPUR ON IT. CAUGHT IN GLOVE, CATCHING HAND, RESULTING IN BROKE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

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