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March 23, 2020 WV · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper ELECTRICAL
Bluestone Oil Corporation · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was changing scoop batteries. An individual cell grounded against the battery tray causing the battery to produce smoke. The inured inhaled an unknown amount of smoke.

August 14, 2017 WV · Coal scoop tram operator, load/haul/dump operator ELECTRICAL
Nufac Mining Company, Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE was tramming the scoop, the bucket of the scoop hooked the pump cable that was hung damaging the cable. EE got out of scoop to hang the cable and when EE grabbed the cable EE got an electrical shock.

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