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1983–2026
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October 15, 1999 VA · Coal scoop car operator MACHINERY
North Branch Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF CABLE. HE WAS DRAGGED 15 TO 20 FEET.

September 3, 1999 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
North Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING BOLTER CABLE DOWN WHEN BOLTER WAS STARTEDUP CAUSING CABLE TO STRIKE EE NECK FACE ACROSS EYE Y

August 21, 1999 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
North Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRABBED WRONG LEVER--SWUNG DRILL HEAD OVER PUSHED LEG INTO RIB--HURT KNEE.

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