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November 24, 1989 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Abston Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED GOT STUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE PUSHED HIM OUT HURT NECK WHEN OTHER VEHICLE PUSHED OUT

April 28, 1987 AL · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS A GROUP OF E5ECTRICIANS ENTERED MINE TO BEGIN SHIFT THE MANTRIP JEEP THEY WERE RIDING DERAILED EMPLOYEES USED TWO JACKS TO RERAIL JEEP AS THEY WERE LOWERING JEEP ONTO RAIL T HE JEEP FELL FROM JACK CATCH3NG TO OF EMPLOYEES FOOT

January 28, 1987 AL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING 8HUTTLE CAR.AS MACHINE WAS TRAVELING DOWN RUNWAY,IT HIT A HOLE CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

April 26, 1985 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING SUPPLY JEEP.JEEP GOT AWAY FROM HIM ON A HILL AND WRECKED.EMPL RIB STRUCK JEEP RESULTING IN FX OF 9TH RIGHT RIB.

October 27, 1983 AL · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE FEEDER WAS BEING TRAMMED EMPLOYEE STEPPED BETWEEN FEEDER AND RIB TO PICK UP THE CABLE. FEEDER WAS SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE FEEDER.

October 14, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING BELT EMPLOYEE ALLOWED THE SHOVEL TO GET CAUGHT IN THE BELT CAUSING THE HANDLE TO STRIKE HER NOSE

September 13, 1983 AL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR TO THE LOADER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY

August 16, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RESTING HIS OWN ON THE SCOOP OF THE UN-A-TRAC. WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED THE UN-A-TRAC & PULLED STINGER BACK, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STINGER & REAR OF THE UN-A-TRAC BUCKET

June 29, 1983 AL · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING ROCK FROM A FALL EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT KNEE BY A ROCK THAT CAME OFF THE BOOM OF THE LOADER INTO THE CAB

April 21, 1983 AL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJ WAS ON MANTRIPS GOING IN ON THE SECTION SUPPLY TRACK HIS RT ARM WAS OUTSIDE THE JEEP AND STRUCK THE RIB RESULTING IN FRACTURE DISLOCATED RT ELBOW

April 8, 1983 AL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PUT FINGERS IN TWO HOLES ON BELT CONVEYOR CHUTE TO SEE IF FINGERS WOULD FIT HOLE COAL AND ROCK COMING OFF CHUTE STRUCK FINGERS

March 7, 1983 AL · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING BATTERY SCOOP AND ...RAN INTO A HOLE TIN THE FOOT WALL...INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

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