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August 17, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP BLADE WAS3LOWERED ONTO MAN'S FOOT-HELPING TO REMOVE BELT STRUCTURE-SCOOP OPERATOR TOLD EVERYONE HE WAS LOWERING BLADE.

March 11, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIS HEAD TO STRIKE AGAINST THE CANOPYSTOVING HIS NECK.

March 10, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS RID3NG IN AN OPEN BATTERY MANTRIP AND AS THEY WENT UNDER AN OVERCAST, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.

February 12, 1987 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS PUS2ING GOB WITH THE UN-A-TRAC.A HJJOINT OF WATER LINE WAS HIDDEN UNDERNEATH,THE MATERIAL & WHILE IT WAS PUSHED AGAINST A STOPPING THIS WATER LINES BROKE AND A PIECE FLEW BACK&STR KING THE INJURE8'S FACE.

October 25, 1986 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INKURED WAS ON 8LOPE BOTTOM LANDING AREA TO SEE WHY SUPPLY CARS WERE NOT ROLLING DOWN FAR ENOUGH. WHILE HE WAS IN A LYING POSITION IN THE WALKING AREA LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE ROLLING CAR, HIS BACK WENT OUT O3 HIM CAUSING HIS LEG TO SHIFT TOWARD THE TRACK AND THE CORNER OF THE CAR CAUGHT HIS LEG DRAGGING HIM ABOUT 20 FEET.

September 29, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATI3G A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CANOPY, STOVING HIS NECK

May 6, 1986 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RID3NG IN A MANTRIP MOTOR WHEN IT CAME TO A TRACK FROG AND CLIMBED THE RAILS ANDWENT SIDEWAYS DOWN THE TRACK UNTIL IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN IT WAS "WEDGED" BETWEEN THE RIBS.

May 6, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RID3NG IN A MANTRIP MOTOR WHEN IT CAME TO A TRACK FROG AND CLIMBED THE RAILS AND WENT SIDEWAYS DOWN THE TRACK UNTIL IT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP WHEN IT WAS "WEDGED" BETWEEN THE RIBS.

April 18, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER SOME ROUGH BOTTOM THAT BOUNCED AND JARRED HIM AND HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK

April 10, 1986 WV · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS RID3NG A TRACK VEHICLE WHEN SOMEONE CLOSED THE AIRLOCK DOORS AND THE VEHICLE RAN INTO THE DOORS. HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST A PANEL ON THE VEHICLE.

August 23, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

INJ WALKING BESIDE TRACK AND WAS STRUCK BY PASSING MOTOR.

July 18, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY BRUISING HIS BACK.

June 14, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A TOP CURTAIN BOARD CAME IN THE CAB AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE FOREHEAD.

May 1, 1985 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING CABLE SLACK WITH SHUTTLE CAR.CABLE CATHEAD ATTACHED TO CANOPY LEG AND AS CABLE WAS PULLED IT TIGHTENED AND CATHEAD CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK INJ ON SIDE OF FACE.

January 25, 1985 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

PALLET OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE SLID DOWN THE SUPPLY CAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL

October 16, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF & CANOPY WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING RAN OVER A ROCK AND HE GRABBED THE CANOPY

March 5, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

MOTOR WRECKED IN S WITCH 6 PANEL 2ND NORTH EAST AND HE WAS JOLTED

December 16, 1983 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE 10 TON MOTOR HIT BALLAST CAR FINGERS WERE SMASHED BETWEEN MOTOR AND CAR

November 16, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR & HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY.

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN AWAY AND FOR AN AS YET UNDETERMINED REASON, COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND DE-RAILED

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN AWAY AND FOR AN AS YET UNDETERMINED REASON, COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND DE-RAILED

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN AWAY AND FOR AN AS YET UNDETERMINED REASON, COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND DE-RAILED

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN AWAY AND FOR AN AS YET UNDETERMINED REASON COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND DE-RAILED

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN AWAY AND FOR AN AS YET DETERMINED REASON, COULD NOT BE STOPPED AND DE-RAILED

July 13, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER TIMBER IN ROADWAY WITH SHUTTLE CAR AND INJURED BACK.

June 21, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

A PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM IN THE EYE ROCK HIT CONVEYOR RESTRAINING GUARD AND ROCK CHIPPED

June 18, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by falling object

TRAMMING FEEDER OFF LOWBOY. FEEDER SLIPPED AND PUSHED LOWBOY OFF THE TRACK & ONTO HIS FOOT.

May 20, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

RIDING SHUTTLE CAR -FOREIGN PARTICLE BLEW INTO EYE.

February 10, 1983 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLEANING OUT CHUTE UNDER DRYER DISCHARGE SCREW WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE, SCREW CAUGHT HANDLE & THREW HIS HAND AGAINST SIDE OF CHUTE.

January 13, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Beckley Coal Mining Company · Struck by flying object

GREASING BELT WHEN STRING FROM BELT CAUGHT GREASE GUN AND HIT FACE.

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