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March 4, 1987 OH · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HAULING SUPPLIE8 TO WORK AREA DN HE RAN SCOOP OVER DEBRIS IN HAULROAD.CAUSED SCOOP TO BOUNCE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

February 9, 1987 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS SQUEEZED3AGAINST THE RIB BY THE RAM CARTRAILOR.A RAM CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND A 90DEGREE TURN; 1ST ATTEMPT FAILED.DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT,THE INJURED WALKED UP BESIDE TRAILOR T O SEE IF HE COU5D DIRECT AND THE RAM CAR OPERATOR SLEW THE TRAILOR RUNNING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.

September 6, 1986 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Fall from machine

THREE PERSONS W9RE RIDING IN A TRACK MOUNTED PERSONELL CARRIER. WHILE ROUNDING A TURN THE MOVING PERSONELL CARRIER COLLIDED WITH A PARKED PERSONELL CARRIER. JUST BEFORE COLLISION THE THREE PER ONS JUMPED OFF.3ONE PERSON CLAIMED INJURY THIS BECAME REPORTABLE AS OF DUE TO LOST WORK DAYS.

June 13, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE PERSON STAT9D THAT HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER (JEEP) WHILE ROUNDING A TURN THE JEEP STRUCK ANOTHER JEEP CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE JEEP THIS BECAME A R9PORTABLE INJURY ON 061786 DUE TO THE LOST WORK DAYS

June 1, 1986 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

PERSON STATED T2AT HE WAS TRAMMING A BELT CONVEYOR FEEDER ONE OF THE TRAM LEVERS STUCK AND THE FEEDER SWUNG TOWARD HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE

May 23, 1986 OH · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO HOOK UP THE DRAW BAR BETWEEN A 20 TON MOTOR AND A LOW BOY WITH A FEEDER LOADER ONTO IT THE PERSON WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE FEEDER THIS BECAME A REPORTABLE INJU RY AS OF 5-27-86 DUE TO LOST WORK DAYS

June 20, 1985 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WALKED UP TO A BUGGY TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR THE BUGGY OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW HE WAS THERE AND TRAMMED THE BUGGY FORWARD THE TRACTOR TIRE RAN UP ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT

November 14, 1984 OH · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ PERSON PICKING EMPTY ROCKDUST SACKS OFF PAN BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELT OF SLOPE BELT.LEFT ARM BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.

November 13, 1984 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING BEHIND THE MINER A SHUTTLE CAR PULLED IN TO LOAD AND THE BUMPER OF THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN UPON HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE

September 20, 1984 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck by flying object

THE PERSON STATED THAT AT ABOUT 400 HIS RIGHT EYE STARTED BOTHERING HIM HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AT THAT TIME HE CANNOT RECALL ANYTHING STRIKING HIM IN THE EYE.

August 16, 1984 OH · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE PERSON STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN AN OPEN TYPE PERSONELL CARRIER. AS THE CARRIER STARTED FOREWARD HE WAS THROWN OFF THE BACK END.

June 12, 1984 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE PERSON WAS ABOARD A STOPPED TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER. ANOTHER PERSONNEL CARRIER COLLIDED WITH IT DUE TO WET, SLIPPERY RAILS.

May 8, 1984 OH · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HIS LEFT FOOT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND HIS BACK AGAINST THE RIB AS THE CAR WAS SLUED OVER.

January 3, 1984 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

MINER OPERATOR HAD BOOM DOWN.EMPL RAN S C RIP ONTO END OF BOOM.WHEN HE PULLED BUGGY OFF IT DRIPPED WITH SUDDEN JAR.

June 29, 1983 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Youghiogheny & Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS THAT ROUGH RIDING S/C INJURED HIS BACK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

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