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August 19, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
King Powellton Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS ROLLING UP CURTAIN IN NO U ROOM WHILE CSCOOP WAS CLEANING UP SCOOP OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE OF POSTION OF INJURED EMPL AND INJURED EMPL WAS INATTENTIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE SCOOP THE SCOOP RAN OVER INJURED EMPL R FOOT FRACTURING BONES IN THE TWO SMALLER TOEW THIS IS SECOND LOST TIME INJURY OF THIS EMPL THIS MONTH

May 21, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE TRUCK 5OST BRAKE WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE TO FILL AREA TO DUMP H E APPLIED ALL BRAKES THEN JUMPED FROM HAULER THE TRUCK STOPPED APPROX. 30 FT FROM WHERE HE LANDED SERVICE BRAKE LOST DUE BROKEN OIL LIN9 ON REAR BRAKE SERVICE AND FRONT BRAKE WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT RENDERING THEM INEFFECTURE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED A RIOT SELF ADJUSTING.

January 8, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT AND BECAME PROGROSIVELY WORSE AS THE SHIFT CONTINUED DIAGNOSED AS "BACK SPRAIN".

July 18, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE DID NO7 STOP BELT TO REPLACE BROKEN PIN ON FEEDER HE STEPPED ON BELT LINE AND WAS THROWN INTO WALKWAY.

December 10, 1985 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS DROPPIN1 TWO LOADED RAIL CARS WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH OF HIS LEGS STRUCK RAIL CAR UPON IMPACT OF OF CARS STRIKING PREVIOUSLY DROPPED CARS

June 11, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pratt Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SO TON ROCK TRUCK. HE APPARENTLY HAD HIS LEFT ARM RESTING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE WHEEL ABRUPITY SPUN STRIKING HIS ARM.

June 7, 1985 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMP WAS GOING TO MINER TO CHECK RIPPER DRIVESHAFT WHEN RAM CAR PULLED AWAY AND TRAILER WHEEL RAN OVER EMPLOYEES FOOT

February 6, 1985 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
King Powellton Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP BUMPED INTO MINE TIMBER AND TIMBER FELL STRIKING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM.

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