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May 13, 1994 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ibold Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRAVELING ON ROADWAY IN OLD WORK WEST THEN WATER HOLE GOT METAL IN EYE. RUN SCOOP UP ON MUCK PILE ON SIDE OF THE OPERATOR PUSHING HEAD AGAINST TOP HURT NECK.

March 15, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

WORKING ON SPILL BOARD. SOME ONE TURNED BELTS ON.

September 21, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

UNDERGROUND IN A SCOOP RAN INTO A CRIB THAT WAS BUILT ON ROAD WAY

August 3, 1993 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS TRAVELING THE ROADWAY IN A PERSONEL CARRIER. A TIMBER HAD DISLODGED AND HAD FALLENINTOT HE RAODWYA. HE RAN OVER THE TIMBER AND WAS ELEVATED INTOT HE ROOF. THE ACCIDENT BURST HIS HARD HAT AND CUT HIS SCALP. HE WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED BUT RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES. HEONLY MISSED WORK ON DYA OF INJURY.

April 7, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Delcoal Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RIDING TO FACE AREA IN MANTRIP CAR SHOULDER HIT ROOF OF MINES.

February 9, 1993 KY · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED STATED THAT HE ARRIVED AT THE NO 3-102 BELT OVERCAST AND OBSERVED THAT THE MINE TRACTOR, THAT INJURED OPERATORS, HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE OVERCAST BRATTICE AND THAT HE WAS UNCONSCIOUS L AYING IN TH EOPERATOR'S DECK END THAT HAD CRASHED THROUGHT HE BRATTICE. AFTER HE REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE WAS TREATED AND TRANSPORTED TO SURFACE.

September 25, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOPING SECTION GOT ARM IN TOP

August 3, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

76309IGHT KNEE BETWEEN 506 AND BELT STRUCTURE.

March 4, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRIDGE TWISTED AROUND CAUGHT L FOOT BETWEEN 506 AND STRUCTURE

October 1, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Kyva Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

LUMP HAS FORMED ON BACK FROM OPERATING SCOOP OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

August 2, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Kyva Coal Inc · Fall from machine

LEAVING FACE AREA AND LEAVING MINES AT END OF SHIFT MOTOR TURN OVER HILL PUTTING END OF TRAILER AGAINST TOP ROLLING EE OUT OF CAR.

May 10, 1991 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING OVERCAST CHAIN SLIPPED CUT OFF FIRST JOINT ON MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

April 4, 1991 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER INSIDE WITH A SCOOP THE ROOF BOLTER WAS CAUGHT AGAINST THE TOP EE S ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THEM. ] ]

March 29, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Kyva Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS BACKING UP 506 BRIDGE CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT ELBOW AGAINST STOP OF MINE WITH HAND STILL ON LEVER JAMMING WRIST AGAINST LEVER.

March 14, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Dan Bailey Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

BRIDGE OPERATOR WAS PINNED BETWEEN MINE RIB AND BRIDGE BREAKING BOTH LEGS.

February 26, 1990 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FINGER CRACKED BY TAKING BRATTICE BLOCK OFF OF BLET LINE. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BRATTICE AND BELT ROLLER.

October 23, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT BETWEEN TOP & PERSONEL CARRIER.

July 11, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Kyva Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS RIDING PERSONNELL CARRIER WHEN HIS KNEE STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE MINE.

April 5, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Limousine Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING 506 CARRIER WAS BACKING OUT BREAK GOT LEG AGAINST RIB BROKE RIGHT ANKLE.

June 23, 1988 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spur Coals & Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON BRIDGE. HE WAS SETTING ON BELT. SOMEONE HIT BELT CONTROL SWITCH. BELT STARTED UP AND TOOK LEFT KNEE UNDER BRIDGE TWISTING KNEE.

January 20, 1988 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Mountain Spur Coals & Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP OPERATOR 3 NAME RUSID SCOOP BUCKET TO HIGH HIT CROSS COLLAR COLLAR FELL HIT HIM LOWER HIP AREA STRAINED BACK TRYING TO MOVE COLLAR.

January 12, 1988 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Harlan Kyva Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS RID3NG PERSONNEL CARRIER TO SECTION HE WAS HOLDING ON TO SIDE OF PERSONNEL CARRIER WITH LEFT HAND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CARRIER AND MINE FLOOR MASHING HIS HAND

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