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December 15, 1986 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Farwest Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SWITCHING POSIT3ONS ON SHUTTLE CAR WHILE IN PROCESS OF CHANGING SEATS THE CAR MOVED PINNING RT FOOT BETWEEN CAR & COAL RIB

December 4, 1986 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Solid Fuel Company · Struck by powered moving object

UNLOADING SUPPL3ES FROM RAIL CAR WHEN OPERATOR OF CAR PULLED AWAY CAR HIT LEG.TREATED AT EMERG.RM AND RELEASED.

April 21, 1986 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Solid Fuel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS WORK3NG BETWEEN SCOOP AND PINNER. THE SCOOP WEAS SCOTCHED BUT PUSHED OUT THE SCOTCH AND ROLLED AGAINST VICTIMS LEG. VICTIM WAS TREATED FOR BRUISED LEG AND RELEASED.

May 3, 1983 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Solid Fuel Company · Struck against a moving object

VICTIM WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND RAN IT INTO THE RIB-HIT HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER AGAINST INSIDE OF SCOOP DECK. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNITIL 5-11-83.

April 18, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Solid Fuel Company · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET AND RAISED UP AS SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK CAUGHT SHOULDER IN TOP EXTENT OF INJURIES UNKNOWN AT TIME OF REPORT APPEARS TO BE ONLY BRUISES XRAYS SHOW 3 CRACKED RIB S AND BACK INJURY

April 5, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Reliant Fuel Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BEING HAULED TO OUTSIDE, WHILE MOVING HE RAISED UP TO SPEAK TO SCOOP OPERATOR AND SO DOING CAUGHT SHOULDER IN TOP.

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