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April 9, 1992 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE

J & D Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN IS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WHILE HAVING COAL TO FEEDER HE HIT A HOLE IN BOTTOM & BOUNCED REAL HARD HURTING HIS BACK

November 18, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE

J & D Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS TRYING TO CLEAN MUD OF NOSE ROLLED WITH A 5' ROOF BOLT. THE BOLT GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS HANDS INTO THE WIRE MESH GUARDING. HE HAD A BROKEN HAND AND A CUT ON THUMB OF RIGHT HAND.

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