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January 19, 2016 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
SANW, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was pulling miner cable slack. A shuttle car came around the corner catching EE's left ankle between the shuttle car and a small rock.

August 11, 1997 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON OVERCAST.

November 1, 1996 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE DIPPER OF THE SCOOP TO HIS SECTION AND THE DIPPER JARRED HIM.

July 5, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
A & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER ASMALL ROCK IN HAULAGE WAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

April 6, 1995 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
A & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER. OTHER WAS DRIVING THE SCOOP AND HE WAS IN THE SCOOP DIPPER. THEY WERE BACKING UP AND OTHER STOPPED THE SCOOP TO CHECK SOMETHING WHEN EE S HEAD GOT CAUGHT ON CABLE.

November 13, 1986 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Davis & Whited Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CLEANIN1 BELT WITH SHOVEL IN LOW TOP WHEN A BELT SPLICE CAUGHT THE SHOVEL THROWING IT BACK INTO HIS FACE CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD AND BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE

January 7, 1986 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Davis & Whited Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP HAD CAME OU7 SIDE TO SERVICE TRACTOR ABOUT 1 PM & HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HELP OUTSIDE MAN UNTIL QUITING TIME 2:30 PM. HE WAS BENT OVER USING A PORTABLE GRINDER ON TAIL PIECE, WHEN AT APPRO X 2:20 PM ANOTH9R TRACTOR OPERATOR CAME OUT OF MINE & COMING TOO CLOSE TO MEN WORKING ON TAILPIECE MASHED MANS LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN TAILPIECE & TRACTOR

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