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June 8, 1998 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP-THE FRONT WHEEL DROPPED INTO A RUT ON THE TRAVELWAY CAUSING THE STEERINGWHEEL TO COME OUT OF HIS HAND HITTING HIM ON THE WRIST AND HAND.

December 15, 1997 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PULLING A ROCK DUSTER WITH A TRACTOR HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TONNOG OF DUSTER AND TRACTOR.

November 12, 1997 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE PUT HIS FOOT BETWEEN BRATTICE WALL & PALLET OF CEMENT BLOCKS, WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO LOAD BLOCKS IN BUCKET, PINCHING FOOT BETWEEN BLOCKS & BRATTICE WALL.

November 7, 1997 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A KERSEY TRACTOR ON THE SE-E BUTT RUNWAY. THE WHEEL FELL INTO A POT HOLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME OUT OF HIS GRIP. THE KNOB CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.

October 10, 1997 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS CRAWLING UP LO BELT WHEN SOME ONE TURNED THE BELTS ON. THE BELTS WENT DOWN EARLIER IN THE SHIFT. HE FAILED TO SEE THAT THE LO BELT WAS SHUT OFF. THE MINE WAS CLOSED TO THE LO BELT.

July 8, 1997 PA · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall from machine

FORK LIFT WAS TRYING TO MOE AN 8'X4' PLATFORM AND THE FRONT END OF THE PLATFORM WOULD NOT COME UO SO THAT THE FORKLIFT COULD MOVE IT. INJURED STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE PLATFORM TO COUNTER BAL ANCE IT AND WHEN THE FORKLIFT PICKED IT UP,INJURED WAS KNOCKED OFF OF IT STRIKING AXLE OF FORKLIFT CAUSING HEAD INJURY.

June 23, 1997 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRMMINGAN S&S SCOOP TO THE FACE WHEN ONE WHEEL HIT A POLE AND STOVED OR JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.

March 21, 1997 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TRAVELING TO SECTION TO INSTALL SIGHTS.HE WAS DRIVING A MORMON 4B MANTRIP WHEN HE CAME TOA LOW PLACE IN THE ROOF AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF WHILE MOVING., HE CAME OUTSIED & COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN

February 26, 1997 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A P242 KERSEY TRACTOR THRU A X CUT AND THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE KERSEY CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF THE RIB. CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND HITTING THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND .

December 12, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

FILLING CAN WITH WATER WHEN 5010 SEAT RAN OVER FOOT. 5010 OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE EE.

December 4, 1996 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SCOOPING FACES IN NO. 2 ENTRY WITH HIS ARM OUTSIDE OF THE SEAT BACKING. HE SCOOPED THE RIGHT RIB & THE SCOOP SWIVELED INTO THE RIB PINCHING HIS FOREARM & ELBOW BETWEEN THE SEAT & RIB.

November 6, 1996 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A KERSEY TRACTOR IN MUDDY CONDITIONS - THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.

August 6, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING THE MBC WITH HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CANOPY POST WHEN THE SEAT WENT OVER A PILE OF COAL OR ROCK AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROOF AND POST.

July 29, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTING AROUND IN SEAT TO SEE ROCK IN REAR BRIDGE ON M.B.C.

May 2, 1996 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUSTER WITH A KERSEY TRACTOR WHEN HE WENT AROUND THE STUMP FROM 5-4 ENTRY, HE HAD HIS ARM AROUND THE PROTECTIVE BUMPER POST AND THE ROCK DUSTER SQUEEZED HIS ARM AN D WRIST. ARM AND WRIST WAS SQUEEZED BUT DID NOT BREAK IT.

April 5, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING ON MAN TRIP WHEN THE BACK WHEEL WENT INTO A HOLE CAUSING EE TO BE RAISED UP & WHENHE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH MAN TRIP AGAIN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 28, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE MBC WHEN THE SEAT WENT OVER A HUMP IN THE BOTTOM AND IT JAMMED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.

January 16, 1996 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS TRAMMING MBC AHEAD WHEN THE FRONT OF THE SEAT CAUGHT ON A LIP ON THE BOTTOM AND FLIPPED THE BACK UP JAMMING HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF.

December 5, 1995 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PSREADING LO BELT STRUCTURE ALONG LOW BELT WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING. MINER AND 50-10 WERE TRAMMING UP INTO THE INTAKE SIDE, WHEN THE MIDDLE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE INBY AND OUTBY 5010 CAME AGA INST THE RIB FORCING OUTBY 5010 INTO THE LOTAIL CAUSING LO BELT STRUCTURE TO BUCKLE. EE WAS ON THE TIGHT SIDE OF THE LO BELT. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND RIB, CAUSING A SM

November 6, 1995 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ROCK DUSTER IN SECTION WITH KERSEY TRACTOR. HE WAS COMING THROUGH A CUT THRU WHEN THE TRACTOR TIRE CAUGHT ON AN OFFSET ON THE BOTTOM AND STEERING WHEEL KNOB CAME AROUND A ND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSIGN SWELLING.

November 4, 1995 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES WITH A KERSEY TRACTOR. THE WHEEL WENT OVER A ROCK LYING ON THE RUNWAY AND THE STEERING KNOB CAME AROUND AND PUSHED LEFT ELBOW DOWN ONTO OPERATOR'S SEAT AND WAS RE STING BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER BENDING THE THUMB BACK.

September 12, 1995 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DUSTING WITH A PULL TYPE DUSTER HOOKED INTO A KERSEY TRACTOR. CONDITIONS A LOW (38"-40"). HE WAS PULLING DUSTER FROM NO. 7 ROOM TO #8 ROOM WITH HEAD TURNED LOOKING BEHIND. HIS CAP LAMP CORD CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT AND PULLED NECK BACK RESULTING IN INJURY.

September 26, 1994 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING JEFFERY 50/10 MBC. HE WAS PICKING UP BACK BRIDGE AT SAME TIME. DISENGAGED TRAM CAUSE BRIDGE TO PICK UP RAPPIDLY. JAMMING HEAD INTO ROOF. INJURING LOWER NECK AREA.

January 15, 1994 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN MOVING CABLES EE PUT TOPE SLING ON CABLE AND WAS WAITING FRO 150 S & S TRACTOR TO BACK UP AND PULL CABLE. BECAUSE OF WET & MUDDY CONDITIONS TRACTOR WAS STUCK. EE MOVED CLOSER TO TRACTOR W HICH PUT HIM ALONGSIDE OF COAL RIB. TRACTOR GOT ENOUGH TRACTION TO MOVE PINNING EE AGAINST RIB RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF COLLARBONE.

December 23, 1993 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS DRIVING 3 WHEEL MANTRIP DOWN HEADING HWEN FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A PIECE OF BOTTOM CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF HIS HAND AND THE STEERING KNOB STRUCK WRIST.

October 23, 1992 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR=THE WHEEL DROPPED INTO A HOLE ON THE BOTTOM IN WHICH IT JARRED HIS BACK-(THIS INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ON 10-23-92-WAS NOT A LOST TIME UNTIL JAN.11 1993-HE WORKED W ITH THIS CONDITION BUT KEPT GETTING PROGRESSIVALY WROSE-HE THEN WENT TO A DOCTOR.)

April 1, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A SUPPLY TRACTOR HIS ARM GOT CAGUTH BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE TRACTOR.

March 20, 1992 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A WORKING PLACE. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF WHILE OPERATING THE MBC CAUSING A CONCUSSION.

December 24, 1991 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMING FROM UNDER FRONT BRIDGE,WHILE CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OF HAULAGE UNIT OF 003 SECTION.EMPL CSE-SR-100 WAS AGAINST BRIDGE.AT THE SAME TIME,MBC OPERATOR LEFT THE BRIDGE DOWN AN D HIT EMPL CAUSING BROKEN LEG.

November 11, 1991 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE THE MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF A WORKING PLACE. THE MBC OPERATOR GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE RIB AND MBC. HE WAS INSTRUCTED ON THE USE OF THE PANIC BAR TO DENERGIZE THE MINER SEVERAL TIMES.

July 26, 1991 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS PULLING A SCOOP WITH ANOTHER TRACTOR, TRAVELING ON A DOWN GRADE. THE CHAIN GOT SLAK IN IT AND CAME LOOSE. HE NOTICED THE LOOSE CHAIN AND ATTMPTED TO STEP ON THE TRA M TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SCOOP BE HE HIT THE BRAKE BY MISTAKE. AND WAS STRUCK WITH THE SCOOP.

July 24, 1991 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BACKING UP THE MBC HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MACHINE.THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT HIT THE MINE BOTTOM AND THE MACHINE CAUGHT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BENDING IT BACK.BREAKING A BONE ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

July 15, 1991 PA · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A JEEP UNDERGROUND.HE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A RUN-THROUGH CHECK,WHEN A PICE OF BELTING FROM THE RUNTHROUGH CHECK HIY HIM IN THE HEAD HURTING HIS NECK.

December 3, 1990 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING UP MBC OUT OF WORKING PLACE OPERATORS HAND SLIPPED ON CONTROLS CAUSING MACHINE TO KICK SIDEWAYS. LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN SEAT & MACHINE.

November 21, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING CABLE OUTSIDE AT SHOP AREA,HAND OVER JEEP FRAME RAN INTO MINER FRAME.

September 21, 1990 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE SCOOP THAT INJURED WAS OPERATING WAS BEING PULLED UP THE SLOPE BY ANOTHER TRACTOR-THE CHAIN BROKE AND FLEW BACK STRIKING INJURED ON THE FACE.

April 4, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A 3A THREE WHEELER UNDER GROUND, THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE JEEP HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY. THE STEERING KNOB ON THE WHEEL CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.

March 29, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

ENTERED MINE ON 2ND SHIFT,GOT OFF MANTRIP TO CHECK A PUMP.WHILE CRAWLING IN FRONT OF MANTRIP OPERATOR PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP BUT IT WENT FORWARD AND BUMPED I.NAME.

March 1, 1990 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL AREA. HE HIT HEAD ON RIB OVERHANG & TWISTED NECK.

December 13, 1989 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS PUTTING SNUB BOLT IN X-CUT BEHIND CANVAS AND SHUTTLE CAR WAS SWITCHING OUT. MAN GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND SHUTTLE CAR.

November 20, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

CLEANING DITCH ALONG ROAD WAY. EMPLOYEE USING CAT HIGHLIFT. MACHINE RAN UP OVER BEAM LEANED OVER FAR ENOGH TO LAY OVER ON ITS SIDE.

February 21, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING CABLE WITH JEEP LOOP CAUGHT FOOT CASUING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE, LNADED ON LEFT RESCURER.

December 28, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A TRACTOR WITH ROCK DUSTER ATTACHED HE WAS BACKING IT INTO A X-CUT IN MUDDY CCONDITIONS WHEN THE TRAILOR SLID SIDEWAYS PINCHING HIS HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON THE PIN THAT HOLD S THE TRAILOR TO THE TRACTOR

January 2, 1988 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING A3TRACTOR UP TO A SUPPLY TRAILER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE OF THE TRACTOR, AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS ON R T HAND BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER

September 22, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVIN1 A THRT EE WHEEL MINE J EEP HIT A RUT WHIPPING STEERING KNOW STRIKING EMPLOYEE R IGHT WRIST & THUMB

April 25, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING3THE FORK LIFT,LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO THE SUPPLY CAR,THE WHEELS OF THE FORK LIFT DROPPED INTO A HOLE,RESULTING IN THE MUSCLES.

April 8, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CALLED3IN AT 700AM ON 040887 & REPORTED HE WAS GOING TO THE DOC.BECAUSEOF BACK PAIN IN THE SAME AREA OF THE BACK AS PREVIOUS INJURY ON 020587

March 17, 1987 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE CRAWLING 5LONG THE BELTLINE, HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE BELT STRUCTURE

March 9, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Doverspike Brothers Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WAS RUNNING SHU7TLECAR IN SECTION, FRONT END OF SHUTTLECAR BOTTOMED OUT THROWING DIRT UP AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE

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