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October 3, 1995 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STARTED THE SHIFT CLEANING BELT DRIVE & SHOVELING BELT. JIMMY PLASTER PASS THE MAN SHVOELING BELT. WHEN I WENT BY HIM I ASKED HIM HOW MUCH HE LIKED ON SHOVELING THE BELT HE SAID ABO UT TWO BREAKS. HE NEVER SAID ANYTING ABOUT INJURY. AFTER EMPLOYEE FINISH BELT HE THEN CAME TO THE SECTION AND GOT BACK ON NORMAL JOB. WHICH IS S/CAR OPR. THE EMPLOYEE HAUED 7 TO 8 S/CARS O

August 17, 1991 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIDING OUT OF MANTRIP WENT AROUND CURVE PULLE D MUSCLE LYING ON BACK

August 12, 1991 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck by falling object

EE SAID A RIB FELLIN THE FACE OF THE 001 SECTION AN NO. 1 EWNTRY THE PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT HIPP. HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR.

July 16, 1991 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WENT TO THE SECTION TAIL PIECE WHICH IS THE NO.6 BELT LINE. TO CHECK ON ARSPLICE TO BE MADE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD THE BELT OFF AT THE SWITCH WHEN HE AND EE WAS MAKING ARSPLICIAN IT. IT CAME ON CATCHING HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE & OTHER EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG. THEY FOUND THE BELT TO BE FOULED IT BROKE ITSELF LOOSE & FOUND THE BELT SWITCH TO STILL BE ON THE GOFF OFF ON THE DRIVE DISLODGED T

July 16, 1991 VA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELT AT THE NO.6 TAILPIECE. WHEN THE TWO WERE WORKING ON A SPLICE THAT WAS TORN. IT CAME ON HITTING I.NAME ON THE LEFT LEG AND HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG AND HIP. I.NAME SAID HE THOUGHT THE BELT WAS OFF. WE ASSUMED THE GOBB OFF SWITCH WAS CUT OFF BY A ROCK AT THE TAILPIECE ON THE NEXT BELT NO. 5. THE ROCK JARRED OFF LETTING THE BELT COME ON NO. 6.

May 16, 1991 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck against stationary object

PRESSING DWON ON BELT DRIVE WITH SCOOP IT SLIPPED OFF TRHOWING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP BUMPING HIS HEAD

July 31, 1989 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS LOADING COAL BEHIND MINER AND HE TURNED AROUND TO LEAVE ON SHUTTLE CAR AND CAP LIGHT CAUGHT TOP, PULLING HEAD BACK. STRAINING NECK MUSCLES. HE SAID THE TOP WAS LOWER AND LOOSE CO AL UNDER THE CAR. IN NO 4 ENTRY.

July 6, 1989 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Struck by falling object

DRIVING SCOOP TO PICK UP FRONT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT RIB WITH SCOOP DECK KNOCKING LUMP OF COAL OFF RIB ONTO OPERATOR BRUISING UP R SHOULDER LOWER BACK WE;;ED ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN NO 4 HEADING OF FACE AREA WITNESS SAID A LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF RIB ABOUT 2'X2' 1' WEIGHT ABOUT 35 LB AFTER OPERATOR HIT RIB AND THAT TEH OPERATOR OF SCOOP COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN DAYS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDEN

June 8, 1988 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN WAS MOVING SHUTTLE CAR TO LET PINNER CHANGE PLACES. PINNER OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING FORWARD AND SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ACCIDENTLY HIT WRONG LEVER AND MOVED FORWARD AND PINNER OPERATOR MOVED AT THE SAME TIME. THE PINNER OPERATOR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND PINNER CAUSING LEG INJURY.

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