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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 13, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Kazin Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP RAN OVER ROCK AND CAUSED EE BUMP HEAD AND SPRAIN NECK.

June 1, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL.HE RAN OVER A HUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS BOUNCED UP IN THE DECK OF THE MACHINE WHICH INJURED HIS BACK.

May 25, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP USED TO CLEAN ENTRY FOR BELT MOVE STRUCK ANOCHOR PIN AND FLIPPED PIECE OF ROCK INTO EMPL FACE STRIKING EYE.

February 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FRONT GUARD WAS LOOSE ON MANTRIP VEHICLE AS MANTRIP WENT THRU AIRLOCK DOORS THE GUARD CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER POSTION OF HIS BODY.

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