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February 27, 2008 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Workers tramming feeder on tailpiece when feeder jumped to the right pinning employee against the rib.

December 12, 2007 UT · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
C.W. Mining Co. · Struck by powered moving object

A truck got stuck. The loader backed up to the truck to pull it out. The loader operator and the truck operator both got out to hook the chain up. The loader rolled back and crushed the truck operator between the truck and loader. THIS PERSON IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF OURS, WE DO NOT HAVE HIS INFORMATION. The loader impacted the loader operator in the back, he moved out of the way.

June 18, 2005 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

EE WAS WATCHING A CABLE SO THE COAL HAULER WOULDN'T HIT THE CABLE. THE COAL HAULER HIT HIM.

August 6, 2004 UT · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Car was leaving the miner, car driver thought he was past both the miner op. and his helper but the tailgate of the car caught his left leg and smashed it against the rib.

May 20, 2002 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
C W Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRANSPORTING EQUIPMENT WITH FORKLIFT ON HILL, FORKLIFT ROLLED OVER ONTO LEFT HAND PINNING IT TO THE ROAD SURFACE

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