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November 14, 1986 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

CHECKING DISCHA9GE END OF MAIN A #1 BELT OPENED DOOR AT CHUTE AND PLACED HAND ON DOOR FRAME.ROCK FLEW OFF BELT AND STRUCK ON BACK OF LEFT HAND AND CAUSED FX AND LACERATION.

September 15, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS STANDIN1 NEXT TO A S/CAR ON & TURNED CAR ON CAR DRIFTED & PINNED MAN AGAINST A WOOD POST CAUSING BRUISES & SWELLING TO HIPS & LEGS & RIGHT HAND.

August 18, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS UNLOAD3NG BAGS OF ROCK DUST OFF CONVEYOR BELT BENT MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND BACKWARDS CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE RT MIDDLE FINGER

May 16, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

RIDING A SKID I3TO SECTION BRUISED LT KNEE ON A ROCK AS THE SKID PASSED OVER IT.

April 28, 1986 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall from machine

MINE IDLE FOR S2UT DOWN MAN JUMPED FROM MOVING MOTOR WHEN MOTOR WENT INTO A SKID INJURED NECK, RIGHT ELBOW, RIGHT LEG AND RIGHT KNEE.

February 19, 1986 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING LOCOM2TIVE STRUCK HEAD ON RAIL BAR ON ROOF WENT TO DR 2 22 86 ALSO HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK

February 8, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING BRIDG9 CONVEYOR BUMPED HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

January 6, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHOVELING LOOSE3MATERIAL IN BELT /TRACK ENTRY.SHOVELFULL THROWN ONTO CONVEYOR BELT.ROCK ON BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL AND TURNED MAN SUDDENLY CAUSING LOWER ABDOMEN STRAIN RESULTING IN DOUBLE HERNIA.

December 17, 1985 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

RIDING MANTRIP 5 PIECE OF DIRT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

November 4, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING POLE BACK INTO SOCKET ON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN SPRING LOADED SOCKET BAR SLIPPED HITTING HIS HAED HEAD

October 8, 1985 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN A BENT POSITION. FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE C-9 002-0 WORKING SECTION.

June 17, 1985 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SHUTTLECAR HITTING BUMP IN RUNWAY STRIKING HAND ON CANOPY STRAINING NECK MUSCLES

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTORWERE SEEN BUS WAS STOPPED.MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN BUS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK BUS.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE.LIGHTS FROM NOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS STOPPED.MOTOR STRUCK BUS.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN. BUD STOPPED MTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE. LIGHTS FROM M OTOR WERE SEEN. BUS WAS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE.LIGHTS FROM NOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS STOPPED,MOTER STRUCK BUS.

May 22, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MANTRIP WAS PROCEEDING OUTSIDE LIGHTS FROM MOTOR WERE SEEN.BUS WAS STOPPED MOTOR STRUCK MANTRIP.

March 8, 1985 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN HAD HAND ON SPILL PLATE ALONG PANLINE HAULAGE CHAIN STRUCK MANS LEFT 3RD FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION 4 STITCHES

March 2, 1985 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

PERSON WAS OPERATING TRACK MOTOR, POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY PERSON JUMPED UP TO CATCH POLE, HIT HEAD ON ROOF RAIL.

February 15, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSON WAS RIDING IN JEPP, BENT OVER TO AVOID ICE HANGING DOWN FROM ROOF RT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ICE BUILD UP AND EDGE OF JEEP.

January 31, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

ROCK ROLLED OUT3OF PANLINE AND STRUCK MANS RT INSTEP AREA OF THE FOOT CAUSING PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION THIS IS BEING SUBMITTED AS PART OF AN AUDIT

January 2, 1985 PA · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL IN BELT TRACK ENTRY.SHOVEL FULL THROWN ONTO CONVEYOR BELT.ROCK ON BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL AND TURNED MAN SUDDENLY CAUSING LOWER ABDOMEN STRAIN RESULTING IN DOUBLE HERNIA.

December 11, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS RIDING BELT STOPPED SUDDENLY & STARTED AGAIN JERKING PERSON & THEN PERSON FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

December 4, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

PERSON WAS OPERATING SCOOP TRACTOR AND BUMPED HEAD ON RAIL BAR ON ROOF PERSON RETURNED 12 5 84 AND WORKED OFF AGAIN 12 6 84 DUE TO SAME INJURY

October 12, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall onto or against objects

MAN WAS MOVING MINE CABLE AWAY FROM MINER MINER OPERATOR TURNER MACHINE AND STRUCK MAN MAN SLIPPED DOWN AND STRUCK CHIN ON MINER TAIL CAUSING A LACERATION 16 STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.

October 10, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAIL ROLLER OF SLOPE BOLT JAMMED WITH COAL WHEN COAL SHUTE BECAME JAMMED DUE TO ROCK INJURED MAN CRAWLER BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BOLT AT TAIL ROLLER TO CLEAN SAME BELT JERKED AND PULLED MAN U NDER TAIL ROLLER MAN RECEIVED CRAH INJURED TO BOTH LEGS, FRACTURED PELVIS AND INTERUM INJUREIS.

September 24, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED MAN WAS GETTING ON THE SECTION CONVEYOR BELT THE MAN LOST HIS BALANCE FELL ONTO BELT FRACTURING RIGHT INDEX FINGER ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE C2 004 0 WORKING SECTION.

August 29, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ KNEELING ON MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR CHAIN EXAMING COAL FEED GATE ANOTHER MAN ACCIDENTLY STARTED CONVEYOR CHAIN.INJ MAN FEET BECAME LODGED BETWEEN COAL FEED GATE AND CONVEYOR CHAIN CAUSING F RACTURE OF BOTH ANKLES.ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN C-2 004-0 WORKING SECTION.

June 28, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS TRAMMING MOBILE BRIDGE IN A FORWARD MOTION MAN WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND A WOOD POST CAUSING A FRACTURED PELVIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE #31 ROOM OF THE B21R 0001-0 WORKING SECTION

May 8, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SHUTTLECAR STRUCK HOLE IN BOTTOM MAN OYNCED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE SHUTTLCAR CANOPY JAMMING HIS NECK STRAIN OF NECK AREA

April 24, 1984 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED MAN WAS DESCENDING A GRADE & CURVE THE CABLE REEL DID NOT PICK UP THE TRAILING CBALE MAN REACHED UNDER S/C TO REMOVE THE CABLE. THE CAR DRIFTED FORWARD CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE S/C SEAT & MINE FLOOR CAUSING A FRACTURE & LACERATIONS OF THE LEFT HAND THUMB. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE C-2 004-0 WORKING SECTION.

April 14, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

INJ MAN WAS STANDING NEXT TO COAL RIB AT THE BELT TAILPIECE THE SHUTTLECAR BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER MAN KNOCKED OUT A WOODEN CURVE POST THE POST WAS THROWN FOR A DISTANCE OF 25 FT STRUCK MAN ON LOWER JAW CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE C5 059 0 WORKING SECTION

April 4, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall from machine

INJURED MAN GOT ON THE SECTION CONVEYOR WHILE IT WAS IN THE REVERSE MOTION AT THE TIME MAN WAS TROWN OFF THE BELT ONTO THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING A STRAIN OF THE GROIN. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN C-2 004-0 WORKING SECTION.

March 16, 1984 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS POUNDING ICE OFF BELT ROLLERS WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER AND HIS LEFT HAND WENT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE BELT ROLLER CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT HAND

February 7, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL ALONG THE CLEARANCE SIDE OF T HE G16 #3 BELT. PIECES OF RTOCK FELL STRIKING MAN ON THE BACK OF T HE HEAD & SHOULDER.

February 6, 1984 PA · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

SHOVELING BELT SHOVEL FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE AND PROP.

December 27, 1983 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATING MOBLIE BRIDGE ATTACHED TO ANOTHER MOBILE BRIDGE BUDDY MOVED HIS BRIDGE JUST AS MAN WAS GETTING OUT OF 2ND BRIDGE MOVEMENT OF 1ST BRIDGE TWISTED 2ND BRIDGE PINNING MANS LEGS BETWEEN MOBILE BRIDGE AND LOW BELT STRUCTURE BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS OF RT KNEE AREA

October 22, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall onto or against objects

MAN WAS BACK DRAGGING SLOPE OF REFUSE PILE WITH A DOZER BACK OF OPERATORS SEAT SLIPPED CAUSING BACK OF SEAT AND MAN TO FALL BACKWARDS MAN STRUCK HEAD ON REAR WINDOW OF CAB CAUSING SEVERE NECK STRAIN

October 14, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR FROM FACE AT INTERSECTION BEFORE RIM - THRU CHECK HE HIT HEAD ON ROOF GOT WEDGED AND WAS PULLED OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR

October 11, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHUT OFF BELT TO CROSS OVER TO HANG UP HOSE AND BELT STARTED CAUGHT EMPL BETWEEN BELT AND CROSSOVER BRIDGE FOR BELT.

September 29, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against a moving object

PERSON WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR TO FACE AREA AND HIT A BUMP IN RUNWAY STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST A BAR ON SHUTTLE CAR

September 1, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ MAN WAS BENT OVER MOVING THE MINER CABLE THE MOBILE BRIDGE OPERATOR SWUNG THE BRIDGE STRIKING MAN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RIBS WITH THE MOBILE BRIDGE CAUSING BRUISED RIBS ON LEFT SIDE OF THE B ODY THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN A X-CUT BETEEN THE #4 & #5 ENTRIES OF THE B21R WORKING SECTION

August 29, 1983 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by falling object

PERSON WAS OPERATING SCOOP TRACTOR AND KNOCKED OUT A PROP WITH TRACTOR AND SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT CUTTING PERSON ON RT THUMB

August 25, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSON WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AROUND CORNER OF X-CUT AND STEERED TOO CLOSE TO RIB PINNING SELF BETWEEN RIB AND SHUTTLE CAR.

July 31, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Fall from machine

PERSON WAS RIDING BELT OUT OF SECTION TRIED TO STOP BELT TO GET OFF BELT WOULD NOT STOP PERSON JUMPED OFF STRAINING RT KNEE ANKLE AND FOOT

July 28, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

PERSON WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT HEAD ON RAIL ON ROOF STRAINING NECK

July 26, 1983 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING TRACK MOUNTED LEE NORSE JEEP THE TROLLEY POLE BOUNCED OFF THE TROLLEY STRIKING MAN UNDER LOWER JAW CASING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES, THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON T HE MAIN C TRACK ENTRY.

February 15, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

PERSON WAS BACKING MINER UP FROM LEFT WHEN S/C OPERATOR WAS ROCKING S/C BACK & FORTH TO GET UNSTUCK. S/C BUMPER CAUGHT PERSONS LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN S/C BUMPER & MINERS SEAT.

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