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May 29, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND RUN OVER A ROCK, THROWING HIM, CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS RIBS

May 2, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUST CAR AROUND A CURVE WITH A 270 TRACTOR AND IT JACK KNIFED HE HAD HIS ARM LYING ON BUMPER AND IT PINCHED THE SKIN ON THE RT ELBOW AND CUT THE SKIN

February 20, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS PUTTING THE UNA TRAC ON CHARGE AND HIT HIS RT KNEE ON UNA TRACAUSING INJURY

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN #5 RAILRUNNER WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE SELF RESCUERS WHEN #4 RAILRUNNER HIT #5, KNOCKING THE SELF RESCUER BOX INTO EMPLOYEES BACK AND SHOULDER, CAUSIN G INJURY.

August 6, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING WITH EMPTY TRUCK, UNIT #898, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. HE RAN UPON SOME SHOT MATERIAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, CAUSIN G INJURY.

May 31, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STATED THAT THE ROOF BOLTER WAS SITTING AT THE BACK UP FLYS IN #7 ENTRY & THE STANDARD S/C CAME THRU FLYS & HIT BACK OF BOLTER. HE WAS AT BACK OF BOLTER & HE JUMPED UPON TOP OF ROOF BOLTE R & HIT THE TOP OF H IS FOOT.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED ON A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT, THE OPERATOR STARTED THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING THE CABLE TO TWIST EMPLOYEE AROUND, THUS CAUSING INJURY.

March 14, 1983 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER, PUSHING A BIG ROCK OUT OF THE PIT WHEN A ROCK FELL BACK ON THE BLADE, THROWING THE EMPLOYEE OUT OF THE SEAT, CAUSING INJURY.

March 1, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE CAME OFF THE FEEDCER AND HIST A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. THIS THREW HIM UP AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE SHUTTLE CAR JAMMING HIS NECK.

February 14, 1983 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP AND CABLE WAS HANGING LOW ON THE MAIN TRACK LINE CABLE CAUGHT HIS HEAD JERKED HIM DOWN INTO THE MANTRIP AND INTO THE ROOF CAUSING INJURY

February 2, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE BOOM ON THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE TOP, AND HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED ON THE TOP CANOPY.

January 5, 1983 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING HANG CURTAIN AT 2ND X-CUT OUTBY FACE OF 3 ENTRY.OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING 3 ENTRY.EMPL THOUGHT SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING TO GO DOWN 3 BUT INSTEAD,SHUTTLE CAR MADE LEFT TURN AN D LOAD END OF SHUTTLE CAR PINNED EMPL AGAINST RIB.

January 5, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

HELPING HANG CURTAIN.EMPL THOUGHT SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING TO GO DOWN 3 ENTRY BUT IT MADE A LEFT TURN AND LOAD END OF SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SIDE LOWER BACK AND LEG. EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK AND LEG.

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