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September 15, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS HAULING COAL FROM MINER TO FEEDER HIS CANOPY ROOKED OUT CAUSING A PIECE OF SLATE TO DISLODGE & FALL ON FEEDER & ROLLED OFF ON HIS SHOULDER

July 27, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR IN THE #3 ENTRY & RAN OVER A ROOF BOLT CAUSING IT TO COME THRU BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE DECK DOOR & STRUCK HIM IN THE SIDE

October 9, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF REFUSE AT THE 1 SWITCH BACK THE STEERING HOSE BROKE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO NECK HITTING THE EE ON THE THUMB.

May 1, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR FROM COAL FEEDER TOI THE FACE,HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

February 18, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE SAID WHILE TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR ON #1 SECTION HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROD WAY AT EXCESSIVE SPEED AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE FINISHED THIS SHIFT AND WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT ON 2-19-92 AND NEVER RETURNED ON 2-20-92.

November 25, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE TOLD FOREMAN AT THE END AT THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HE WORKER THE NEXT SHIFT AND MISSED THE NEXT SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR AND STARTED LOST TIME.

October 25, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS RIDING INSIDE IN MANBUS BUS HIT ROCK & ROCK CAME INSIDE HITTING HIM ON RIGHT ARM. ACCIDENT REQUIRED SUTURES FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

September 24, 1991 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROAD BOUNCED AROUND IN DECK INJ NECK AND BACK

August 5, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Fall from machine

SUBJECT STATES THAT AS HE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF REFUSE TO THE DUMP ON THE MOUNTAIN AND TRAVELING UP HILL, THE ENGINE STOPPED. HE THEN PRESSED THE CLUTCH AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-START AND WHILE DOI NG SO, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. HE THEN JUMPED OUT TO THE GROUND BRUISING HIS PELVIS. THE TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE OVER THE 40' HILL.

July 8, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SHUTTLE CAR LEAVING THE MINER HOOKED MINER CABLE PULLED CABLE AND TRIPPED EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

June 24, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR DOOR OPEN, SLAMMED SHUT HITTING OPR ON KNEE

May 15, 1991 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WAITING AT R.R. CROSSING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR AND A COAL TRK PASSED CAUSING SMOKE TO ENTER THE CAB OF THE WATER TRK TRIGGERING AN ASTHMA ATTACK.

April 17, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR OEPRATOR WAS BOUNCED AND HIT HEAD ON CANOPY FINISHED SHIFT BUT WENT TO HAVE BRUISE CHECKED BY A DOCTOR.

September 10, 1990 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOING BY BUGGY CABLE CAME LOOSE PULLED ROCK AGAINST LEG CUTTING THROUGH CLOTHING

August 11, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN MANBUS MANBUS SLID INTO CAR LOADED WITH BELT STRUCTURE EE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE OCCURRENCE ONLY.

April 20, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY THROWN AGAINST CANOPY, CAUSING LOWER BACK SPRAIN.

October 3, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIGHT CLAVICLE BONE CAME OUT OF JOINT INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STARTED TO MAKE A TURN HE HIT THE MINE RIB CORNER THE IMPACT FROM STRIKING THE RIB CORNER THREW H IM AGAINST THE FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR DECK

August 30, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED BACK & RIBS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING INJURED TO BOUNCE OUT OF SEAT STRIKING BACK & RIBS ON CONTROLS OF SHUTTLE CAR.

October 23, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED LOWER B5CK EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR BOTH ENDS OF THE SHUTTLE CAR DRAGGED THE BOTTOM JARRING HIM AND INJURING HIS LOWER BACK

December 29, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED HIS NEC5 OPERATING SHUTTEL CAR MOVEMENT OF SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED HIM AROUND AND HE HIT HAIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY INJURIN HIS NECK

April 9, 1985 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING RETARDER ROPE ON #1 TRACK. BRAKE ON CAR BAD AND LET ROPE CAME BACK UP.

July 16, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EMPLOYEEWAS RIDING IN A MANBUS COMING FROM THE SECTION TO THE SURFACE. A MOTOR HAD BROKEN DOWN, AND FURTHERMORE HAD NO POWER.THE THE DRIVER OF THE MANBUS DID NOT SEE THE MOTOR. AS A RESULT RESULT THE MANBUS STRUCK THE MOTOR.

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAVELING FROM THE FACE TO THE SECTIONS DUMPING POINT. HE ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROADWAY; HE STRAINED HIS BACK AS A RESULT.

April 29, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE ON TH A S.C. THE #2 SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAVELING FROM THE SECTION LOADING POINT. HENCE, THE CABLE OF THE #2 S.C. CAUGHT BOOTH ON THE NECK, CAUSING T HE INJURY.

April 7, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF SLATE TO DUMP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELLING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ONE TRUCK SLID INTO THE OTHER INJURE DEMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TRUCKS CAB

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