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May 26, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED AND A ROCK FELL FROM LADDER BUCKET HITTING WALL OF TRUCK BED JOLTED DRIVER AROUND IN THE CAB OF TRUCK. LOWER LEG AND BACK PAIN.

December 7, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

I NAME STATED B6CK STARTED TO HURT NOTHING DONE TO INJURED BUCK RUNNING SHGUTTLE CAR AT THE TIME BACK STARTED HURTING TURNED IN A SRECEIVENCE OF INJURY DATE 9-9-87.

October 22, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RAN OVER TIMBER3IN ROADWAY PULLING SHUTTLE CAR INTO RIB.

September 8, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HIT HOLE IN ROA8WAY & JAMMED HEAD AGAINST CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR ON 9/8/87.WE FEEL THIS IS REOCCURENCE OF INJURY ON 8/26/87 WHEN I NAME HIT LOOSE COAL IN ROADWAY & CANOPY ROOFED OUT AGAINST ROO F ALTHOUGH MORE3THAN 6 DAYS HAVE PASSED BY.

August 6, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED WAS STA3DING BETWEEN SCOOP AND BELT PAIL PIECE WHICH WAS BEING INSTALLED SCOOP OPERATOR GOT INTO DECK OF SCOOP STARTED SCOOP WHICH MOVED FORWARD WHEN SCOOP MOVED FORWARD BUCKET OF SCOO P STRUCK INJURE8 KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND INJURED TAKEN TO HOSP

August 5, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR OPE9ATORS SPILLED COAL AND ONE RAN UP ONTO SOME LOOSE COAL AND CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT ROOFBOLT CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO COME TO ABRUPT HALT.

February 2, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by powered moving object

LOADER OPERATOR3AND FOREMAN WERE STANDING IN PIT WHEN MAINTENANCE FOREMAN BACKED UP IN PICKUP TRUCK AND KNOCKED LOADER OPERATOR DOWN.THE EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED TWO DAYS MORE.HIS FI RST DAY OFF WAS35TH.HIS LEFT LEG WAS INJURED.

January 6, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

ROCK TRUCK LOST3AIR CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL DRIFTED DOWN BACK STACK AND STRUCK A PARKED ROCK TRUCK

October 8, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WORKER PICKED U1 LARGE ROCK WITH FRONT END LOADER. THE ROCK WAS TOO LARGE FOR LOADER TO PICK UP. THE LOADER CAME OFF THE GROUND & FELL BACK DOWN THROWING THE OPERATOR INTO THE R OOF OF MAC HINE. HE THEN W2RKED FOR ABOUT 1 MORE HOUR BEFORE REPORTING INJURY.

September 22, 1986 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

FOREARM WAS GUI8ING ROCK TRUCK BACK TO DUMP. WHEN THE TRUCK STRUCK A TREE & THE TREE FELL ON THE FOREMANS PICKUP.

April 21, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING UP TRUCK IN PIT AREA AND DUE TO RAINY, SLICK CONDITION THE TRUCK SLID OVER INTO COAL PIT ON ITS SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SCRATCHES & BRUISED RIGHT LEG.

March 12, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING ROCK ON ROAD JOB LIFTING ON A ROCK.WHEN ROCK GAVE IT CAUSED LOADER TO GIVE EMPLOYEE A HARD JOLT.EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED WITH BACK PAIN.

February 5, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Fall from machine

HAD TRUCK LOADE8-WHEN STARTED TO PULL OUT THE TRUCK STARTED TO SINK & TURN OVER BUT DIDNT TURN OVER-RECEIVED INJURY JUMPING FROMTRUCK

November 18, 1985 KY · Coal master electrician POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

I.NAME HAD MANTRIP BLOCKED UP & WORKING UNDER IT HAD IT PARKED BEHIND LINE C URTAIN. SCOOP OPERATOR BACKED PARTWAY THRU CURTAIN & BUMPED MANTRIP. SCOOP OPERATOR, SUPERINTENDENT HEARD I.NAME S HOUT & PULLED HIM FROM UNDER MANTRIP. VICTIM COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA

November 13, 1985 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING SHU7TLE CAR-HIT ROCK OR COAL OR OTHER OBJECT IN ROADWAY. IT JARRED HIM AROUND, HE FINISHED DAYS WORK ON 11-11-85 & WORKED FULL DAY 11-12-85 & WAS OFF 11-13,14,15,16 & CAME BACK TO WORK ON 11-18-85

September 20, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING END LOADER, USING BUCKET PRYING ON A ROCK, CAUSED REAR OF LOADER TO RAISE, WHEN ROCK CAME LOOSE THE REAR OF LOADER CAME DOWN JARRING OPERATOR.

August 11, 1984 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WINDSHIELD BROKE. HOSE WENT INTO CAB COMPARTMENT.

July 16, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Fall from machine

SLIPPED OFF WATER TRUCK HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.

December 13, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING UNDER COAL TRUCK, TRUCK MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN TRANSMISSION & GROUND.

August 30, 1983 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Elm Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS STRUCK IN FACE BY TRUCK DOOR WHILE DUMPING LARGE ROCK TRUCK REARED FRONT END OFF GROUND CAUSING OPERATOR TO STRIKE DOOR WHEN TRUCK CAME DOWN

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