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February 19, 1986 PA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BACKING A3RUBBER TIRE BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR THE EMPLOYE CAUGHT HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND HIS MACHINE

February 4, 1986 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS DRIVING3A S&S BATTERY POWERED TRACTOR AND PULLED OFF THE TRAVELWAY TO LET ANOTHER JEEP PASS. THE TIRE OF THE SECOND JEEP HIT A POST WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT

January 20, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING THE M ANTRIP INTO THE MINE THE S&S BATTERY OPERATED TRACTOR RAN OVER APROP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT THE ROOF.

September 17, 1985 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SKID TO BE LOADED WITH BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE JEEP HE WAS OPERATING AND THE SKID.

August 21, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE MINE ON A JEEP. THE JEEP WENT OVER A PROP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE UP AND HIT THE ROOF WITH HIS LEFT KNEE.

August 15, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON TO THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE REACHED UNDER THE BELT AND HIS LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT BY A ROLLER.

July 1, 1985 PA · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS DRIVING A JEEP LOADED WITH SUPPLIES INTO THE MINE, A PIN ON THE SUPPLY JEEP ROLLED AND PINNED THE FIRST FINGER R HAND AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND CUT THE FINGER, 12 STITCHES REQUIR ED TO CLOSE THE WOUND

April 10, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP A JEEP TO PULL OUT A DISABLED JEEP. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP THE DISABLED JEEP IT DRIFTED BACK AND HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOTH JEEPS.

March 21, 1983 PA · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Struck against stationary object

WAS OPERATING A JEEP AND TAKING SUPPLIES INTO MINE, MOVED LEFT HAND ACROSS BODY OF JEEP, SCRAPED HAND ON ROUGH METAL.

February 7, 1983 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AWAY FROM UNDER HEAD OF BELT SLEEVE OF RT ARM GOT CAUGHT ON WOVEN WIRE INDIVIDUAL REACHED OVER W/LEFT HAND TO RELEASE WIRE WHILE HOLDING SHOVEL IN RT HAND SHOVEL SLIPPE D AND GOT CAUGHT ON BELT ROLLER AND PULLED RT ARM INTO ROLLER

February 4, 1983 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Glen Irvan Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INDIVIDUAL WAS NEAR CONVEYOR BELT ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED ROLLER UNDER BELT AND HAND SLIPPED UNDER THE BELT BREAKING INDIVIDUALS THUMB

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