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April 22, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING3COAL ON BELT SHOVE CAUGHT BELT AND PUSHED HIM BACK AGAINST TIMBER HURTING BACK AND NECK

April 17, 1986 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

HANGING CURTAIN3AND SHUTTLE CAR BACKED INTO HIM.

July 15, 1985 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Fall from machine

SUPPLY MOTOR WAS GOING UP THE TRACK AND THE SWITCH AT 5 HEAD WAS THROWN THE WRONG WAY I NAME JUMPED OFF CAR AND THE ROOF BOLTS ON THE CAR HIT HIM ON THE HIP AS CAR WENT BY.

October 15, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.WHEEL RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF CANOPY HURTING NECK.

April 17, 1984 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ PARTY WAS TRYING TO STOP RUNAWAY TRIP THE OUTBY MOTOR AND CARS FAILED TO MASTER A SMALL INCLINE AND WAS DRIFTING BACKWARD WHEN HE MISJUDGED THE CARS AND WAS THROWN BACKWARD HURTING HIS HIP AND BACK

April 11, 1984 WV · Coal safety director POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS RIDING IN PERSONNEL CARRIER BATTERY POWERED CART AND WAS IN CRAMPED POSITION WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP INJURED PERSON SAID THAT HE HURT HIS BACK

April 11, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

PUT HAND ON TOP OF RESISTANCE BOX ON 74 SCOOP BURNED HIS HAND.

March 13, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RINNING SHUTTLECAR CAUGHT LIGHT AND POUCH BETWEEN DECK OF SC AND RIB WHICH TORE HIS BELT OFF BRUISING HIS RT HIP AREA

March 8, 1984 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Kermit Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING 100 TRACTOR AND BACKING THROUGH A CURTAIN THE TRACTOR RAN INTO A SCOOP PARKED ON THE OTHER SIDE CATCHING HIS RT ARM BRUISING IT JUST BELOW THE ELBOW

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