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1983–2026
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May 21, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE TRUCK 5OST BRAKE WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE TO FILL AREA TO DUMP H E APPLIED ALL BRAKES THEN JUMPED FROM HAULER THE TRUCK STOPPED APPROX. 30 FT FROM WHERE HE LANDED SERVICE BRAKE LOST DUE BROKEN OIL LIN9 ON REAR BRAKE SERVICE AND FRONT BRAKE WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT RENDERING THEM INEFFECTURE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS DETERMINED A RIOT SELF ADJUSTING.

July 18, 1986 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE DID NO7 STOP BELT TO REPLACE BROKEN PIN ON FEEDER HE STEPPED ON BELT LINE AND WAS THROWN INTO WALKWAY.

December 10, 1985 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hansford Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS DROPPIN1 TWO LOADED RAIL CARS WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND BOTH OF HIS LEGS STRUCK RAIL CAR UPON IMPACT OF OF CARS STRIKING PREVIOUSLY DROPPED CARS

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