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February 24, 1998 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER WITH A RAIL RUNNER WHEN HE WENT UNDER A CROSSBAR ACROSS THE TRACK ENTRY & HE RAISED UP TO MAKE SURE RUBBER WAS STILL CHAINED UP & WHEN HE DID THIS H E ROOFED HIMSELF AGAINST HEADER.

July 18, 1997 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING DIRT AT BLUE ROCK REFUSE SITE WITH OUR FORD DUMP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEPTING TO DUMP A LOAD OF DIRT, HE FORGOT TO UNLATCHTAIL GATE.HE WAS DUMPING ON AN INCLINE WHILE RAI SING BED OF TRUCK, THE FRONT WHEELS LEFT THE GROUND AND THE BED WAS STUCK IN THE AIR. EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE BED OF TRUCK WITH AN ENDLOADER AND BED WENT DOWN FAST,SHAKING TRUCK AROUND. EMPLOY

April 14, 1996 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME THROUGH AIRLOCK DOOR FROM RETURN ENTRY ON 3 WHEELER, HE STOPPED AND OPENED AIRLOCK DOOR. IT HINGED UP AGAINST ROOF AND BLOCKED UP WITH A CRIB BLOCK. WHEN HE CAME THROUGH JIT NEY RUBBED SIDE. HE THEN BACKED UP TO REPOSITIONJITNEY KNOCKING CRIB BLOCK OUT LETTING DOOR COME INTO DECK PINNING RIGHT LEG BETWEEN DOOR AND TRIP BREAKING LEG.

September 21, 1995 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RIDING IN AN OPEN MANTRIP, EE DID NOT DUCK LOW ENOUGH WHILE GOING THROUGH A SET OF TRACK DOORS. HE HIT HIS HARD HAT ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME AND HIS HARD HAT LACERATED HIS FOREHEAD. INJURED EE, WHO IS A PARAMEDIC, BANDAGED HIS OWN HEAD AND DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.

August 5, 1995 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING MANTRIP(TRACTOR & TRAILER) OFF SECTION AT QUITTING TIME, WHEN HE ROUNDED A LEFT TURN THE TRACTOR SET DOWN IN A HOLE CAUSINGTHE TRAILER TO COME OVER TOP OF THE BUMPER ON THE TRACTOR. WHICH MADE THE TRAILER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRACTOR CREATING A PINCH LOCATION.

August 10, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

#13 SCOOP WAS TRAVELING THRU X-CUT 10 TO 11 THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS HUNG ACROSS THE EHADING. THE CORNER OF THE SCOOP DECK CAUGHT THE BOLTER CABL EPULLIN GIT DOWN ACROSS THE OPERATOR. THE C ABLE STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS CHECKED AT ELKINS HOSPITLA NAD RELASED.

January 10, 1994 WV · Coal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GETTING ROCK TO GO THRU FEEDER A ROCK GOT TURNED UP BY DRAG CHAIN & PINCHED HAND AGAINST STEEL & THAT SPANS FEEDER ADD BROKE TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND

December 7, 1993 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BLEEDING BRAKES ON #3 S/C. HE HAD S/C OPERATOR PULL IT INTO INTERSECTION SO HE COULD REACH BLEEDER PLUG BETTER. OTHER S/C #4 CAME THRU INTERSECTION, OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE S/C ELECTR ICIAN WAS WORKING ON AND CORNER OF HIS S/C HIT #3 MASHING ELECTRICIAN AGAINST BUGGY & RIB.

October 25, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE BRING #1 482 SCOOP OUTSIDE EE CAME TO FIRST AIRLOCK DOOR IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN. HE PULLED SCOOP INBY DOOR UNTIL IT WAS AT OPERATORS DECK, HE THEN REACHED OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO FINISH OPENING DOOR WHILE STILL TRAMMING SCOOP CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR FRAME AND SCOOP.

March 3, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE MOVING POWER 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE IN #4 ENTRY EE PULLED UP ALL THE SLACK ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE WENT BACK AND PICKED UP CAT HEAD, LAYED IT IN DOCK OF SCOOP TO HAUL UP TO POWER CENTER WHEN H E TOOK OFF CAT HEAD SLIDE BACK MASHING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BREAKING IT AT THE TIP OF FINGER AND MASHING.

May 26, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

60FT INSIDE #4 ENTRY AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT EE WAS RIDING A 3 WHEEL JITNEY TO THE OUTSIDE EE WAS DRIVING & EE WAS IN THE MIDDLE THEY WERE LAYING CROSSWAYS ON THE MANTRIP EE RAISED UP FOR SOM E UNKNOWN REASON & HIS CLOTHING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP DRAGGING HIM ON TOP OF TRIP & FOULING HIM

February 19, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck by falling object

RUNNING SCOOP ROCK FELL IN FACE CUTTING FACE ABOVE LEFT EYE.

December 15, 1991 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUSHING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD SCOOP OPER SET BUCKET DOWN ON FOOT

March 7, 1991 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SECTION FOREMAN WAS TRYING TO MOVE POWER CENTER THRU SOME BAD BOTTOM WITH A SHEAVE WHEEL AND A 3/4 BELT ROPE WHEN SCOOP TIGHTENED UP ON CABLE THERE WAS SOME SLACK IN CABLE AND FOREMAN WAS IN W AY SLCAK STRUCK HIM ACROSS CHEST KNOCKING HIM DOWON THERE WAS NO LOST TIME FROM THIS ACCIDENT REPORTED TWO WEEKS LATER REFERING TO A OLD BACK INJURY.

February 8, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PULLING WELDER SLED INTO SCOOPBUCKET USING SCOOP RAM & CHAIN INJ GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM & CHAIN CUTTING OFF TIP OF LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

December 21, 1989 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PIECE OF KEY STEEL WAS WELDED TO DUMP ROLLER SHAFT TO KEEP SHAFT FROM SHIFTING INJURED WAS GOING BY BELTHEAD WHEN HE NOTICED A PIECE OF ROCK HANGING IN CHUTE HE REACHED OVER TO TAKE ROCK OUT WHEN HIS MINING BELT CAUGHT ON KEY STEEL WRAPPING HIM UP I NAME REACHED & JERKED WIRE OUT OF SLIPPAGE <HAKEYE BOX| SHUTING BELT OFF I NAME WAS BRUISED & SHOOK UP BUT DIDNT HAVE ANY BROKEN BON

June 9, 1989 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CRAWLING BESIDE BRIDGE BETWEEN MINER & CARRIER I NAME WAS PUSHING AGAINST MINER BRIDGE SLACK CAME BETWEEN EQUIPMENT CAUSING CARRIER TO SWING AROUND HITTING I NAME ON RT LEG BETWEEEN KNEE & ANKLE & BURNING OF LEG BREAKING BONE IN LEG

May 17, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS ERECTING SCAFFOLDING AROUND COAL BIN AT THE MINE FOR PAINTING ACTIVITIES WHILE ERECTION WAS TAKING PLACE AN ERRANT ROCK FELLL OFF SIDE OF CHUTE AND DESENDED ALONG SIDE OF BIN STRIKING EMPL THE ROCK STRUCK EMPL JUST ABOVE HIS R HIP CAUSIGN A SEVERE BRUISE AND PAIN

May 20, 1988 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE UNLOADING CINDER BLOCK FROM A FLAT CAR INTO A SCOOP BUCKET ON THE SECTION THE SCOOP RAN OFF, CATCHING THE INJUREDS FOOT BETWEEN THE FLAT CAR AND THE SCOOP BUCKET.

June 17, 1985 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BACK BRIDGE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK CAME BY STRIKING HIM ON RT HAND AGAINST OTHER ROCK COMING DWN PANLINE

September 21, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS GETTING READY TO SMASH EMPTY OIL CANS FLAT, WHEN HE TOLD HIS BUDDY TO GO AHEAD OTHER EMPLOYEE RAISED BUCKET OF SCOOP AND INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF BUCKET LEFT HAND WAS CA UGHT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET & ROOF

June 2, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Carter-Roag Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

I NAME WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE WAS BACK UP HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BUMPER OF THE SCOOP AND GOT HIS FINGER MASHED WHEN HE BACK INTO A 5X5TRACTOR

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