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September 30, 1997 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TNT DODGE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. EE TRIED TO JUMP I AND STOP TRUCK BUT ENDED UP PINNED BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR AND THE FRONT END OF THE TNT MACK TRUCK.

February 24, 1997 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT ON A LONG AIRDOW 3-WHEELER & THE OPERATOR WA GOING TO ADJUST LINKAGE & FAILED TO DISABLE THE MACHINE BEFORE WORKING ON IT.

August 22, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP HAULAGE RAMP WHEN FRONT WHEELS LIFTED OFF GROUND CAUSING THE LOAD TO SHIFT HOIST JACKS BROKE ALLOWING BED TO TURN OVER BACKWARD AND DUMP, AT THIS POINT, FRONT OF TRUCK C AME DOWN AND EE S FOREHEAD WAS STRUCK ON STEERING WHEEL.

May 15, 1996 TN · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER OVER INTO ANOTHER SLOT WHILE THE BELT WAS MOVING. THE ROLLER CAUGHT A SPLICE AND PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND.

May 10, 1996 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS SETTING OVER THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS SETTING IN THE INTERSECTION. THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR WAS RETURNING TO THE MINER AND STRUCK THE OTHER SHUTTLE CAR.

August 4, 1995 TN · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

SHUTTLE CAR HUNG IN POINT AS IT WAS BIENG LOADED, EMPLOYEE WAS OUTBY THE MINER AGAINST THE RIGHT RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT HIS FOOT.

October 3, 1994 TN · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING BACK FILL ENGINE DIED WHILE TURNING AROUND, BRAKES FAILED, TRUCK RAN OVER EMBANKMENT FORWARD TURNING OVER AN APPROIMATE 40 FOOT SLOPE.

May 23, 1994 TN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WAS RAISING THE TRAILER TO DUMP AND TURNED OVER. DRIVER WAS TRAPPED FOR A SHORT TIME.

March 18, 1994 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STUCK FINGER IN ROLLER TO REMOVE COAL MASHED END OFF INDEX FINGER.

April 10, 1990 TN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL PICKING UP PARTS AT CENTRAL WAREHOUSE.ON RETURN TRIP TO PLANT,WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON ACCESS ROAD LEADING FROM HWY 108 TO PLANT ENTRANCE (POCKET ROAD).RAINING AT THE TIME.

February 25, 1987 TN · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

002 SECT ELECT 4AS GOING TWO TURN 3 WHELLER INSP FRIEND AROUND AT 002 BATE ST. WHERE TRACTORS WERE ON CHG. HE WAS AWARE THERE WAS PUSH OUT CAR IN INTESECTION BEHIND HIM BUT APPARENTLY FORGOT I T. HE WAS LOOKI3G THE OTHER DIRECTION. BACKED UP END CAR HIT HIM IN BACK.

February 6, 1987 TN · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS TA5ING A LOAD OF COAL TO STAMLER WITH A 270 TRACTOR HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULWAY AND THE TRACTOR BOUNCED HIM INTO TOP HURTING HIS NECK.

February 4, 1987 TN · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING 6ATTARY ON NO.1 TRACTOR THE BATTARY WAS OUT OF POSSION. PLACED ARM BETWEEN BATTARY TO REMOVE HOOK ON BATTARY ARM. TRACTOR JUMP INTO HIGH TRAM CATCHING ABTTARY MAN ARM BETWEEN BATTARY. 3

January 7, 1987 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A TRACTOR OUTSIDE THE MINES AT THE DRIFT MOUTH WHEN TRACTOR HIT A HOLE WHERE A 6 X 6 BLACK OF WOOD HAD BEEN LAID BUT WAS PULLED UP LEAVING A HOLE TRACTOR HIT THE HOLE AND HURT OPERATORS3BACK.

October 23, 1986 TN · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS COMI3G FROM THE BATTERY STATION TOWARD THE FACE WITH HIS TRACTOR AND FORGOT ABOUT THE BAD PLACE IN THE BOTTOM AND HIT IT JARRING HIM HURTING HIS BACK

April 22, 1985 TN · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN PULLED OUT OF A CROSS CUT TO LOAD AND THERE WAS A COUPLE OF HALF HEADERS LAYING ON THE CORNER AND HE REACHED OUT TO PICK THEM UP AND WHEN HE MASHED THE POINT PEDAL THE TRACTOR WENT FROM FI RST POINT TO THIRD POINT THE TRACTOR AND THE CAR WERE TURNING THE CORNER AND HE CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND THE CAR HE SAID PANICKED AND SOMEHOW MASHED IT AGAINE THE TRACTOR WAS

March 18, 1985 TN · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STOP TRACTOR ON HILL DIDNT LOCK BRAKE DOWN.TRACKTOR AND CAR ROLL OFF AND CAR HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BROKE A BONE AND ALSO BRUISE IT.

September 12, 1984 TN · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS PUTTING A BATTERY BACK ON A TRACTOR. THE OTHER MAN WAS HELPING HIM USING A SCOOP HE GOT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BATTERY CASE AND THE SCOOP BUCKET THE SCOOP JUMPED OUT OF LOW TRAM INTO HIG H RATE IT CRUSHED HIS THUMB ON RIGHT HAND

June 16, 1984 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAIL OF LOADER HIT MAN\S RIGHT LEG IN INTERPECTION OF THE ROOF BOLTER, EQUIPMENT DID\NT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT.

November 14, 1983 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TRYING TO MAKE CORNER AT INTERSECTION CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB.

June 14, 1983 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING OUT OF #6 ENTRY ON 001 SECTION.SHUTTLE CAR SLID INTO RIB AND CAUGHT FOOT.BOTTOM ROUGH AND MUDDY.

March 28, 1983 TN · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR ON 002 SECTION WAS HAULING COAL ATO THE BELT FEEDER AND WENT UNDER SOME LOW TOP AND HURT HIS NECK.

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