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June 17, 1997 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING GREASE TRUCK UP HAUL ROAD RAMP FROM PIT, DROVE OVER SLICK SPOT FROM HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. TRUCK SLID BACKWARDS DOWN RAMP, HIT SAFETY BERM AND TURNED ON ITS SIDE.

March 14, 1997 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FUEL TRUCK GOT STUCK GOIKNG DOWN HAUL RAMP TO PIT DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. DOZER PULLED FUEL TRUCK OUT. FUEL TRUCK SLID INTO DOZER RIPPER, PINNED TRUCK DRIVER INTO SEAT. TH FUEL TRUCK WAS UNC HAINED ON THE RAMP AND NOT PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF RAMP PRIOR TO TAKING TOW CHAIN OFF.

February 19, 1997 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER SLID OFF DIRT BERM AND JARRED BACK WHEN IT HIT SOLID GROUND ABOUT 1 1/2 FT BELOW WORKED 2/20 SCHEDULED TO BE OFF 2/21 WENT TO DR FIRST DAY OFF OF WORK WAS 2/24/97.

July 10, 1996 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING TRACTOR TO PIT ON HAUL ROAD WITH HAND ON FENDER OF TRACTOR. ROCK MUST HAVE LODGED IN TIRE TREAD, MASHED FINGER BETWEEN FENDER AND ROCK.

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