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April 28, 1992 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A LOOSE ROOF BOLT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT LEG.

April 28, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS DISCHARGING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN SLATE FELL FROM THE BOOM HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.

March 26, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG TRACK HAULAGE, INJURED HIT HEAD ON ROOF CAUSING PAIN TO NECK.

January 14, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING SUPPLIES, OPER LET BUCKET DOWN ON FOOT

November 21, 1990 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS FOREMAN FLAGGED HIM TO STOP THE S CAR KEEP GOING AS INJURED TURNED TO LOOK AT THE FOREMAN THE S CAR SWIRVED & PINCHED HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE S CAR & THE COAL RIB

September 15, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR DOWN THE TRACK HAULAGE WHEN HE HIT A BUMP KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF. HIS HEAD THEN HIT THE MINE ROOF.

July 7, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE TRAMMING TO GET LOADED HE HIT THE BACK OF CM JARRING HIS NECK.

February 9, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS RUNNING A 15 TON MOTOR HAULING SUPPLIES WHEN A WAGON JUMPED TRACK CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

November 1, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS HOOKING 36" BELT TO SCOOP TO BE PULLED OUT OF WAY THE SCOOP MOVED PINCHING L RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP AND THE FRAME

September 19, 1989 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A MANTRIP HIS HEAD WAS EXTENDED ABOVE ROOF. HIS HEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH LOW GUARD BOARDS JAMMING NECK.

August 31, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL RIDING IN GALIS PORTAL BUS.TURNED AND WAS REPLACING FILTER IN RESPIRATOR.LIFTED HIS HEAD JAMMING IT INTO ROOF.FELT PAIN IN NECK.STARTED MISSING 10-9-89.

May 13, 1988 PA · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK ON 11-16-87 HOWEVER NO TIME WAS LOST AND ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE AT THE TIME MANTRIP BUMPED ANOTHER MANTRIP EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 5-13-88 THAT HE WAS MIS SING WORK DUE TO THE ACCIDENT ON 11-16-87 HE STATED NO NEW OCCURRANCE AGRIVATED HIS INJURY DR REPORT NO POSITIVE FINDINGS

January 18, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING A SHUTTLE CAR TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE TRAMMED OVER A DEPRESSION IN MINE FLOOR CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE WHEN SHUTTLE CAR BOUNCED THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK N2T REPORTABLE UNTIL 012288

November 6, 1987 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING COAL FEEDER WHEN A LID OFF FEEDER FELL ON EMPLOYEES SHOULDER.

September 24, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL TRAMMING S2UTTLE CAR .TIRE WENT FLAT EMPL FELT PAIN IN BACK.

August 26, 1987 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TR5MMING SHUTTLE CAR TO FEEDER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JAM HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF OF CANOPY

August 24, 1987 PA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS SITING 3N LOCOMOTIVE PULLING IN BEHIND ANOTHER PARKED LOCOMOTIVE. OPERATOR OF LOCOMOTIVE MISJUDGED STOPPING DISTANCE AND STRUCK PARKED LOCOMOTIVE

August 13, 1987 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING IN A MINE JEEP WHEN IT STRUCK A BROKEN RAIL. EMPLOYEE FOREHEAD STRUCK A RAIL ON THE JEEP.

April 23, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING IN MANTRIP WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE MANTRIP FROM THE REAR. THE EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK THE MANTRIP SAID HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN HIS VE HICLE AND THE P5RKED MANTRIP WHEN HE WAS PULLING UP BEHIND TO STOP.

January 30, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAW A 6ELT ROLLER THAT WAS NOT TURNING WHILE THE BELT WAS OPERATING HE USED A SLATE BAR TO STRIKE THE ROLLER THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT AND SLATE BAR STUCK CAUSING BAR TO STRIKE 9MPLOYEES THUMB

November 7, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS TRAMMING A SHUTLE CAR TO FACE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK

May 3, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS STUCK IN MUD. THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR CAME IN BEHIND ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE MUD WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR. HE HIT THE BOLTING MACHINE TOO HARD CAUS ING THE OPERATOR TO BE JARRED.

March 22, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING MANTRIP AND PUT HEAD UP OVER MANTRIP TO SEE IF POLE WAS ON WIRE.HEAD STRUCK ROOF.

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