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May 1, 1991 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER MISSED A GEAR AND LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK

May 16, 1984 VA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS GOING TO THE DUMP WITH A LOAD OF COAL HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY THROWING HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY AND THEN BACK INTO THE SEAK AFTER THIS HE HAD PAINS IN HIS BACK.

February 24, 1983 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MR. NEFF WAS LOADING THE CAR. WHEN HE STARTED TO CHANGE SEATS HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE TRAM PEDAL - CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE CAR AND RIB.

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