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October 30, 1991 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR, RAN OVER TIMBER & JARRED CAR. BRUISED BACK.

September 3, 1991 KY · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCOOP AND WHEELS STARTED SPINNING CAUSING SCOOP TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS BACK ON BACK OF OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT.

May 15, 1991 KY · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER SHUTTLE CAR BACKING UP CAR STRUCK BY OTHER CAR

March 14, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND BOUNCED INTO WATERLINE IN UNDERPASS STRIKING HEAD AND SHOULDER.

February 28, 1991 KY · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STRUCK HEAD ON CANOPY AS HE WAS GETTING INTO OPERATORS DECK.

January 14, 1991 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN AN AIRBORNE PARTICLE GOT IN HIS EYE.

January 4, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON HEADER WITH SCOOP, CHAIN BROKE AND PIECE OF CHAIN HIT FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO PREVENT THIS BUT WILL BE HE NEXT TIME.

December 17, 1990 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT BUMP THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY JAMMED NECK.

November 25, 1990 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER HOLE IN ROAD HIT HEAD ON UNDERSIDE OF CANOPY JAMMING NECK AND BACK.

November 19, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

CLEANING MATERIAL AWAY FROM END OF ROLLER SCREW DRIVER AND ROLLER CAUGHT SCREWDRIVER AND THEN ARM

July 25, 1990 KY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING WATER LINE AND WAS STRUCK BY SHUTTLE CAR.

June 15, 1990 KY · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPL FELL OFF GOLF CART WHILE TRAVELING SUPPLY ENTRY & SELF RESCUER BRUISED BACK & KIDNEY.

September 13, 1989 KY · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE WAS TO BE T RANSFERRED TO ANOTHER MINE & DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY TO I NAME SAFETY DEPT UNTIL OCT 3 1989

July 27, 1989 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

STANDING NEAR CURTAIN ANOTHER EMP CAME THROUGH CURTAIN ON PER CARRIER STRUCK HIM ON ANKLE.

June 15, 1989 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAILPEICE SHIFTED WHEN BELT STARTED UP AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE FOOT BETWEEN TAILPEICE FRAME AND TIMBER.

December 19, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT BY CAR AS I T WA> BEING PULLED BY A(OTHER CAR.

December 1, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE OPERATING SCOOP EMPLOYEE CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN COAL RIB AND SCOOP

October 23, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN SCOOP AND TIMBER.

October 19, 1988 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPL WAS REMOVING BELTGUARD WHICH WAS ATTACHED BY CHAIN. CHAIN CAUGHT IN MOVING PARTS OF BELT HEADER & CAUGHT RIGHT FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN & WIRE ROPE & SEVERED TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND & MAS HING THE THIRD.

August 3, 1988 KY · Coal chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SCOOP DOWN SUPPLY ENTRY AND RAN OVER A ROOF BOLT. ROOF BOLT CAME UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT EAR.

May 10, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR,TIRE ON CAR CAUGHT LARGE PIECE OF SLATE AND FLIPPED IT INTO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

February 15, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RT WRIST BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING AND ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR THAT WAS PARKED

December 1, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING ON TRAILER WITH EMULSION TANK AND FRACTURED LEG WHEN TANK HUNG INTO A ROOF BOLT

October 25, 1987 KY · Coal headgate operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAVELING3TO SECTION ON GOLF CART, BRAKES FAILED AND EMPLOYEE HIT AIRLOCK DOOR.

August 5, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE S FOOT3WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET AND RAIL.

September 16, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RIDING I3 MANTRIP BUS WITH FOOT OUTSIDE OF BUS. CABLE CAUGHT FOOT & PULLED EES LEG AROUND TEARING LIGAMENT IN KNEE.

August 13, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB, SCOOP WAS TRAVELING THROUGH MUDDY AREA ON SUPPLY ROAD AND UNEXPECTEDLY SLID SIDE WAYS, CATCHING EMPLOYEE FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB.

March 28, 1986 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF COAL F9OM INSIDE SHUTTLE CAR HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF NECK.

January 2, 1985 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING AND JUMPED OFF MOTOR STRIKING HEAD

December 22, 1984 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON GOLF CART AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN TWO GOLF CARTS

October 30, 1984 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

TWO SUPPLY MOTORS RAN INTO EACH OTHER-ONE SUPPLY TRALER WENT ONTO THE TOP OF ONE MOTOR.

September 29, 1984 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

PORTAL BUS RAN INTO ANOTHER PORTAL BUS.

August 29, 1984 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPL PULLED PINNER UP TO CURTAIN IN #2 ENTRY.SHUTTLE CAR CAME THROUGH CURTAIN AND HIT HIM.

May 29, 1984 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR - HE RAN INTO RIB CAUSING SOME LOOSE COAL TO FALL INTO DECK RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT LEG

September 2, 1983 KY · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPL RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLELR.

August 22, 1983 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON ROOF WHILE OPERATING SCOO

August 22, 1983 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

CONVEYOR ON LOADER HIT EMPLOYEE IN CHEST

June 23, 1983 KY · Coal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WITH SCOOP - CABLE HUNG ON END OF TRACK. CABLE JUMPED OFF END OF TRACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG

May 17, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

SUPPLY TRIP RAN INTO MANTRIP-DAMAGED MANTRIP.

May 17, 1983 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

SUPPLY TRIP RAN INTO MANTRIP-DAMAGED MANTRIP.

March 9, 1983 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING S/C A PIECE OF COAL FLEW OUT FROM UNDER TIRE HITTING LEFT ANKLE.

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