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December 31, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAVELIN1 TOWARD THE FEEDER WITH HIS HAND HOLDING TO THE CANOPY LEG FOR SUPPORT. THE CANOPY PITCHED BACKWARDS PINCHING & FOULING THE EES RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE EES FINGER W AS LACERATED FR2M THE 2ND KNUCKLE TO NEARLY THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. CANOPY HIT A ROOF BOLT AT TIME OF INJURY.

October 25, 1986 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Fall from machine

MANTRIP WAS ON 4AY TO THE BOTTOM CAME DOWN THE #1A SOUTH TRACK WHEN RUNNING OVER A BROKEN RAIL CAUSING MANTRIP TO WRECK IMPACT CAUSED INJURED TO HIT HEAD ON HEADER HANGING DOWN FROM ROOF KNOCK ING INJURED OFF3MANTRIP HITTING HEAD

October 24, 1986 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED PERSON 2IT HEAD ON OVERCAST WHILE RIDING JEEP

May 23, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME OPERATIN1 UNIHAULER CAUGHT PIECE METAL FLIP END UP CAUSING IT TO HIT I.NAME IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD

May 6, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING 6NHAUL IN ROADWAY HIT AN OBJECT IN ROAD WAY BOUNCING HIM IN UNHAUL AND INJURING HIS TAILBONE.

May 5, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MEN WAS MAKING 6ELT SPLICE. SPOTTED BELT UP ON MANUEL SWITCH HOLDING BUTTON IN. WHEN SPLICE WAS SPOTTED UP THEY LET OFF OF BUTTON, BUT DID NOT TURN BELT OFF AT SWITCH OR KNOCK BREAKER ON BEL T. WHEN OTHER 6ELTS STARTED THE BELT THEY WERE WORKING ON CAME ON CAUSING INJURY TO HIM.

April 30, 1986 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS RID3NG IN OPEN TROLLEY MANTRIP WHEN TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF WIRE SPRINGING AGAINST TOP AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING INJURED ON BACK

October 29, 1985 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TRAMMING COAL FEEDER. THE PIN HAD CAME OUT OF ONE OF THE TRAM LEVERS. WHEN THE MAN WHO WASINJURED STOPPED TRAMMING THE FEEDER ONE TRAM LEVER STAYED INGAGED CAUSING THE FEEDER TO TRAM TO ON SIDE AND PINNED HIS LEG AGAINST THE RIB.

September 11, 1985 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING UNI HAULER WENT THROUGH HOLE IN BOTTOM HIT HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

April 21, 1985 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

A MANTRIP ROLLED BACK INTO A ON COMING MANTRIP.

December 9, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner POWERED HAULAGE
Quinland Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THREE SUPPLY MOTORS WERE PULLING A LOWBOY WITH A MINER LOADED ON IT THE LEAD MOTOR WRECKED CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP THE WEIGHT OF THE MINER BENT THE TONGUE WHICH COUPLED MOTOR AND LOWBOY CAUSING MINER BOOM TO COME OVER TOP OF MOTOR CATCHING INJURED PERSON WITH MINER BOOM

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