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August 26, 1997 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS MOVING LONG JOHN BACK ONE BREAK. HEAD SHIEVE WHEELS HOOKED TO LONG JOHN & SCOOP WITH A CHAIN. THE HOOK STRAIGHTEN OUT LETTING THE CHAIN HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP.

December 4, 1996 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LEFT HIS BRIDGE DIDN'T PANICE IT OFF. THE OTHER EE'S PULLED OUT DRAGGED THE #1 PIG INTO THE EE.

August 28, 1996 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HELPING PUT LONG JOHN STRUCTURE BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE #1 SCOOP JUMPED ON HIGH POINT SHOVED LONG JOHN INTO THE RIB, CATCHING EE LEFT FOOT BETWEEN RIB & LONG JOHN

April 14, 1995 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A MOVILE BRIDGE WHEN THE BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM PULLED FORWARD AND RAN OUT OF SLACK. THE OPERATOR REACHED FOR THE PANC BAR OFF GUARD AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DECK & M AIN FRAME.

September 24, 1989 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

HIT BACK ON SIDE OF DECK WHEN IT WENT OVER ROUGH PLACE IN HAULWAY.

October 1, 1988 VA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

TRAMMING #1 BRIDE AROUND CORNER.

March 26, 1987 VA · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Misty-Bec Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS PULLING TAI5 PIECE WITH SCOOP TAIL PC.HIT A BELT STARTER BOX CATCHING FOOT STARTER BOX & PINNER

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