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June 1, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL.HE RAN OVER A HUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS BOUNCED UP IN THE DECK OF THE MACHINE WHICH INJURED HIS BACK.

May 25, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP USED TO CLEAN ENTRY FOR BELT MOVE STRUCK ANOCHOR PIN AND FLIPPED PIECE OF ROCK INTO EMPL FACE STRIKING EYE.

February 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FRONT GUARD WAS LOOSE ON MANTRIP VEHICLE AS MANTRIP WENT THRU AIRLOCK DOORS THE GUARD CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER POSTION OF HIS BODY.

August 3, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME OPERATING RAMCAR WITH RIGHT ARM LAYING ON BACK OF CAR,PUT ARM TOO LOW AND ELBOW WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM CAR AND TRAILER.

July 26, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING A 4 WHEELER THROUGH LOW SPOT IN MINES, LOW SPOT ROLLED HIM FORWARD AND PEPSI BOTTLE HE WAS CARRYING IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HIS COVERALLS INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE.

June 5, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER FAILED TO LOWER BED OF TRUCK, AFTER DUMPING AT TIPPLE, WHEN DRIVING FROM TIPPLE DUMP, BED OF TRUCK CAUGHT ON LOW VOLTAGE LINES, CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN. NO ELECTRICAL CHARGES OCCURRED TO DRIVER OR TRUCK.

March 21, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING TURNBUCKLE UP TO ANCHOR PIN AT TAILPIECE. TAILPIECE MOVED CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN TURNBUCKLE AND ANCHOR PIN.

July 18, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WATCHING TAIL PIECE, WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO RE-START BELT. A PIECE OF COAL APPROX. ONE INCH IN DIAMETER, HIT I.NAME IN THE RIGHT EYE.

May 6, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ON 050589 I NAME COMPLAINED OF NECK & SHOULDER PAIN AFTER HANGING MINER CABLE ON 050689 I NAME COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN AFTER BEING BOUNCED ON THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING

April 27, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURED WAS BETWEEN #6 AND #7 ENTRY ACROSS FROM THE TAILPIECE,TAKING WATER LINE LOOSE TO WATER ROADWAYS.HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED FROM THE HAULWAY A RAM CAR BACKED AROUND THE CORNER AND DID N OT SEE THE INJURED,THE TTRAILER OF THE RAM CAR BACKED OVER BOTH OF HIS FEET.

April 13, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPER S. CAR RAN OVER HALF HEADER IN ROADWYA BOUCNING HIM AGAINST FLOOR OF OPER. DECK.

March 27, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

IN #4 ENTRY 1 BRK THRU INBY FEEDER,#1 SC TRAVELING TOWARD FEEDER RAN OVER LOOSE COAL IN ROADWAY MAKING CANOPY HIT MINE ROOF STOPPING SC .OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

September 23, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RIDING 3-WHEELE9 AS PASSENGER-PIN COME OUT OF CLEVIS CAUSING BREAKS TO FELL, 3-WHEELER HIT PARKED CUTTER PINNING I,NAME BETWEEN 3-WHEELER AND CUTTER.

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