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1983–2026
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January 6, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP HE RAISED UP TO SEE IF OTHER MANTRIP WAS COMING STRUCK HEAD ON 1SRT OVERCAST IN TRACK ENTRY

March 21, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

W VA ARMATURE JEEP OPERATED BY STEVE CANFIELD WAS COMING DOWN A HILL THE LEE NORSE JEEP WAS STOPPED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SAME HILL. THEY WAS PUTTING THE TROLLEY POLE BACK ON THE WIRE. WHEN THE W VA ARMATURE JEEP SLIDE ABOUT 30 FT DOWN THE HILL HITTING THE LEE NORSE JEEP JARRING THE RIDERS INSIDE.

February 13, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS RIDING IN DECK OF BATTERY TRACTOR ANDWAS ROLLED OUT OF DECK OVER TOP OF TRACTOR.

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