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April 14, 1994 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN KABOTA MANTRIP THE MANTRIP HIT A BUMP MAN BOUNCED UP INTO ROOF

March 9, 1994 WY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT UNDERGROUND INMANTRIP--GOT TO SECTION--GOT OUT OF MANTRIP & COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN HIS BACK--MAN JUST DECIDED 3-11-94 TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

February 27, 1994 WY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING MAN WENT TO THROW A SHOVEL OF MATERIAL ON BELT & SHOVEL CAUGHT BELT STRIKING SHOVEL HANDLE UP & CATCHING FINGER IN BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE & ROOF

January 27, 1994 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS CLEANING OFF ROLLER ON THE BELT WITH A PIN. THE ROLLER CAUGHT PIN AND GRABBED HIS FINGER WITH IT.

January 19, 1994 WY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR MAN HIT RIB KNOCKED COAL OFF RIB & HIT MANS HAND WHICH WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR CAB

December 1, 1993 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE MAN WAS OPERATING MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, WHEN MAN TRIED TO USE BRAKES THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN OPERATING MAN DID NOT PERFOR M SAFETY CHECK BEFORE OPERATING. THE MANTRIP HIT A RIB THEN STOPPED.

April 24, 1992 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WENT AROUND THE CORNER HIT A ROOF BOLT CANOPY COLLAPSED HITTING THE MANS RT SHOULDER CAUSING STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN MANS RT SHOULDER

September 7, 1991 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

BELT UNDER THE ROTARY BREAKER JAMMED THE MAN WAS PICKING COAL TO FREE BELT RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER CAUSING A POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGER

August 7, 1991 WY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS HOLDING METAL ON SCREEN FINES BELT AND A BELT SPLICE CAME AROUND CAGUHT ON METAL PIECE OAND PULLED FINGER BETWEEN METAL PIECE AND MOTOR BRACE.

June 12, 1990 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS CLEANING UNDER BELT SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN BELT PULLING HIS LEFT HAND INTO BELT CUT TOP OF LEFT HAND

December 15, 1989 WY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL PUT LEFT HAND ON TOP OF CAB WHILE OPERATING SCOOP AND SCRAPED OFF 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROOF AND TOP OF CAB.

September 16, 1989 WY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

CHUNK OF COAL FELL OFF OF FEEDER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON FOOT AND ANKLE.

September 14, 1989 WY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING SCOOP RAN OVER TIMBER SCOOP JARRED & HE HIT TAILBONE.

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