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April 27, 1995 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL- STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL.

September 11, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROADWAYS WITH A SCOOP AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP.

May 11, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OBSERVING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BEING REPAIRED WHEN OPERATOR STARTED THE CHAIN THE END OF THE CHAIN CAME OUT AND HIT EE.

April 26, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE TO A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE & GOT HIT ON THE BACK OF THE LEGS

January 27, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK- HIT HOLE IN ROAD HIT HEAD ON ROOF CAB OF TRUCK.

December 10, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL SITTING IN MACK RD600 DURING LOADING OF COAL ONTO TRUCK.THE LOADER DROPPED A BUCKET OF COAL SUDDENLY ONTO THE TRUCK CAUSING A JAR TO EMPL AND HITTING TOP OF HEAD -STOVED VERTEBRATE

December 6, 1991 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL OVER A TRAILING CABLE TO A 21 SC NEAR A ANCHORED POINT AREA. SHUTTLE CAR RECOILED CABLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE AREA. LACERATION TO NOSE AREA A ND DISLODGING TEETH.

September 18, 1990 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

A ROLL OF BELT WAS CHAINED TO THE 930 LOADER BUCKET. THE CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND THE BELT FELL FROM THE LOADER PUSHING INJURED MAN BACK.

January 9, 1990 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR EE HIT A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND AS HE FEEL DOWN ON SEAT HE HURT HIS RIGHT TESTICLE.

November 30, 1988 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR CAUGHT MINER CABLE ON BUMPER AND AS SLACK STRIGHTENED OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND AND FRACTURE.

February 16, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

AFTER EMPLOYEE MAN TRIPPED FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION APP 10 MIN TRIP HE STATED THATH E WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIW LOWER BACK THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEM NO ACCIDEN REPORTED.

October 27, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BEGAN 7OMPLAINING OF SEDVERE B ACK PAIN & MUSCLE SPASMS WHILE DRIVING 777 CAT TRUCK EMPLOYEE HAS ALSO MENTIONED HAVING SIMILAR BACK PAIN BEFORE COMING TO WORK THIS INCIDENT STILL PEND ING DOC. REPORT3

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