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March 6, 1995 WV · Coal rock driller POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WITH INFORMATION ATTACHED. IT IS SELF EXPLANATORY-JOSTLED IN MOVING TRUCK SEE ATTACHED. NECK INJURIES. THE INFORMATION FROM THE DR. ON 3-16-95 SHOULDER TORN 3-20-95.

December 23, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A HUGE BOULDER FELL FROM BUCKET OF LOADER, LANDING IN BED OF ROCK TRUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN MOTION OF SAID TRUCK, CAUSING ROCK TRUCK DRIVER TO COMPLAIN OF INJURIES OF NECK AND SHOULDERS.

May 19, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DUMPING ON SMALL UP GRADE THE TRUCK REARED UP HE WAS DUMPING MUD & LOAD WOULD NOT SLIDE OUT FRONT END OF TRUCK REARED UP & BOTTOM OF BED HIT THE GROUND JARRING EE

August 17, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

49779NG IN HARD ROCK IN SHOT, LOADER BROKE LOOSE LUNGING BACKA ND THEN HIT SOLID. REOCCURRANCE OF EARLIER INJURY.

November 19, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACK OVER ROCK ON D8K STOVED HIS BACK HE HAS HAD A BACK PROBLEM FOR YEARS.

October 21, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

BENT OVER TO PICK UP SHIRT OFF OF FLOOR HIT A HOLE AND BUMPED HIS TOOTH ON SOMETHING IN TRUCK CAB.

April 8, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME CAME TO ME & SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING & SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS HIS KIDNEYS & HE MIGHT HAVE TO GO HOME BUT WORKED MISSED WORK THE NEXT DAY & WENT TO DOC & SAID THAT HE HAD A SLIPPED DI SC OR DETERRAT ING DISC THEN HE CALLED 04-10-91 & WANTED ME TO FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT

March 2, 1991 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIGGING IN BIG ROCK WITH LOADER.

March 2, 1990 WV · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WALKED BETWEEN TRUCK AND ROCK DRILL, TRUCK SPINNING WHEELS CAUGHT TRACTION BACKED IN TO HIM, PINING BETWEEN SIDE OF ROCK DRILL AND REA BUMPER OF TRUCK

January 31, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Mutual Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS BACKING UNDER THE LOADER WITH HIS LEFT ARM OUT THE WINDOW THE LOADER DUMPED A LOAD OF DIRT & ROCK INTO THE TRUCK WHICH CAUSED HIS ELBOW TO TAKE A JARR ON THE NEXT THAT EVENING 0201 90 HE TOLD ME HE WAS ALRIGHT ALSO HE WAS CHECKEDBY EMT THE SAME DAY IT HAPPENED 01-31-90

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