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January 14, 1997 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HE WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH A FOOT HANDLE WITH A TORCH END THE TORCH END BECAME TOO CLOSE TO THE BELT ROLLER KNOCKING THE TORCH END AGAINS THE ROLLER AND THE OTHER END HAND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE WALK WAY STRUCTURE.

February 13, 1995 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE SECTION MANTRIP RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE TWO MAN PERSONNEL CARRIER. THE IMPACT JERKED HIS NECK AND BACK.

March 12, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE COMING OUTSIDE ON THE MANTRIP, A PIECE OF TOP, PARTICLE, FELL INTO HIS EYE.

February 9, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS SIDE BEGAN TO ACHE. CONTINUED TO WORK FOR TWO MORE DAYS AND THEN WENT TO HOSPITAL AND IS STILL OFF WORK.

September 16, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

OTHER CONTRACTOR WHO HAULS REFUSE FROM PREP. PLANT WAS HAULING REFUSE TO THE REFUSE DUMP WHEN HE DROVE INTO THE SIDE OF OUR D-7 DOZER. EE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOZER WHEN THE DOZER WAS STRUCK. OTHER STRUCK THE DOZER BLADE, BREAKING IT LOOSE FROM THE DOZER. THUS THE BLADE STRUCK EE ONT HE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOZER KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS FOR SEVERAL FEET, BUMPING HIS HEAD LEFT L

August 24, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING LOADER DOGBONE BORE ON DRAGLINE BROKE.

April 9, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Virginia Crews Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HE WAS DRIVING INTO THE COAL PIT, THE DRIVE LINE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE TRASMISSION AND THE TRUCK DRIFED BACKWARDS BACK DOWN THE HILL AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH LINE.

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