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November 3, 2018 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While pushing a miner drum out of the scoop bucket, the employee stated that EE laid EE's arm on top of the back rest and as the scoop drifted back, EE's arm slipped of the back rest allowing EE's arm to get caught between the backrest and the coal rib.

May 15, 2017 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a scoop and ran over a rock. This caused the employee to be jarred inside the operating deck of the scoop.

October 26, 2015 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Raw Coal Mining Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was tramming the roof bolter past a parked shuttle car. The bolter slid and caught employee's leg between the bolter and the shuttle car bumper.

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