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December 30, 1996 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

STERRING WHEEL KICK BACK ON #7 777B HIT THUMB.

May 1, 1996 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING HIS PICKUP IN TO WORK. WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP HIS TRUCK RAN OVER THE BERM AND OVERTURNED DOWN THE OUT SLOPE OF THE MOUNTAIN. TOOK EMP HOME AND HE WENT TO DR TO BE CH ECKED (X-RAY). DR FOUND NO INJURIES. EMP RETURNED LATER THAT AFTERNOON TO GET HIS PICKUP.

August 31, 1993 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERAING A 92C LOADER AFTER LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH MATERIAL SAME ADDITIONAL SPAIL FELL INTO THE BUCKET CAUSING HIM TO BE FORWARD POSSIBLY PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM.

July 14, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Old Dominion Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE LOADING ROCK INTO 777 HAULER, ROCK FARRED HAULER AND CAUSED REAR WINDOW TO SHATTER COVERING OPERATOR'S WITH GLASS, OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF EYE BOTHERING HIM, WE TRIED TO FLUSH, COULD NOT GET GLAS SOUT OF EYE, SENT INJURED TO WILLIAMSON HOSPITAL FOR REMOVAL OF GLASS (RIGHT EYE).

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