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March 11, 2002 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CROSSING THE 4 LEFT/1 NORTH BELT CONVEYOR, WHEN IT STARTED, HE GRABBED THE STRUCTURE WITH BOTH HANDS STRETCHING BOTH SHOULDERS.

February 14, 2002 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RIDING THE #10 CRICKET (W/ COWORKER AS THE OPERATOR). AS IT APPEARED THAT HE WASN'T GOING TO STOP , PRIOR TO HITTING THE PARKED JEEP (#5) THE OPERATOR JUMPED, AND THEN CRICKET STRUCK TH E JEEP. EE'S LEFT SHOULDER, RIBS AND BACK STRUCK THE CONTROL PANEL AND CONTROLLER.

February 14, 2002 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS OPERATING #10 CRICKETT, AS HE WAS TRAVEL DOWN WEST MAINS TRACK HAULAGE HE SEEN A PARKED JEEP JUST INBY 1 SOUTH SWITCH, HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD STOP HE JUMP OUT STRIKING THE LEFT COAL RIB, INJURYING HIS LEFT KNEE.

February 4, 2002 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE EE WAS CUTTING OFF THE BELT WINDER CAR FROM THE RAIL CAR, AS THE MOTORMAN MOVED THE RAIL CAR OUTBY, THE BELT WINDE CAR DRIFTED OUTBY, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE BOTTOM.

January 23, 2002 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR BACK TO THE FACE WHEN HE HIT A POT HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. *EE SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT ON 1-28-02.

October 6, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED EE WAS OPERATING THE LEAD SUPPLY MOTOR, TAKING SUPPLIES TO WEST MAINS SECTION. AS THEY STARTED DOWN THE STEEP GRADE, HE JUMPED FROM THE MOTOR AND STRUCK THE COAL RIB. THE MOTOR STR UCK THE #5 JEEP AT END TRACK.

May 31, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE EE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT CLEANING THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF PREP PLANT, HE RAN OVER A CURB JARRING HIS BACK.

April 24, 2001 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE SCOOP. BRAKES, WHEN IT DRIFTED BACK RUNNING OVER HIS GREAT TOE.

October 28, 2000 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE EE ALLEGED ON OCT 31 2000 THAT HE JARRED HIS BACK ON OCT 28 2000 WHEN HIS SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A LARGE POT HOLE, THE CASE WAS FIEST DENIED AFTER A INDEGENDENT MEDICAL EVALUATION. HE WAS DETE RMINE THAT IT COULD OF OCCURRED, THE IME WAS DONE ON 12-14-00.

May 1, 2000 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ALLEGED WHEN HE WAS RETURNING TO THE END OF THE SECTION TRACK TO INSTALL RAILS, HE RAN A PARKED MOTOR, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF BODY AGAINST THE OPERATOR CO MPARTMENT. LAST DAY WORK - 5/2/00

January 7, 2000 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mon-View Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRAMMING HIS STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR TO THE FACE, THE WHEEL PICK-UP A 2" PLASTIC PIPE (BURRED) DIRECTING IT INTO OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT, STRIKING H IM ON THE MOUTH AND RIGHT CHEEK DISCHARG ING FOREIGN MATERIAL IN BOTH EYES.

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