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November 8, 2001 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Patton Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT WAS INJURED AFTER THE SCOOP THAT HE WAS OPERATING DRIFTED AND RAN OVER IT.HE HAD EXITED THE SCOOP TO HANG A LINE CURTAIN.

November 8, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Patton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FLIPPED BY A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AS IT WAS TENSIONED.

September 11, 2001 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Patton Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING THE WATER TRUCK UP USING THE REARVIEW MIRROR. HE MISJUDGED & BACKED THE TRUCK INTO THE CREEK. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG.RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION.

June 25, 2001 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Patton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RIDING ON THE MANTRIP. THE OPERATOR BACKED UNDER A CABLE THAT WAS HUNG OVERHEAD. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE BOX CONTAINING SCSRS AND PUSHED IT OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

October 28, 2000 WV · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator POWERED HAULAGE
Patton Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. HE TRAMMED THE SCOOP UNDER A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR & CAUGHT THE ANCHOR CHAIN ON THE FRONT OF THE SCOOP. THE ANCHOR PULLED DOWN & STRUCK THE ERE'S RIGHT HAND & CUT HIS MI DDLE KNUCKLE & FINGER.

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