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1983–2026
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November 8, 1994 VA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Ann Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING BETWEEN 7&8 ENTRIES ACROSS FROM FEEDER FOOT PEDAL STUCK. WHILE ACTIVATING PANIC BAR, OPERATOR RAISED UP, STRIKING HEAD AGAINST TOP AND BUGGY INJURING NECK AND HEAD.

September 5, 1994 VA · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Taylor Ann Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE SCRAPPING NO. 3 HEADING EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A BROW HANGING FROM MINE ROOF, BENDING HIS NECK BACK AND OVER TO THE LEFT SIDE INJURING THE NECK.

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