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March 15, 1995 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Royal Harvest Ltd · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS CLEANING NO. 4 RT BK WITH SCOOP SCOOP HIT SOME ROUGH ROCK BOTTOM BOWING THE SCOOP UPWARDS RAISING EE TOWARDS THE ROOF WHERE HE HIT HIS HEAD.

December 26, 1994 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Royal Harvest Ltd · Struck against stationary object

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS CHEANING ROAD LEADING TO THE TAIL PIECE IN THE #4 ENTRY. MAKING A TURN FROM #4 TO THE #3 ENTRY, THE OPERATOR DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH ROOM FOR THIS TURN. HANGING CLOSE TO THE RI B, THE OPERATOR CAUGHT HIS LEFT EAR & LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD ON SOME LOW HANGING COAL.

December 22, 1994 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Royal Harvest Ltd · Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURED PERSON WAS HANGING CURTAIN IN FACE NEAR THE REAR OF MINER. HAVING HIS BACK TOWARDS THE MINER, SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE WORKER, AND SLIGHTLY CAUGHT THE WORKER IN HIS BACK WITH THE END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.

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