THE EE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN SECTION TELL. HE FLAGTHE SCOOP OPERATOR & SAID HE NEEDED TO REHOOK CHAIN. THE SCOOP OPERATOR PULLED TAIL INSTEAD OFLETTING OFF OF CHAIN & THE EE HAD HIS FINGER ON THE CHAIN.
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December 12, 1996
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
J C B Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
March 22, 1996
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
J C B Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object
OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL WITH SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROADS. THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE & HIT HIS HEAD ON SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY INJURING HIS NECK.
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