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December 22, 1998 CO · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powderhorn Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A CASE SKID LOADER IN A LOW ROOF AREA WHEN HE CONTACTED THE ROOF WITH HIS HEAD SPRAINING HIS NECK MUSCLE.

August 20, 1998 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Powderhorn Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WAS DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR TO PUSH ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR OUT OF A HOLE WHERE IT WAS STUCK. WHEN THE STUCK CAR MOVED THE INJURED CAR BOUNCED DOWN, JAMMING THE INJURED HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY,

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