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February 28, 1990 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
K & C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES MOVING MACHINE CABLE OUT OF HAUL ROAD AND RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP HURTING HIS NECK.

February 7, 1990 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
K & C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SCOOP OPER TURNING BODY WHILE IN DECK OF SCOOP.SCOOP MOVED ONLY INCHES WEDGING KNEE AGAINST TOP OF MINE AND FOOT IN DECK OF SCOOP.

March 12, 1986 WV · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Maple Leaf Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

COLLAPSE OF THE3HIGHWALL ABOVE #2 ENTRY CAUSED THE ENTRAPMENT OF TWO EMPLOYEES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX. 1:20 PM AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BEGAN AT THAT TIME. COMMUNICATION WAS MAINTAINED WITH THE MEN UN7IL THE TWO WERE RESCUED TO THE SURFACE AT 4:45 PM ON 3-12-86.

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