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September 29, 1986 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Racoon Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

2 SCOOPS, MAN W5S IN BLAKE OF REAR SCOOP TIEING STEEL ROPE TO OTHER SCOOP, HE TOLD OPR. TO TRAM FORWARD FOR MORE SLACK - SCOOP STARTED WIDE OPEN PUSHING VICTIMS LEG UNDER FRONT SCOOP

June 3, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING SCOOP O3 SECTION TO RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL BOUNCING SCOOP TO CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED.

March 11, 1986 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

SCOOP WAS TRAMI8E TO FACE OF #3 WHEN SCOOP LORE ROOF BOLTS AND TOP &BOLTS DROP DOWN HITTING SCOOP OPERATOR.

February 26, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
T & H Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

BUG DUSTER NOSE3BUSTED ON TOP OF CUTTER SHOOTING HOT OIL ACROSS ONTO CUTTER OPERATOR RESULTING IN BURNS TO NECK AND BACK.

February 25, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

TRAMMING CUTTER3ACROSS SECTION GOT A PIECE OF COAL IN HIS EYES

February 24, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T & H Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

BELT TOOLS WERE3 BEING UNLOADED FROM AN S&S SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE BLADE ????

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