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March 27, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
New King Fuel Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED 200'INBY SPAD 710(BELT ENTRY).FALL MEASURED 25'WIDE X 42'LONG 1-7'THICK.NO PERSONS OR EQUIP.INVOLVED.FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP SUPPORTED AND REPORTED.

January 27, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
New King Fuel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CANOPY ON SHUTTLE CAR ROFFED OUT AND BROKE OFF PINNING VICTIM IN BUGGY.

January 10, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
New King Fuel Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, JARRING VICTIM.

June 21, 1990 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Donner Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

WAS TAKEN TRAM CABLE OFF MINER CABLE CABLE WAS ENERGIZED WHILE MEN WERE SEPERATING TRAM CABLE FROM MINER CABLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL BURN TO LEFT HAND.

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