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September 6, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hudson Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FUELING EQUIPMENT, REACHING WITH FUEL HOSE TOWARD TANK INLET, FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING BACK. NOTE: INJURY NOT RPEORTED TO SUPERVISOR, NO KNOWLEDGE OF INJURY UNTIL DOCTOR REPORT RECIEV ED.

April 23, 1991 WV · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Hudson Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING ROAD GRADER ON HAULROAD MACHINE BLADE CAUGHT ROCK THROWING OPERATOR INTO TOP OF GRADER CAB.

April 15, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ELECTRICAL
Hudson Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE ON D-11 DOZER CATWALK BATTERIES FOR D-11 LOCATED UNDER CATWALK ON RT SIDE AS EMPLOYEE WALKED ON CATWALK WEIGHT OF EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY PUSHED BATTERY BOX COVER ONTO BATTERY TERMINALS C AUSING ONE OF THE BATTERIES TO EXPLODE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF DOZER INJURING BACK

September 19, 1990 WV · Coal boom operator FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Hudson Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A ROCK FELL FROM THE 40' BENCH OF THE HIGHWALL AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE LOWER 5' OF THE HIGHWALL CAUSING IT TO FLY UNDER THE AUGER ROCK SHIELD AND STRIKE THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

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