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August 19, 2011 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & C Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cutting a piece of mining belt, let knife slip and cut right leg on thigh.

June 28, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Running 506 Jeffery Bridge Carrier caught left foot between rib & carried. Mashed foot but no broken bones.

March 30, 2010 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
D & C Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee walked across belt laying on mine floor it was wet and slipped and hurt left knee.

December 17, 2009 KY · Coal IMPOUNDMENT
D & C Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Water running to seals. Pump went down.

September 18, 2009 KY · Coal INUNDATION
D & C Mining Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

Water discharging from seal in return. Air course - with no pumps in place to pump water. Pumps were put in place.

June 9, 2009 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Supply car was bringing concrete block into break to build permanent stoppings when chain broke letting supply car roll through curtain crushing foreman between supply car and 94L bridge causing fatal injury.

April 15, 2009 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hills Coal Co., Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

EE prepared to lift the radial sucker belt for repairs to be made on legs of stacker. When he started lifting stacker the turn table on the crane that sat on the international truck sheared the bolts and the crane hit injured as it broke away.

May 1, 2006 VA · Coal FIRE
D & C Mining Corp · Accident type, without injuries

Unknown cause of fire. It occurred during non working hours and cause was not determined.

December 21, 2005 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & C Mining Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Mashed finger with sledge hammer.

January 20, 2005 KY · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

482 Scoop. He was scooping rocks got head over scoop and caught head between scoop and top of roof.

May 5, 2004 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING UP ROOF SUPPORT MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER.

February 17, 2003 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TAKING DOOR OFF OF #2-506. CARRIER OPERATOR OF #1-506 CARRIER PUSHED #1 CARRIER BACKWARD INTO STRUCTURE.

August 20, 2002 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Struck against stationary object

JUMPED FROM MOVING LOADER.

March 29, 2002 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
D & C Mining Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BRIDGE CHAIN CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND ROCK. ROCK 6 IN BY 14 IN ONE END SHARP AS RAZOR.

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