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March 25, 1997 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR BETWEEN 3 AND 4 ENTRY MASHED LEFT HAND AND ARM BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB REPORT OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT RECEIVED IN TIMELY MANNER NOT INFORMED UNTIL 4-14-97.

February 6, 1997 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

KNOCKING STOPPING WITH SCOOP, HIT STOPPING SOLID, SLID IN DECK OF SCOOP. HIT BACK ON SELF RESURER.

January 14, 1997 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

PINNING THE OPE, ROCK FELL & HIT NECK *THIS WAS NOT REPORTED ON A TIMELY MANNER

October 10, 1995 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Coal Valley Mining Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE HAD BEEN IDLE. UPON CHECKING MINE, FOREMAN DISCOVERED ROOF FALL ON 1 PM, OCTOBER 10, 1995. REPORTED TO MSHA, JIMMY CLINE, AT 1:30 PM. EXACT TIME OF FALL NOT KNOWN.

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