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September 19, 2012 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Creek Coal LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was standing near slack in trailing cable of shuttle car, when operator started car the cable repositioned tripping employee.

July 10, 2012 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Creek Coal LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

While re-positioning continuous miner ee & another ee was untangling miner cable ee was pulling on the rope that is used to pull the miner cable. EE told other ee he hurt his back.

January 14, 2010 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Creek Coal LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Piece of pogo stick was lying in the mud. EE did not see it and stepped on the pogo stick causing his foot to slide making him do the splits.

January 2, 2009 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Creek Coal LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Replacing bearing on feeder. Victim hit chisel with hammer causing chisel to come out and hit victim in mouth.

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