Chafin Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJ WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO THROW A RAIL SWITCH WHICH WAS FROZEN WHEN SWITCH WAS THROWN THE SWITCH HANDLE FLEW BACK STRIKING FOOT
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July 24, 1984
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Chafin Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS CLIMBING UPON REAR OF A WATER TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING CHIN AND RIBS ON REAR PORTION OF TRUCK
July 14, 1984
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chafin Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE A SPEED REDUCER DOWN SOME STEPS WHEN FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH SPEED REDUCER
November 15, 1983
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Chafin Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine
INJURED WAS HAULING COAL FROM AN UNDERGROUND MINE STOCK PILE WHEN ENGINE OF TRUCK BECAME DISABLED THEREFORE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING IN VICTIM JUMPING FROM MOVING VEHICLE BREAKING VE RTBRAE IN BACK
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