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June 4, 1987 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnette Contractors · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SC9APING METAL WITH HIS KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE CLOSED ON HIS RT.HAND

May 27, 1987 VA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Barnette Contractors · Fall from machine

EMP JUMPED FROM3THE BLADE ARM OF A D9 DOZER TO THE GROUND AND T WISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE UPON LANDING

January 30, 1985 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Barnette Contractors · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS STOCKPILING COAL IN PIT WHEN SLOPE STARTED TO FAL LMATERIAL BROKE THE WINDOWS OUT OF THE FRONT OF LOADER AS EMP WAS EXITING MACHINE HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CAB CAUSING LACERATION

August 9, 1983 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Barnette Contractors · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON REAR BUMPER OF POWDER TRUCK WHICH WAS IN A STOPPED POSITION THE DRIVERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CLUTCH AND HE FELL OFF TRUCK

July 27, 1983 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Barnette Contractors · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK BEING PULLED UP A HILL BY A LOADER IN DOING SO THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE THE WATER TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS BEFORE THE OPERATOR COULD GET IT STOPPED IT RAN A ROCK CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO JACKNIFE FROM THGE TANK AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE

June 23, 1983 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Barnette Contractors · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAULER WHEN DOING SO A FOREIGN OBJECT CAME IN THE CAB OF THE MACHINE GETTING IN HIS EYE

May 27, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnette Contractors · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS PUTTING BLADE BACK ON DOZER WHEN HE STARTED TO PUT THE PIN BACK IN THE HOIST JACK IT FELL AND HE CAUGHT IT IN DOING SO IT PUSHED AGAINST HIS RIBS FRACTURING THE NO 11 RIB ON LEFT SID

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