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August 5, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

BED JACK PIN BROKE ON SLATE TRUCK BED LETTING LOADED BED FALL, SHAKING UP DRIVER IN CAB.

August 4, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMP ELBOW ON BEAM ON SLATE BIN.

July 19, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
M & H Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED GUARD OFF ENGINE TURBO & REACH TO FEEL WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING & GOT 5TH FINGER CUT OFF AT TIP

June 2, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & H Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SERVICING COAL TRUCK, TWISTED LEG AND LEFT KNEE LOCKED.

April 14, 1994 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE CAME UP BEHIND END LOADER TO WASH THE EQUIPMENT & TRIPPED & HIT HEAD AGAINST LOADER

March 17, 1994 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M & H Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC WAS DROPPING THE BELLY PAN OFF A D8K DOZER & HAD A CHAIN HOIST HOOK TO AT & WHEN HE TOOK THE LAST BOLT OUT IT SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE JAW CAUSING A LARGE CUT

February 21, 1994 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

BUSTING ROCK ON COAL BIN, FELL DOWN ON GRATE BRUISED UPPER THIGH RIGHT LEG.

December 14, 1993 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall from machine

HIT KNEE ON GROUND WHILE STEPING FROM BULLDOZER.

September 4, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED AND HTI ARM ON SLATE BIN.

August 20, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & H Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED ELBOW ON TRUCK DOOR.

November 25, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall from machine

FELL AND SKINNED BACK AND SHOULDER WHEN GETTING OFF RAILROAD CAR.

April 21, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

LEAVING WORK DUE TO AN EMERGENCY- HAD AUTO WRECK ON COMPANY HIGHWAY.

January 31, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall down stairs

FELL OFF STEPS AT SLATE BIN, HIT ON HIS HEAD. COMPLAINING OF BACK AND LEG PAINS. TAKEN TO M.A.R.H. BY LOGAN COUNTY AMBULANCE SERVICE. WAS TREATED AND THEN RELEASED.

September 14, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
M & H Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HIT ARM ON METAL WHILE SHOVELING AT SLATE BIN.

August 15, 1991 WV · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING INTO PREPARATION PLANT OFFICE TRIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.

May 23, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WENT INTO PUMP HOUSE TO OPEN VALVE AND A TRACK CAME OFF MOUNTAIN AND HIT HOUSE, INJURY WORKER.

March 29, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
M & H Coal Company · Struck by flying object

GRINDING PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE

July 3, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

HAULING REFUSE TO PILE- TRUCK TURNED OVER.

June 30, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & H Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING BIG ROCK ON TRUCK DUMP- TWISTED BACK.

April 16, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

UNLOADING SLATE-TRUCK TURNED OVER.

April 12, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall from machine

PULLING ON TOP OF LOADED TRUCK-FELL OFF TRUCK.

February 11, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF FENDER OF COAL TRUCK

November 19, 1988 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M & H Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING COAL TRUCK WHILE BACKING TRUCK, WNT OVER SMALL EMBANKMENT.

July 21, 1988 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & H Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

WORKING ON SLUDGE CONV CHAIN SLIPPED AND FELL ON CHAIN

September 25, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M & H Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON RAW 7OAL FEEDER LIFTING & PULLING ON GUARD CAUSED HERNIA.

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