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July 23, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER IN AUGER ON ROCK DUSTER.

June 12, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN ONE OF THE CELLS BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

June 6, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN WAS CRAWLING BELT CONVEYOR ENTRY PERFORMING EXAMINATIONS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE. HIP AREA.

June 1, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HAULING COAL.HE RAN OVER A HUMP IN THE ROADWAY AND WAS BOUNCED UP IN THE DECK OF THE MACHINE WHICH INJURED HIS BACK.

May 25, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

SCOOP USED TO CLEAN ENTRY FOR BELT MOVE STRUCK ANOCHOR PIN AND FLIPPED PIECE OF ROCK INTO EMPL FACE STRIKING EYE.

May 15, 1992 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIMSELF OUT OF THE CONTROL COMPARTMENT OF THE BATTERY OPERATED RAM CAR WHEN HIS LEFT AHND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

May 13, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER OVER IRREGULAR MINE FLOOR WHEN THE FLOATING DECK CAME DOWN AGAINST MINE FLOOR JARRING THE EMPLOYEE BRUISING HIS LOWER BACK & RT ELBOW

April 9, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NO.1 SECTION EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW WITH MOVING THE CONVEYOR BELT SET-UP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

March 13, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

March 10, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS AT SURFACE SUPPLY YARD WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.THERE WERE NOT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.

March 4, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PPREPARING TO MAKE A SPLICE IN THE CONVEYOR BELT ADN SLIPPED AND FELL OVER THE ANCHOR PIN. THAT ANCHORS THE BELT DRIVE.

February 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FRONT GUARD WAS LOOSE ON MANTRIP VEHICLE AS MANTRIP WENT THRU AIRLOCK DOORS THE GUARD CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DOOR AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER POSTION OF HIS BODY.

January 2, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TRAILING CABLES TO THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE & TWISTED HIS LEG

December 26, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM A TRANSTER POINT AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

November 14, 1991 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN CAP COAL FELL BETWEEN ATRS & MASHED FINGER ON DRILL POT OF MACHINE

September 20, 1991 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY STRAINING LOWER BACK.

September 19, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS WATERING BATTERIES LID.ON BATTERY BOX FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT AHND HITTING THIRS AND FOURTH FINGERS.

August 3, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME OPERATING RAMCAR WITH RIGHT ARM LAYING ON BACK OF CAR,PUT ARM TOO LOW AND ELBOW WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAM CAR AND TRAILER.

July 26, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING A 4 WHEELER THROUGH LOW SPOT IN MINES, LOW SPOT ROLLED HIM FORWARD AND PEPSI BOTTLE HE WAS CARRYING IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HIS COVERALLS INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE.

June 5, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER FAILED TO LOWER BED OF TRUCK, AFTER DUMPING AT TIPPLE, WHEN DRIVING FROM TIPPLE DUMP, BED OF TRUCK CAUGHT ON LOW VOLTAGE LINES, CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN. NO ELECTRICAL CHARGES OCCURRED TO DRIVER OR TRUCK.

March 21, 1990 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING TURNBUCKLE UP TO ANCHOR PIN AT TAILPIECE. TAILPIECE MOVED CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN TURNBUCKLE AND ANCHOR PIN.

November 8, 1989 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

I NAME PULLED OFF HAUL ROAD IN A NON-WORKING AREA TO WAIT ON TRUCKS TO LOAD WHILE WAITING HE DECIDED TO CHECK TRUCK BRAKES HE RAISED TRUCK BED GOT OUT & WENT TO PASSENGERS DOOR TO GET A WRENC H WHEN HE REACH FOR THE HANDLE THE POWER FROM THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINE KNOCKED HIM OUT HE STATED THAT IT WAS DARK WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE MINE & DID NOT NOTICE HE HAD RISEN BED IN THE POWER

July 18, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WATCHING TAIL PIECE, WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO RE-START BELT. A PIECE OF COAL APPROX. ONE INCH IN DIAMETER, HIT I.NAME IN THE RIGHT EYE.

June 1, 1989 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIMMING BELT WITH KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING L INDEX FINGER

May 6, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

ON 050589 I NAME COMPLAINED OF NECK & SHOULDER PAIN AFTER HANGING MINER CABLE ON 050689 I NAME COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN AFTER BEING BOUNCED ON THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING

April 27, 1989 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

THE INJURED WAS BETWEEN #6 AND #7 ENTRY ACROSS FROM THE TAILPIECE,TAKING WATER LINE LOOSE TO WATER ROADWAYS.HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED FROM THE HAULWAY A RAM CAR BACKED AROUND THE CORNER AND DID N OT SEE THE INJURED,THE TTRAILER OF THE RAM CAR BACKED OVER BOTH OF HIS FEET.

April 13, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPER S. CAR RAN OVER HALF HEADER IN ROADWYA BOUCNING HIM AGAINST FLOOR OF OPER. DECK.

March 27, 1989 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

IN #4 ENTRY 1 BRK THRU INBY FEEDER,#1 SC TRAVELING TOWARD FEEDER RAN OVER LOOSE COAL IN ROADWAY MAKING CANOPY HIT MINE ROOF STOPPING SC .OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

January 10, 1989 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PINNING OPEN BREAK, ROCK FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM IN LOWER BACK.

September 23, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RIDING 3-WHEELE9 AS PASSENGER-PIN COME OUT OF CLEVIS CAUSING BREAKS TO FELL, 3-WHEELER HIT PARKED CUTTER PINNING I,NAME BETWEEN 3-WHEELER AND CUTTER.

August 28, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
War Eagle Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PINNING TOP, PU5LED PINNER TO CLOSE TO RIB, GOT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN PINNER 3 RIB.

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