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February 16, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS CHECKING LEAK ON STAB JACK ON 300 GALIS ROOF BOLTER, AND OPEN LET DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS HAND.

November 30, 1988 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED HAD REMOVED A BUGGY FLIGHT FROM THE SECTION FEEDER.HE HAD STARTED THE FEEDER TO CHECK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS.HE HAD LEANED OVER LOOKING DOWN THE CHAIN WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYE E STARTED MOVING THE BUGGY UPON THE FEEDER TO DUMP HIS LOAD OF COAL.THE INJURED WAS UNAWARE OF HIS OPERATING THE BUGGY AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BUGGY AND THE FEEDER.

September 22, 1988 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE HIT ROUGH SPOT IN ROADWAY INJURING HIS RIBS & BACK.

August 19, 1988 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE, STRAINED LOWER BACK LEFT BREAK ON SPAD FINISHED OUT SHIFT.

August 9, 1988 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIS MINE CAP GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT PULLING HIM BACK OVER SHUTTLE CAR, PULLING HIS NECK AND LOWER BACK.

August 2, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ELEC TAKING SMALL MOTOR HE WAS USING DURING SHFIT INSIDE ON MAIN HALLWAY.HITTING CHUG-HOLE IN ROAD WAS CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT HAND.

February 17, 1988 WV · Coal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TAPING A CUT PLACE ON THE 21SC AT THE TIME WHILE I NAME OPER CAME AROUND THE BLOCK IN WHICH THE CABLE WAS BEING STRADDLE BY THE ELCT AND WAS THROUGH BY THE CABLE.

February 4, 1988 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Clover Mining Inc Of Wv · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

BACKING RAM CAR UNDER MINER JACKKNIFE CAR HAD HAND OUTSIDE OF DECK MASHED BETWEEN CAR & MOTOR

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