Alpha Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
SHARP PIECES OF METAL WAS ON EDGE OF SCOOP BUCKET AND MAN RUN HIS HAND OVER TO RESULTING IN SMALL CUT.
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May 30, 1991
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
Alpha Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)
HE HAD MADE A SPLICE IN THE BUGGY CABLE.HE WAS PLUGGING THE CAT HEAD BACK INTO THE RECEPTACLE.THE TIPS INSIDE THE BREAKER WERE STUCK TOGETHER LEAVING POWER ON THE RECEPTACLE CAUSING AN ARC WHE N THE CATHEAD WAS PLUGGED IN.
May 21, 1991
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS CLEANING RIBS WITH A 482 S&S SCOOP RIBS WERE SOFT HE GOT SCOOP DECK AGAINST RIB AND LET APIECE OF DRAW ROCK FALL OUT BETWEEN BOLT AND RIB HITTING HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND BACK.
July 28, 1990
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Alpha Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
BUGGY OPERATOR CAUGHT SHOULDER BETWEEN RIB & BUGGY.
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