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September 22, 1994 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
River Ridge Coal Inc · Fall from machine

TRUCK DRIVER WAS GETTING OFF OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS ARM.

February 4, 1994 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROCK TRUCK AS IT ENTERED THE VALLEY FILL AREA AND JUMPED OFF MACHINE. MACHINE BROKE THROUGH BACK UP BLOCK BARRIER AND IS PRESENTLY AT BOTTOM OF VALLEY FILL. INVESTIGATION WITH MSHA, DEP, AND COMPANYIS CONTINUING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED TO CAUSE TEREX TRUCK TO BE ABANDONED AND ALLOWED TO RUN OFF.

January 19, 1993 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS LIFTING ELECTRICAL COUPLING TWISTED KNEE & DROPPED ELECTRICAL COUPLING ON RT FOOT

September 4, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS PUSHING ON DRILL BENCH AND PASSED OUT DUE TO DIABETIS AND DOZER TURNED OVER ON SIDE AND INJURED SHOULDER AND NECK.

June 10, 1992 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOZER OPR. WAS CLOSE TO HIGHWALL WORKING WHEN HIGHWALL FELL AND HIT DOZER ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK.

January 24, 1992 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Ridge Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OILER WAS MAKING A MOVE ON THE DRAGLINE AND WHILE PULLING CABLE HIS LEG GOT TWISTED AND TURNED HIS KNEE.

September 16, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

USING IMPACT WRENCH SOCKET FLEW HIT HIS HEAD

February 21, 1991 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

CLEAN PIT OFF PIT AREAS OFF CEDAR GROVES SO DRILL MAN GOOD. DRILL DOWN TO UPPER ALMA. WAS AT THE EDGE. CHANGE FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE.

February 5, 1991 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
River Ridge Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

PUTTING CUTTING EDGE ON 16 G MOTOR GRADER DROPPED CUTTING EDGE ON RIGHT FOOT.

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