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January 10, 2009 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shane Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A roof fall measuring approx. 17'x50;x20+' occurred 1 x-cut inby spad No. 121. The fall area was dangered off and the area abandoned. The fal will not be clean up.

August 6, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Shane Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE accidentally swung head of roof bolter to close to himself, pinning his right arm between head of machine and rib.

August 1, 2008 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Shane Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Man trip mistakenly was in forward direction instead of reverse. Man injured had back turned to man trip, operator of mantrip trammed forward and rolled into injured person, trapping him against pin machine.

July 17, 2008 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shane Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shuttle car canopy was being removed because mine conditions had changed. The canopy accidently pivoted and rolled against his back.

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