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INJURED WAS IN PROGRESS OF TAKING SHOWER AFTER WORK WHEN HE FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS SHOWER ROOM FLOOR WAS WET & INJURED WAS WEARING RUBBER TONGS ON HIS FEET WHICH WERE WORN SLICK
January 3, 1992WV · Coalbeltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor riderPOWERED HAULAGE
INJURED WAS SHOVELING MUD AND COAL ONTO BELT WITH LONG HANDLED NO 2 SHOVEL.WHEN SHOVEK KICKED BACK TWISTING HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER,INJURED WAS NOT FACING IN DIRECTION OF BELT TRAVEL AND WAS NOT POSITIONING AS HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED.
December 30, 1991KY · Coalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING TREES FROM HOUSING BEHIND IMPONDMENT WHEN THE INJURED GAVE A HAND SIGNAL FOR THE DOZER OPERATOR TO PULL A TREE CAUSING A TREE LI MB TO STRIKE THE INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE AS TREE FELL.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN LEANING OVEN HANDRAIL ON THICKNEN FLUME PULLING UP ON ROPE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO 4 INCH METAL PIPE AND CLAIMS THAT HE FELT PAIN IN RIBS AS HE PULLED UP ON ROPE AND PIPE 2 MEN PULLING IN UNSAW ON 10FT SECTION OF4 INCH PIPE.
July 8, 1991WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED BACK SOMETIME DURING SHIFT WHILE HELPING HOIST LARGE TRANSFORMER INTO CABINET BY USE OF CHAIN HOIST.INJURED COMPALINED OF BACK HURTING THROUGHOUT THE SHIFT BUT C OULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW HE INJURED BACK.ACCIDENT IS BEING PROTESTED.
June 20, 1991WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorPOWERED HAULAGE
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN PRYING ON BEARING ON BRAKE DOWN ROLELR ON PLANT FEED BELT IN AN EFFORT TO ALIGN BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HANDRAIL. INJURED WAS NOT I N PROPER WORKING POSITION AND WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE LIFTING ON A 6" X9'6" LONG PIECE OF SINGLE WALL PIPE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 2 DAYS AFTER THE ALLEGED INUU RY. INJURED WAS WORKING ONT HE 1 1/2 FLOOR OF PREP PLANT REPLACING 6" PIPE GOING TO PRIMARY FING SUMP. WITNESS STATED THAT HE DIDN'T OBSERVE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. ACCIDENT IS BEING PROTEST
CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED LOWER BACK AS HE WAS REMOVING A SMALL SPOOL FO CABLE WHICH WEIGHED APPROX 40 # FROM BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. INJURED STATED THAT HE BENT OVER AND LIFTED ON SMALL POOL WI TH ONE HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. OCURRERED DURING IDLE DAY WORK.
January 29, 1991WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJ WAS CARRYING SAMLL EXTENSION CORD THROUGH PARKING LOT WHEN HE STEPPED ON CONCRETE STOP BLOCK WHICH WAS APPROX 3" HIGH WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF CASUING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.
October 2, 1990WV · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS GETTING DRESSED FOR WORK IN THE COMPANY BATH HOUSE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY DISCONNECTED A HANGER CHAIN CAUSING A EMPTY CLOTHES BASKET TO FALL STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON O N TOP OF THE HEAD CAUSING A 1" LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
INJURED HAD REMOVED WEAR PLATE FROM UNDERFLOW PUMP & WAS LOWERING PLATE TO FLOOR WHEN HE STRUCK KNEE WITH PLATE CASUING LACERATION CHAIN BLOCK FOR LIFTING WEAR PLATE WAS AVAILABLE BUT WAS NOT USED.
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A SECTION OF PIPE 8 FT LONG ACROSS FLOOR OF PREP PLANT WHEN FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE BEING MOVED AND SECTION OF PIPE.
INJURED WAS POSTIONING EXTENSION LADDER NEAR WING WALL BESIDE OF RAW COAL BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERINCED PAIN IN NECK. INJURED STATED THAT HE FELT SURE INJURY WAS A REOCCUARN CE.
January 29, 1990WV · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS HITTING SIDE OF COAL CHUTE WITH 12# HAMMER WHEN HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF OF AHNDLE CAUSING INJURED TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL WITH HIS AHND .HE WAS SWINGING HAMMER HANDLE.
INJURED & ONE OTHER EMPL CARRIED OXYGEN TANK APPROX 75' & WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING TANK INTO STORAGE AREA WHEN INJURED CLAIMS HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BAR. INJURED STATED THATR HE WAS LIFT ING APPROX 40 LB WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
August 24, 1989KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS POSITIONING 8"X67 " METAL PIPE TO BE WELDED WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEE HIT TIP OF FINGER WITH #10 SLEDGE HAMMER.INJURED WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
June 15, 1989KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN CARRYING 4' X 4' WOODEN PALLET ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN HE TRIPPED ON HIS METARSAL BOOTS CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE LEFT UPPER ARM ON TRACK RAIL AND TRACK BO LT. INJURED WAS ALSO ATTEMPTING TO RUN AS HE WAS CARRYING PALLET.
April 25, 1989KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN LIFTING PIECE OF METAL 25X57X3/8 THICK UP ON TO WORK BENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE A RECURENCE OF AN OLD INJURY. INJURED REC EIVED TREATMENT FROM A CHIROPEACTION.
November 21, 1988KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS.
November 17, 1988KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
UNLOADING A BEAM FROM A CART WHEN THE BEAM SLID OFF AND CAUGHT FINGER.
November 16, 1988KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJ CLAIMS TO HAVE STUMBLED OVER A PC OF PIPE ON 5TH FL. OF PREP PLANT WHILE CARRYING A PC OF CHAIN AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-1788
September 14, 1988KY · Coalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJURED WAS INSTALLING 56 X 19 X 28 INCH LONG PIECE OF METAL IN COAL HAPPER WHEN METAL SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND STRUCK LEFT UPPER ARM CAUSING 1ST DEGREE BURN AND ABRASION WHEN LATTER BECAME IN FECTED AND INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 6-21-88.
May 26, 1988KY · Coalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
A PUMP WAS NOT PUMPING AND WHILE RAISING THE SUCTION LINE TO CHECK THE PUMP PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP CAUSING THE LINE TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIMDOWN.
March 31, 1988KY · Coalbull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift bossDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS FROM BREATHING DUSTS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
March 31, 1988KY · Coalassistant mine foreman, assistant mine managerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS
March 28, 1988KY · Coalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS
March 28, 1988KY · Coaldriver, jeep driver, tractor operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL, SAND AND ROCK DUST.
March 25, 1988KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EXPOSURE TO DUSTS OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME-PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
A6EGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATING DUSTS OVER LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coaldriver, jeep driver, tractor operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLG%ED COALWORKER PNEUMOCONIOSIS EXPOSURE TO DUST
March 25, 1988KY · Coalroof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL,SAND AND ROCK DUST.
March 25, 1988KY · Coalelectrician, linemanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO DUSTS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coaldriver, jeep driver, tractor operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS FROM BREATHING DUSTS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coalcontinuous miner operator, coal mole operatorDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATHING DUSTS OVER LONG JPERIOD OF YEARS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coalelectrician, linemanDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALEGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMO. FORM BREATHING DUSTS OVER LONG PERIAD OF YEARS.
March 25, 1988KY · Coallaborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scalerDUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
National Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
ALLEGED COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOOIS FROM BREATHING DUSTS OVER ALONG PERIOD OF YEARS.
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