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August 6, 1991 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Laurel Run Mining Company · Flash burns (electric)

WAS CHECKING A PORTABLE PUMP AND PUMP HAD FALLEN OVER AND STRETCHED CABLE AND CABLE ARCHES AND BURNED HIS EYES.

March 6, 1991 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A CARBON ARC ROD TO CUT OUT A BATTERY CELL AND THE CEEL EXPLOSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO EARS. DUE TO EXPLORATORY SURGER ON 5-6-91. INJURED MISSED WORK UNTIL 6-7-91, FOR A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS. THIS DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL 2 MONTHS AFTER THE INJURY.

January 21, 1991 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPL WAS DISCONNECTING STARTER FROM MOTOR CONTROCENTER. ONE OF POWER LEADS WAS APPARENTLY BROKEN & CAME IN CONTACT WITH FRAME CAUSING ARC FLASH THAT BURNED INJ'S EYES & HANDS. BURNS ARE SLIGHT .

August 1, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

INJURED WAS CUTTING PT0 LEAD INTO WHEN THE CABLE ARCED WHICH CAUSED A BURN TO THE RIGHT HAND.

July 30, 1990 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPL ON JEEP,POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE.PUTTING POLE BACK ONTO WIRE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TROLLEY WIRE WITH RIGHT ARM CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOVCK.

March 26, 1990 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · Flash burns (electric)

HE WAS REMOVING A NIP OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE. ONE END CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BUS HE WAS OPERATING AND CREATED ON ARC. THE ARC BURNED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

March 24, 1990 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS WORKING ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE MOTOR CONTROL ROOM OF THE PREPARATION PHART WHEN A SLHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO HIS FACE.

November 10, 1989 KY · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

THE VICTIM WAS GOING TO ACTIVATE THE POWER ON 480 VOLT MAIN BREAKER IN THE HOIST HOUSE. IN DOING SO THE BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED THE VICTIM S RIGHT HAND.

October 21, 1989 VA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE INJURED WAS PASSING BETWEEN A PARKED TRACK MOTOR AND TANK ROCK DUSTER IN THE SHOP AREA.HE LAID A HAND ON SACK PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE ROCKDUSTER HAD LOST GROUND TO THE RAIL CAUSING HIM ON ELECTRIC SHOCK.

May 15, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE TAKING PANEL COVER OFF OF 752 B SHUTTLE CAR WITH AN ELCTRIC IMPACT WRENCH THE WRENCH SHORTED AND BURNT HIS R HAND THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE ON 6-2-89

April 21, 1989 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

INJURED WHILE CHECKING VOLTAGE ON CONTROL CIRCUIT RECEIVED ELCTRICAL SHOCK TO R HAND AND ARM

January 5, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHEN INJURED WAS PLUGGING BATERIES CABLE INTO SCOOP BATTERY A CELL BLEW UP AND BLEW DEBRAIS FROM UNDER BATTERY LID AND HIT CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.

June 18, 1988 VA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss ELECTRICAL
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING HIS TROLLEY POLE ON THE WIRE AND TOUCHED HIS NECK TO THE TROLLEY WIRE AND BIT HIS TONGUE.THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE THIS OOCURRED AT 3 EAST DEV. NEAR END O F TRACK.

March 21, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

HELPING MOVE LOADER ACROSS SECTION PICKED UP A LOADER CABLE AND IT BLEW UP AT OLD SPLICE,CAUSING A N ELECTRIC FLASH BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM.INIDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES.

March 18, 1988 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

THE VICTIM PICKED UP ATRAILING CABLE AND IT BLEW UP BURNING THE VICTIMS RIGHT HAND.

October 13, 1987 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

HE WAS PUTTING 6RAKER IN FOR THE SOUTH BELT DRIVE WHEN THE BREAKER BLEW UP.

September 17, 1987 WV · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

PUTTING CIRCUIT3BREAKER ON FOR HERTER FAN IN DRYER CONTROL ROOM.BREAKER SHORTED OUT CAUSING FLASH AND BURNS TO LEFT HAND.

August 7, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

225 AMP DRILL B9EAKER BLEW OUT ON VICTIM'S RIGHT ARM BURNING IT FROM FINGERS TO ELBOW.

May 1, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

THE VICTIM WAS 0OUND LAYING UNCONSCIOUS; POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

February 17, 1987 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

MAN WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO PUT 50 AMP BREAKER IN WHEN BREAKER ARCED CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ARM & HAND

June 11, 1986 WV · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall from machine

TROLLEY POLE CA6LE ON JEEP ARCHED & HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE POLE FROM TROLLEY WIRE & FELL OUT OF JEEP INJURING RT ANKLE SEVERE SPRAIN.

June 6, 1985 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

PERSON WAS PLACING TROLLEY POLE ON WIRE AND LEANED TOO CLOSE AND HEAD CONTACTED WIRE.

February 5, 1985 VA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · Contact with electrical current

I.NAME PERFORMING WORK ON ENERGIZED CIRCUIT WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH 7200 VOLTS CAUSING SLIGHT BURN TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND AND SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT RIB AREA.HE ALSO WAS ELECTRICAL LY SHORTED.

December 29, 1984 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

I.NAME CHECKING MOTOR LEADS TO MCC BREAKER BOX WHEN HE PUT SCREWDRIVER INTO 480 VOLT POWER KICKING ALL POWER.

March 22, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Island Creek Coal Company · Contact with electrical current

INJ WAS GOING TO WORK ON DISCONNECT BOX FOR STORAGE FEEDER THEY WENT AND PULL POWER MAIN PANEL BUT THEY KNOCK THE WRONG POWER INDIVIDUAL WAS DISCONNECTING LEADS WITH ALLEN WRTENCH AND WRENCH G GOT GROUNDED AGAINST BOX RESULTING IN INJURY TO EMPLOYEE

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