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June 2, 2010 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While taking back tire off of grease truck the tire was about to fall and the tire smashed the EE's hand.

April 27, 2010 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE said that he started to bolt and couldn't lift the steel with right hand. EE worked all his shift and when he got outside he told his supervisor he hurt his right shoulder and did not know how it happened.

February 17, 2010 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee stated that as they were pulling a rock off the miner with a chain, the rock came loose from the chain, struck his hand and pinched his ring finger against the side of the continuous miner.

November 2, 2009 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting on oxygen bottle to load to be moved when he stated he hurt his back.

September 24, 2009 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was working on a 345 Excavator installing a hose when he felt a pain in his back.

August 12, 2009 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE stated that after hanging CM cable against the rib, he experienced pain in the right thigh area.

July 27, 2009 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee had moved the CM from #3 heading to #2 heading. He then moved the cable from one side of #2 heading to the other side of the heading when he sprained his back.

May 12, 2009 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sitting down into shuttle car and when he pulled his jacket up the utility knfe, which was hanging on his mining belt and not known to be open, cut the end of his thumb.

March 4, 2009 WV · Coal discontinued 1/31/2014. several other codes cover scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was loading SCSR cache box into scoop bucket. Box became hung on ejector on scoop bucket and employee shoved. Box became dislodged and fell on employee's finger tearing the meat & skin off of the finger tip.

February 12, 2009 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a roof bolt plate onto a roof bolt when he dropped the plate causing it to strike his arm and cut it.

July 10, 2008 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was working in rebar and scraped his hand on some rebar. He refused to go to the hospital at the time but went 3 days later when it was infected.

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