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May 25, 2023 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by falling object

Subject was changing a 2 inch pipe on the fuel truck. The pipe slipped off the truck and hit the subject on the right side of the face.

December 2, 2019 UT · Coal auger operator, auger crew supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner had moved the stacker conveyor on the auger miner. Miner got out of the cab and the door came shut and hit the miners middle finger.

October 29, 2019 UT · Coal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was working on a crusher in the coal yard. Miner came to the mine office and cleaned up. During the process of washing EE's face something got in EE's right eye

May 30, 2017 UT · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Subject using a bar to get a piece of coal out of the crusher. The subject crushed finger between the bar and a metal plate.

June 20, 2016 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by falling object

Subject was putting a leaf spring in the back of a pickup. The leaf spring slipped and smashed EE's finger.

June 17, 2016 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by flying object

Subject was changing a metal gasket on a D6 dozer. The gasket flipped off and cut the subjects left thumb.

August 9, 2014 UT · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was taking off wheel chocks from a 785 haul truck. When subject swung the wheel chock under the tire subject felt pain in shoulder

October 4, 2012 UT · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alton Coal Development LLC · Struck by flying object

Subject was helping change a corner cutting blade on a D10 dozer. When the bolts were removed from the plate, the plate fell hitting a pair of 18 inch channel lock pliers. The pliers flew up and hit the subject just above the right eye.

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