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March 18, 1987 OH · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMP WAS POSITIO3ING ROCK IN PANLINE WHEN ANOTHER ROCK SLID OFF A PILE IN FRONT OF THE PANLINE AND MASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

February 10, 1987 OH · Coal brattice man/worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS REPAIRI3G A BRATTICE WALL, LIFTED A BLOCK TO INSERT ANOTHER AND FELT A PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER

February 2, 1987 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING BOLTS OFF AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

January 22, 1987 OH · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RE5CHING OUT OF PORTAL BUS TO PUT TROLLEY POLE BACK ON AND DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER.

January 4, 1987 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A SPLICE,WHEN HE FLIPPED THE BELT BACK THE RIVET NAIL WERE STILL IN THE SPLICE AND A NAIL WENT UNDER HIS FINGER NAIL.

December 12, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE LOST CONTROL3OF BELL & IT FELL & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE BELL & THE MINE FLOOR.

December 9, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING FUEL PUMP ON PICKUP TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER BLADE

December 7, 1986 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING BELT TOCHANGE TOP ROLLER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK

November 20, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS LIFTING3TRACK JACK ONTO MOTOR AND STRUCK MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON MOTOR

October 21, 1986 OH · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO ENGAGE SPROCKET ON LOADOUT SCALE-SPROCKET ENGAGED SOONER THAN EXPECTED PULLING HIS RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN & SPROCKET

October 19, 1986 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING A ROLL OF BELT ROPE INTO A MOTOR AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

October 1, 1986 OH · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS TOSSING3CRIB BLOCKS NEAR #1 SHIELD AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A CRIB BLOCK AND THE SIDE PANEL ON THE SHIELD

September 29, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP LIFTED A CO5L CAR COUPLER TO PUT INTO A MOTOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

September 19, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D TO FOREMAN 092086 AT 0900AM HE WAS CARRYING A RAM JACK ON LONGWALL APPARENTLY NEAR THE HEADGATE AREA & THE MAN CLAIMED A STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 092286

September 15, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS CARRYING A 12 FT 5X7 IN POST WITH TWO OTHER MEN, FELT BACK PULL WHEN SETTING POST DOWN.

September 13, 1986 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPERVISOR WAS 5SSISTING A SUPPLY-MOTORMAN IN TAKING COU LER OFF SUPPLY MOTOR AND PUT UP ON MOTOR

September 12, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING A DRUM O0 WEN-DON AT PUMP STATION, PULLED LEFT HIP.

September 12, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3A BENT OVER POSITION SLIDING A MOTOR OUT OF A JEEP.

September 11, 1986 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR5GGING MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE HOSE WAS TWISTED WHEN IT CAME FREE CAUSING IT TO BEND EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB BACK.

September 11, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BACK HAD BEEN B2THERING HIM ALL WEEK, TAKING MEDICATION, MAN WAS HANDLING 16'X5X7'S WITH CO-WORKER, STATES HE WAS PICKING UP HIS END AND FELT SOMETHING CRACK. MAN STATES HE NOTIFIED HIS SUPERV ISOR THAT HIS B5CK WAS BOTHERING HIM, BUT TOOK ADD'1 PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND FINISHED SHIFT. LAST SHIFT WORKED 9-11, NOTIFIED MINE 9-15.

August 20, 1986 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED COUPLER 7O PUT IN MOTOR FELT PAIN IN LEFT SID OF GROIN.

August 15, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS UNLOADING C9IBS FROM B M F TO SCOOP CAR BAND WAS STICKING OUT FROM UNDER THE SKID OF CRIBS & EE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST IT CAUSING INJURY. MEDICAL REPORT DESCRIBING TREATMENT NOT REC'D U NTIL 8-25-86. 3

July 28, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G CRIB BLOCKS FROM SHUTTLE CAR CRIB BLOCK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT CRIB BLOCK DROPPED ON H AND WHICH WAS AGAINST ANOTHER BLOCK MASHING INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND 3

July 22, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING POWER ON LONGWALL, UNPLUGGED PUMP CABLE, PLUG FELL ON FOOT.

July 9, 1986 OH · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 BELT ROLLERS AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER

July 8, 1986 OH · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SUPPLYI3G THE TRACK BOLTER HE TOSSED A BUNDLE OF PLATES ON THE TRAY PLATE SLID OFF TRAY FALLING AND STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE

April 24, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1OSITIONING A RERAILER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN RERAILER AND FRAME OF THE MOTOR.

April 15, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LIFTING RAI5 WITH 5 OTHER MEN AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

April 9, 1986 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HANDLING3BOLT PLATES WHEN THE SHARP END OF A BOLT PLATE CUT HIS KNUCKLE.

April 2, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS HELPING3CHANGE A RE TURN ROLLER, WHEN HE PULLED THE ROLLER IN PLACE HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER ROLLER

March 28, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING LOW BOY TO MOTOR AND CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIN AN MOTOR.

March 6, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING UP ONE END OF A JOINT OF PLASTIC PIPE WHEN THE SPAD THAT WAS HOLDING THEOTHER END PULLED OUT CAUSING THE PIPE TO FALL, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE DOWN.

February 24, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PE9FORMING BRATTICE WORK, HE PICKED UP A BAG OF MORTAR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ACCIDENT WASNOT VERIFIED UNTIL 3/3/86 WHEN I,NAME RETURNED TO WORK, AT THIS TIME CLAIM WA S INITIALLY DEN3ED PENDING MEDICAL INFORMATION; ON 3-10-86 DR.'S OFFICE NOTIFIED COMPENSATION DEPT. STATING THAT I,NAME WAS TREATED FOR A WORK RELATED BACK STRAIN ON 2/26/86; WE HAVE NOW REPR

February 13, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING POST WHILE PICKING POST UP ONE HAND SLIPPED FROM POST SMASHING OTHER HAND BETWEEN POST AND MOTOR

February 13, 1986 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING PIN OUT OF LOWBOY TO UNCOUPLE CAUGHT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND LOWBOY SMASHING FINGER

January 23, 1986 OH · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING PIN TO COUPLE DRAW BAR FROM LOWBOY TO MOTOR AND PINCHED HIS FINGER

January 8, 1986 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CABLE LEVEL WIND CHAIN WHEN THE COMPARTMENT LID FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HEAD.

December 17, 1985 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS DRAGGIN1 WATER HOSE DOWN LONGWALL FACE AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW SHEILD

December 15, 1985 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS BENT OV9R TRYING TO LIFT A LEG JACK OUT OF THE STAGE LOADER WHEN HE F ELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

December 13, 1985 OH · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G RAILS OFF OF R AIL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIB CAGE

December 9, 1985 OH · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL CLEANING D6ST FILTER ON ROOFBOLTER AND CUT HAND ON LOOSE PIECE OF METAL.

December 4, 1985 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REPAIRING 8RIVE SHAFT ON SCOOP CAR,ASKED ANOTHER EMPL TO BUMP TRAM SO HE COULD LINE UP BOLTS LOOSE DRIVE SHAFT STRUCK HIS LEG AND ANKLE.

November 22, 1985 OH · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING PIN ON MOTOR PULLING LOW BOY AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR AND PIN.

October 29, 1985 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIBS FROM CAR & FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER

October 9, 1985 OH · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON BOLTER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER

October 3, 1985 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BANTAM DUSTER OFF TOP OF SCOOP CAR AND INJURED HIS WRIST.

October 2, 1985 OH · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS STRUCK BY A CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS THROWN BY ANOTHER MAN

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