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December 14, 2011 TN · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company,Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While moving a piece of belt structure EE hit tip of finger on another piece of structure mashing and cutting same.

August 15, 2011 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company,Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting rock off of the continuous miner to gain access to a broken conveyor chain to be repaired when injured his back.

July 21, 2011 TN · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee received an injury as a result of handling cribs blocks. Employee received a pulled/strained muscle injury while turning with a crib block to place it off the belt to be installed.

June 1, 2011 TN · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE alleges an injury occurred which resulted in stomach and chest pain while bending and or installing roof bolts and cable bolts. Note: This accident may be updated EE indicated to supervisor that he is suffering from a collapsed lung and pneumonia. May not be work related.

April 19, 2011 TN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE was adding water to the radiator of the dozer and hot water was expelled from the radiator, which contacted the EE's arm and upper right quadrant of torso, resulting in burns to the arm.

August 14, 2010 TN · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was throwing steel in a high lift bucket. A piece broke off and hit his right forearm.

September 19, 2003 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ALLEDGED CLAIM-UNDER INVESTIGATION HURT ARM WHILE REMOVING PART FROM EQUIPMENT.

August 20, 2002 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING A DRILL BIT, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BRUSH & SEAL.

April 12, 2002 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premium Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HELPING DO MAINT ON EQUIP., SQUATTED DOWN AND THEN COMPLAINED OF KNEE HURTING.

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