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November 12, 1991 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

PUSHING BARREL OF OIL IN RACK SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS FALLING ON LEFT FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOE.

November 2, 1991 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A PICE OF METAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.#2 C BELT DRIVE.

October 19, 1991 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

PULLING ROCK OFF MINER HEAD WHEN PIECE STRUCK LEFT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION.

September 30, 1991 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLED ON BOLTER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

July 29, 1991 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BAKC WHILE SHOVELING ON 1A TAIL PIECE.

July 24, 1991 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK-FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 9-9-91.

June 3, 1991 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE HANGING A CABLE HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN CABLE & HOOK WHICH DEVELOPED INTO A STRAINED THUMB FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 06-11-91

May 9, 1991 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING CANOPY CYLINDERS FROM WAREHOUSE BIN TO SEND UNDERGROUND

April 30, 1991 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING A ROOF BOLT PULLED SOMETING IN L ARM CUA

April 4, 1991 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STRAINED RIGHT KNEE WHILE CHANGING ROLERS ON SURFACE.1ST TIME LOST DAY WAS 05-14-91.

March 18, 1991 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

FELT PAIN IN BACK WHEN HE PUSHED A ROOF BOLT INTO HOLE IN ROOF UNIT 3.

March 14, 1991 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A PIECE OF PIPE NO LAST TIME 5 STITCHES.

February 1, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO BEND BOLTS STRAINED LOWER BACK

January 21, 1991 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CABLE OFF REEL OF SHUTTLE CAR AND STRAINED UPPER BACK.

December 12, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE SIAD HE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A CART AND THE BARREL OF OIL CAUSING A BRUISE . UNIT 1.

November 5, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

REMOVING RUB RAIL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER AND STRAINED BACK.

October 22, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNHOOKING EQUIPMENT WASHER FROM GOLF CART WHEN IT ROLLED CAUSING CONTUSION AND STRAIN TO BOTH KNEES.UNIT 5.

October 9, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE SAID HE WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP CABLE & HURT LOWER BACK.

September 18, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON PIECE OF TIE WIRE WHILE MOVING POWER ON UNIT 4. 12 STITCHES NO LOST TIME.

September 17, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING A HYD PROBLEM A SMALL STREAM OF OIL UNDER PRESSURE CUT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. UNIT 1

September 11, 1990 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING INTO GOB TRUCK & STRAINED LOWER BACK

September 11, 1990 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING 8' ROOF BOLT & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

September 7, 1990 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

DROPPED BELT ROLLER ON FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE (SLOPE).

June 12, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BELT ROPE TO TAKE CHAIN LOOSE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

June 3, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK HANDLING BELT ROLLERS.

May 31, 1990 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck against stationary object

STRUCK ELBOW IN PROP ALONG BELT LINE HE WAS CLEANING CAUSED BRUISE (LEFT).

May 17, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK UNLOADING ROLL OF BUGGY CABLE.

May 14, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING CEMENT MIXER AT CONSTRUCTION SIDE FOR SEALS WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

April 24, 1990 IL · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD LOWER BACK STRAIN

April 16, 1990 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS GETTING A ROOF BOLT FROM THE TRAY ON THE MACHINE WHEN SOME BOLT PLATES FELL ONTO FOOT. TOOK 4 STITCHES. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND NO LOST TIME.

March 27, 1990 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING OIL BARREL ON UNIT 6

March 12, 1990 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS JERKED DOWN FROM HANGER STRIKING HIM ON LEFT CHEEK CAUSING LACERATION- 7 STITCHES NO LOST TIME. #5 UNIT.

February 12, 1990 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object

HE SAID HE WAS WORKING ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN COAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.HAD DR WASH IT OUT AND RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION NO LOST TIME.

February 6, 1990 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID HE WAS PUSHING AN 8 FT RESIN ROD INTO A HOLE IN THE ROOF WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

January 19, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING WATER PIPE STRAINED BACK NO LOST TIME BUT RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ON 1-26-90

January 10, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck against stationary object

HIT ARM AGAINST A CART WHILE GOING THROUGH A CURTAIN POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

January 9, 1990 IL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND SAID SHE STRAINED HER GROIN AREA. #1 UNIT.

January 8, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED BACK LIFTING PORTABLE BOLTER ONTO CART

December 20, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING A FLOOR JACK FROM GOLF CART WHEN THE JACK TURNED, TWISTING RIGHT HAND AND WRIST CAUSING A SPRAIN.

December 11, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING WHEEL ONTO BOLTER, STRAINED UPPER ARM MUSCLES (LEFT).

December 5, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING BELT ROPES LOOSE WHEN ROPE CAME OUT OF CHANNEL HITTING HIM ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER FX .UNIT 1.

October 30, 1989 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kenellis Energies Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE SAID HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE OVER OUT OF THE ROAD WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

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