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September 24, 1994 CO · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

UMR LOVE WAS HELPING TO SET TIMBERS. WHILE HE WAS HOLDING UP A TIMBER, HE LOOKED UP. AS HE LOOKED UP, MR. DICK KENDALL DROPPED A WEDGE. THE WEDGE HIT MR. LOVE ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

September 13, 1994 CO · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE BELT TAILPIECE WHEN THE GUARDING CAME DOWN CUTTING HIM ON THE CHEEK.

September 1, 1994 CO · Coal master electrician HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS RESETTING A 400 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER.WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED, IT JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE THOUGHT THAT HIS THUMB WAS JUST SPRAINED, HOWEVER, SINCE IT WOULD NOT QUIT HURTI NG, HE SAW A DR. ON 9-15-94.

June 23, 1994 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HANGING VENT TUBING, PUTTING THE SECOND PIECE OF TUBING ON THE INBY END OF THE ELBOW. THE TUBE WOULD NOT GO ON AND HE HAD TO STAND ON A PIECE OF COAL ON THE RIB WITH HIS ARM OUTSTRECHED TO REACH THE TUBING. AS HE TRIED TO PULL THE TUBING INTO PLACE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

January 19, 1994 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED HE LIFTED A HEAVY FLYWHEEL AND MOVED FROM A BENT TO A STANDING POSITION.

October 30, 1993 CO · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRAINING A BELT ROLLER WHEN A SUPPORT CHAIN BROKE, ALLOWING HIS THUMB TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE ROLLER.

September 10, 1993 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE CUT HIS ARM ON A WIRE-END, WHILE REPAIRING SOME EQUIPMENT.

June 12, 1993 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS COOLING DOWN TELETRAM AND TOOK OFF RADIATOR CAP. COOLANT CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FACE ABDOMEN.

December 6, 1991 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A COVER-PLATE WHICH THE EMPLOYEE HAD WIRED UP, FELL WHEN THE WIRE BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FINGERS WHICH WERE BETWEEN THE COVER AND A WATER FILTER IN THE LOCATION OF THE CONTROLLER B OX TO WHICH THE COVER WAS ATTACHED. THE BOX IS ON A CONTINUOUS MINER.

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