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August 31, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 8-31-98 EE WAS PUTTING GLUE ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE TURNING WITH GLUE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO DR THAT NIGHT AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY. ON 10-1-98, EE TURNED IN A LIGHT DUTY SLIP TO FOREMAN AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AS A LOST TIME.

January 19, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING BELT.PUT A SCOOP OF COAL ON BELT AND FELT PAIN.

December 5, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE SECTION REPAIRMAN WAS PUTTING A LID BACK ON THE PANEL CONTROL BOX ON THE #SC31 SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 30, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE, A MECHANIC, ONT HE 002 WORKING SECTIONWAS CHANGING SCOOP TIRE OUTBY THE SECTION. AFTERLIFTING THE TIRE HE SAID THAT HIS BACK BECAME SORE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 2ND DAY OF MA Y AT 12:00, WHEN HE WENT OT DR. DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL THE 6TH.

June 14, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WHO IS A SCOOP OPERATOR ON THE 003 SECTION WAS LOADING SOME FIVE GALLON CANS OF HYDRAULIC OILIN TO THE SCOOP AFTER LOADING THE OIL EE TOLD HIS FORMAN THAT HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE WHERE HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL

March 30, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE AN EMPLYOEE AT THE MINE WAS LOADING SOME BATTERIES ONTO THE SUPPLY CAR TO TAKE UNDERGROUND. THE BATTERIES WEIGHTED ABOUT 100 LBS AND HE WA LOADING THEM BY HAND. AFTER LOADING THE BATTERIE S HIS BACK BEGANTO HURT. THE DR TOLD HIM TO NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD TORNA MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

January 17, 1995 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUTSIDE MAN EE WAS LOADING BLOCKS FROMA STACK OF BLOCKS ONTO A PUSH OUT CAR WHEN PULLING A SINGLE BLOCK FROM THE TOP OF THE STACK A BLOCK DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH IT CAME OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LE FT FOOT BREAKING THE BONE BEHIND THE LITTLE TOE

September 1, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING SOME COAL ON TO THE 2 BELT EE STRAINED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

March 2, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING WHEELS TO JBLONG RUBBER RAIL ROCKDUSTER THE ROCKDUSTER WAS INSIE SHOP BUILDING & THE TIRES WERE OUTSIDE THE SHOP DOOR EE PICK UP A TIRE & STARTED INSIDE THE SHO P WHEN HE STEPPED UP INTO THE DOOR HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

November 30, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A RAIL MANTRIP, THAT HAD DERAILED WITH A RAILROAD JACK THE JACK FAILEDTO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE JACK DID NOT LOCK WHEN THE HANDLE WAS PUSHED DOWN . IT THEN SPRANG BAC K UP HITTING INJURED IN THE MOUTH. HE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED AND HAVE 4 STITCHES INSIDE MOUTH.

September 27, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON THE BELT FEEDER A GUARD CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EE ACROSS THE CHEST HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE WEEK HE REPORTED TO THE MINE FORMAN ON THE 10-4-93 THAT HE HAD WENT TO THE HOSPITAL OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAD THE INJURY CHECKED .

January 26, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Knott County Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS IN TEH #1 ENTRY AT SUPPLY HOLE LOAIDNG ROOF BOLTS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN EH FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES LOADING THE BOLTS. HE SAY'S WHEN HE TWISTED A ROUND TO THROW THE BOLTS IS WHEN THE PAIN HIT HIM.

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