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January 20, 1998 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A GANG BOX INTO THE BACK OF OUR SERVICE TRUCK. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HELPING LIFT THE SAME BOX.

October 31, 1997 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE MASTER SWITHCH, AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WENT TO STEP DOWN AND WEDDING RING CAUGHT ON THE ENGINE COVER CAUSING THE RING TO CUT INTO THE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

April 15, 1997 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHANGING OUT A COOLENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR ON CAT 793 OFF HIGH WAY TRUCK. BURNED ALL FINGERS AND THUMB ON RIGHT HAND. BURNED THUMB, FIRST AND SECOND FINGERS ON LEFT HAND, BY HOT ANTI-FREEZE COO LANT.

March 12, 1997 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING THE FRONT OIL PAN ON A CAT 793 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK EE USED HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO SUPPORT ONE END OF THE PAN. WHEN HE REACHED TO START A PAN BOLT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

February 10, 1997 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

TWO MECHANICX WERE CLEANING UP AFTER CHANGING THE HOSE CONE PIN ON 633 CAT HAUL TRUCK WHILE THROWING AWAY JUNK PARTS, THEYLIFTED THE HEAVEY PIN FROM A CART INTO THE DUMPSTER THE PIN DROPPED ON EE S RIGHT RING FINGER, SMASHING HIS FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE EDGE OF THE DUMPSTER.

August 23, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HELPING INSTALL STEERING CYLINDER ON HAUL TRUCK STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLES.

July 2, 1996 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SHIPPER SHAFT FROM MINES SHOVEL. EMP WAS HOLDING ON TO SHIPPER SHAFT NUT AND SHARP EDGES ON NUT CUT 2 FINGERS.

June 12, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

A SMOOTH METAL PLATE USED AS A GUARD OVER THE FLIGHT CHAINS, INSIDE OF A CRUSHER WERE BEING REPOSITIONED AFTER REPAIR TO THE CHAINS. TWO TECHNICIANS PICKED THE PLATE UP TO TIP IT INTO PLACE. T HE PLATE WAS RAISED APPROX 3" WHEN IT SLIPPED, CATCHING THE TIP OF EMPS FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATEAND DECK AS IT DROPPED.

June 11, 1996 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE CLEANING EITHER FIRST AID OR AMBULANCE GOT COAL DUST INTO LEFT EYE. WHILE SAFETY GLASSES WERE ON, I MAY HAVE RUBBED EYE. BY 1700, EYE RED AND SORE. THAT EVENING EYE RINSED OUT FOR 20 MIN UTES. TWO ASPIRIN TAKEN FOR PAIN. NEXT MORNING EEYE RED. CAME TO WORK AND INFORMED TO GO TO EMERGENCY RM.

June 30, 1995 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE IN PROCESS OF INSTLALING ADOUBLE PLAT EON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE OF A TRUCK DUMP BODY FRAME. HE POSITIONED THE PLATE ON A WRAPPER LIP AND TURNED TO PICK UP A "C" CLAMP TO SECURE THE PL ATE IN POSITION. WHEN HE TURNED, THE PLATE TIPPED OFF HE FRAME AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

February 7, 1995 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caballo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE, IN A SQUATTING POSITION, WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN CHANGING OUT CUTTING EDGES ON A 16G BLADE WHEN HE REACHED BACK TO HIS RIGHT TO PICK UP A BOLT, THUS TWISTING HIS BACK.

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