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March 3, 1997 AL · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO RERAIL TRACK JEEP WHEN I FELT SHARP PAIN IN MY GROIN AREA.

October 4, 1996 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION TO INSTALL A SPLICE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT LEG APPROX. 2 1/2INCH ABOVE KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION. INJURY OCCURRED WHIL E SPLICING P-4 SECTION CONVEYOR.

September 4, 1996 AL · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND OTHER WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO LIFT BELT CAR ABOVE TOP OF RAIL WHERE TRACK FROM ELEVATOR LANDING AND SLOPE LANDING INTERSECTS SO THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF BELT CAR WOULD CLEAR. WHEN BELT C AR BECAME FREE THE SLACK IN THE COUPLING CAUSED CAUSE JACK AN DBAR TO KICK OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO EE RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT.

June 2, 1996 AL · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE AND COWORKER WERE SAWING COUPLING OFF OF END OF 6" AIR LINE THAT EXTENDED DOWN SLOPE TO SUMP AREA WHEN BOW SAW THAT COWORKER WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK BACK SIDE OF HAND CAUSING A LACERAT ION.

May 8, 1996 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A 40 OZ. HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON AXLE. FOR MINE CAR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.

August 30, 1995 AL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING ROCK BAR TO PRY EE BY CHAIN INTO SPILL PLATE TRAVELWAY WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S 2ND FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROCK BAR AND SPILL PLATE.

June 16, 1995 AL · Coal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & EE WAS LOSWERING WHEEL BARROW FROM DRYER FLOOR TO NEXT FLOOR USING CHAIN HOIST BLOCK ON HOIST HUNG & IN AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE BLOCK AT LOCATION WHERE IT WAS HUNG EE RING FINGER ON LEFT HA ND WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT

September 8, 1994 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST WORK DAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 10-13-94.

July 19, 1994 AL · Coal rock driller HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS HELPING SPLICE THE 6560 SEC. BELT AT THE TAIL PIECE WHEN THE BEL CLAMPS SLIPPE AND CAUGHT EE'S LEFT HAND CAUSING THE INJURY.

June 21, 1994 AL · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING WIRE BAND FROM AROUND A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS THE WIRE UNDER TENSION SPRANG LOOSE UPON BEING CUT AND STRUCK HIS KNUCKLE CAUSING A LACERATION

June 9, 1994 AL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY A ROCK FROM BETWEEN THE DUAL WHEEL OF A RAM CAR WHEN THE ROCK BAR SLIPPED & MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

April 22, 1994 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS STRIKING A STEEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN STEEL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FIGNER.

November 30, 1993 AL · Coal driver, jeep driver, tractor operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING JEEP BACK ON TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELL.

October 15, 1993 AL · Coal brakeman, roperider, car runner, spotterman, snapper, trip rider, car rider, flagman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNLOADING ROLL OF BELT WITH ROCK BAR WHEN ROCK BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK FOOT

May 10, 1993 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING TRAILING CABLE FOR ROOF BOLT MACHINE. USING CRIPPING TOOL TO CRIP LUG ON POWER LEAD WHEN A PIECE OF CRIPPING TOOL FLAKED OFF WHEN STRUCK WITH HAMMER & BECAME EMBEDDED IN HAND.

February 24, 1993 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CHIPPING FLUX OFF OF A WELD AND A PIECE GOT IN HIS EYE.

February 22, 1993 AL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PLACED OPEN POCKET KNIFE ON TOP OF DUST BOX AND TURNED AND CUT HIS ARM ON IT.

May 18, 1992 AL · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.

February 21, 1992 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING A UNIVERSAL JOINT ONTO A DRIVE SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT FOREHEAD.

January 20, 1992 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO LEVEL 10 SOUTH NO 1 CONVEYOR.A "T" BOARD HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER BELT ROPE TO HELP MAINTAIN BELT LEVEL.A PASSING SPLICE STRUCK T BOARD KNOCKING IT OUT AND ON TO EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND CAUSING THE LACERATION.

November 5, 1991 AL · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS HELPING REMOVE A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE BELT CHUTE WHEN THE ROCK DISLODGED & CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK & CHUTE

February 5, 1991 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SPLICE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

October 30, 1990 AL · Coal wireman, communications man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 4160 VOLT CABLE. HE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT OUT A BAD PIECE OF CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

September 19, 1990 AL · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE TAIL ROLLER OF THE 910 NO. 2 CONVEYOR THE RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND STRUCK FRAME OF TAILROLLER CAUSING INJURY.

July 13, 1990 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING SOME HOLES IN A PIECE OF RUBBER BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING THE INJURY.

June 11, 1990 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS USING HAMMER TO SEPARATE COUPLING LINK ON JACKHAMMER. HE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER CASUING LACERATION. HAND WAS STATIONED ON PIECE OF METAL WITH SHARP EDGE WHEN IT WAS STRUCK WITH HA MMER.

May 9, 1990 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE A BELT AND MASHED HIS FINGER WITH THE BELT SPLICING TOOL.

April 30, 1990 AL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

OTHER WAS USING TORCH TO CUT COVER OFF OF BOOM OF CONTINUOUS MINER. THE TORCH DID NOT THOROUGHLY CUT COVER OFF OR SOME OF THE HOT METAL PREVENTED IT FROM FALLING OFF. OTHER WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO FINISH SEPARATING COVERED WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT THUMB.

March 24, 1990 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A BOLT OUT OF A CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A BRIDGE UNIT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER.

February 5, 1990 AL · Coal welder HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PULLING ON COMALONG CHAIN WHEN COMALONGS SLIPPED OFF ROD THEY WERE HUNG ON. THEY STRUCK HIM ON HEAD CUTTING RIGHT EYEBROW.

January 12, 1990 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING WRENCH ON NUT ON MOTOR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN NOSE.

January 10, 1990 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROOF BOLT TO DISLODGE BELT FROM SHIRT RUBBER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

December 19, 1989 AL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS JACKING BELT TAIL PIECE WITH LIFTING JACK USING BAR. HE WAS PUSHING BAR WITH FOOT FOOT SLIPPED OFF BAR CAUSING BAR TO FLY UP & HIT HIM IN MOUTH.

November 3, 1989 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE AND W NAME WERE CHANGING OUT SOME DEWATERING PADS IN THE DISCHARGE END IN THE BUMP CRAL WASH BOX I NAME WAS KNOCKING THE PADS INTO PLACE WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE HAMME R GLANCED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE WASH BOX STRIKING HIS #2 FINGER CAUSING THE INJURY

April 5, 1989 AL · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS KNOCKING A BIT OUT OF THE HEAD ON THE #3 MAIN WITH A PUNCH WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE END OF THE PUNCH STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE CHIN CAUSING THE INJURY.

February 4, 1989 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I N AME WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH HAMMER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIECE OF STEEL AND MINER.

June 3, 1988 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING A CABLE PULLER ON THE #3 MINE AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY.

March 17, 1988 AL · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A DRILL STEEL FROM THE CHUCK BY USING A METAL PUNCH AND HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE PUNCH A PIECE OF IT FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

February 27, 1988 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON SHAFT TO KNOCK GEAR OFF AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON SHARP EDGE.

February 23, 1988 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE AND (NAME) WERE TAKING THE PLUG OUT OF THE CUTTING HEAD OF THE #4 JOYSLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE 4TH FINGER LEFT HAND CAUSING THE INJURY .

January 28, 1988 AL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DUMP CABLE 2N THE DRAGLINE BUCKET WAS CAUGHT IN THE DUMP SHEAVE EMPLOYEE HOOKED A CHOKER CABLE TO FREE THE DUMP CABLE THE CHOKER CABLE SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ARM

November 20, 1987 AL · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED STA7ED THAT HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WIRE WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS WHEN ONE END OF THE WIRE FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

October 22, 1987 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC RAM CAR JACK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUGHT FINGERS AGAINST FRAME

August 21, 1987 AL · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE INJURED STA7ED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP TWO CAP BOARDS OVER THE TOP OF A TIMBER.WHEN HE STRUCK THEM WITH A HAMMER ONE OF THE CAP BOARDS FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE M OUTH CAUSING TH9 INJURY.

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