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January 15, 1999 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VICTIM INSTALLING FAN PUMP ON D11 DOZER, WHEN ALIGHNMENT BAR SLIPPED ALLOWING PUMP TO FALL ON EE'S RT HAND.

October 6, 1998 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BEATING OLD RILL BIT OFF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER: PIECE BROKE OFF & WENT BESIDE GLASSES HITTING HIM IN EYE

February 28, 1998 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOOSENING BOLT WITH WRENCH. BOLT BROKE LOOSE AND WRENCH CUT RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

January 30, 1998 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING COAL FINES UNDER CRUSHING PLANT, PIECE OF COAL FINE GOT IN EMPLLOYEE'S EYE, HE THEN RAISED UP QUICKLY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CROSS MEMBER OF CRUSHER.

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

DRIVING PIN OUT OF RIPPER USING SLEDGE HAMMER. PIECE OF PIN CHIPPED OFF STRIKING WORKER IN LEG BY THE KNEE.

February 5, 1996 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE USING A LONG BAR SOCKET WRENCH PULLING BOLT TIGHT ON LOADER AND FELT SHARP PAIN INHIS BACK WHIL TIGHTENING BOLT.

January 17, 1996 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ACCIDENT VICTIM HIS IN LEG WITH METAL FRAGMENT FROM DOZER RIPPER TOOTH AS IT WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER.

October 26, 1994 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER. WHILE TRYING TO TURN A LARGE NUT WITH A BREAKER BAR, HE STRAINED LOWER LEFT ARM.

January 5, 1994 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

DAVID WAY PRYING ON LIGHT PLANT WITH A POCKET KNIFE, WHEN IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER.

May 2, 1992 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davco East Dock Corp · Fall from machine

CLOSING CAR DOOR ON RAILCAR, USING LONG PRY BAR SO THE LATCH WOULD CATCH. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE AND EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE WHEN HE FELL BACKWARD.

August 7, 1991 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Little Sandy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS DRIVING PIN FROM TRACK FRAME WITH 6" LONG DRIVE PIN AND HAMMER,WHEN PIN IN TRACK FRAME BECAME DISLODGED THE TRACK FRAME DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES,PINNING THE VICTIMS THUMB BETW EEN DRIVE PIN AND PIN BORE ON TRACK FRAME.

August 31, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Foertsch Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP WAS ADJSUTING VALVE ON TRUCK USING A WRENCH TO TURN ENGINE OVER WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH HE PULED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK AREA.

August 30, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buckhorn Processing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD CHEVROLET BLAZER JACKED UP WITH HYRDROLIC JACK (FLOOR TYPE) AND A CHAIN HOIST HOOKED TO THE REAR TRAILER HITCH. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING THE RIGHT SIDE O F THE VEHICLE TO LAY OVER TRAPPING HIM UNDER THE VEHICLE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE FLOOR BY THE RIGHT FRONT BACKING PLATE. ALL WHEELS HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I,NAME WAS FREED

April 12, 1988 IN · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS ON RIPPER TOOTH PIN. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, ANDTHE PUNCH FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

January 10, 1987 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPL SWINGING S5EDGE HAMMER OVERHEAD DRIVING BUCKET TOOTH ONTO BUCKET WHILE IT WAS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

July 10, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS U8ING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE INTO THE CROWSFOOT OF DRAGLINE. WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE WEDGE CAME BACK PUNCTURING EMPLOYEES FOREARM.

February 24, 1986 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Ridge Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON LEFT FRONT FENDER OF 637SCRAPER THE FENDER FLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE IN FACE CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS RT CHEEK

June 15, 1984 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
New Hope Dock Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING ON TRACTOR REMOVING A BOLT.WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN LEFT SHOULDER.

June 1, 1983 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Foertsch Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANING WORN TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET, HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THEM, WHILE DOING SO A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING THE INJURY.

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