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November 17, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN WAS SHOVELI3G ALONG BELT CONVEYORAND JAMMED WRIST WHEN SHOVEL SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE PUSHING ON SAME.SPRAIN OF LEFT WRIST.

March 10, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING FILTER3PULLED ON WRENCH STRAINED LT HAND

January 22, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

BREAKING A PIEC9 OF ROCK WITH HAMMER FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ARM

January 6, 1986 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A ROCK BA9 TO REMOVE SPILL PLATE ON FEEDER FELT PAIN IN BACK. REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 1-10-86 DID NOT MISS WORK INTIL 1-13-86.

December 16, 1985 PA · Coal lampman, lamp person HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS SWEEPI3G FLOOR AND BACKED INTO BASKET HANGER (BENCH) CAUSING PAIN IN TAIL BONE AREA AND RT ELBOW MAN RETURNED TO WORK 12-17-85 MAN WAS OFF WORK 12-20-85 DOCTOR DETERMINED WORK RELATE D ACCIDENT 12-26-85

December 6, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CUTTIN1 A PIECE OF BELTING FOR GUARDING TO PUT OVER A COUPLER AND SPEED REDUCER KNIFE CUT PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND

November 12, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TRIMMING BELT. HE WAS PULLING UTILITY KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF AND ACROSS HIS LEFT THIGH CAUSING A LACERATION. 4 STITCHES REQUIRED.

October 3, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS TIGHTEN3NG THE END CAPS ON CONTINUOUS MINER WITH RATCHET PUT EXTENSION ON RATCHET HANDLE RATCHET BROKE & MAN STRUCK HIS RT HAND ON HEAD OF MINER CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT WRIST

May 24, 1985 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PICK TO REPLACE TIES ON TRACK ENTRY PICK BOUNCED OFF TIE CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEFT FOOT

March 27, 1985 PA · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER PIECE OF ROCK WENT INTO MAN LEFT EYE BETWEEN GLASSES.

March 19, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING LIGHT HOUSING FROM SCOOP.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRUCK ON THE MOUTH RESULTING 2 LACERATIONS REQ 7 STITCHES.

March 5, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN WAS SMASHING ROCK IN PANLINE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA

February 19, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING ICE S7RUCK ON CHIN WITH HANDLE OF SHOVEL

February 11, 1985 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS USING PUMP JACK TO JACK CAR BACK ONTO TRACK. JACK SLIPPED HANDLE HIT PERSON ON CHIN.

January 28, 1985 PA · Coal belt cleaner, picker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS CUTTING PIECE OF BEET WITH ROZOR KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED PERSON CUT RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

January 24, 1985 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS HANDING SLEDGE HAMMER TO OTHER MAN CAND HAMMER HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

January 20, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

January 7, 1985 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS REPLACING PIN IN THRUSH BAR, BAR PINCH FINGER TO MINE FLOOR.

January 3, 1985 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING BUCK SAW TO CUT POST,SAW JUMPED AND STRUCK MAN ON RIGHT THUMB RESULTING IN LACERATION.

December 11, 1984 PA · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACK SLIPPED CAUSING HANDLE TO STRIKE MAN BELOW RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION. 3 STITCHES APPLIED OFF FOR REASONS UNRELATED TO INJURY 12-12-84 RETURNED 12-13-84

December 5, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ MAN WAS REMOVING POST ANOTHER MAND AT SAME TIME HIT THE MAN ON LEFT HAND FRACURING THE INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER BOTH MEN WERE REMOVING SAME POST INJURY OCCURRED IN THE C7 0050 W WORKING SECTION

November 26, 1984 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS CUTTING PIECE OF BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, BLACE CAME OUT OF KEEPER AND CUT RIGHT THUMB. (STITCHES.)

November 5, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PERSON WAS JACKING CRIB APART WIHT A DOWTY JACK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HAND AGAINST OTHER DOWTY JACK LACERATING FINGER

October 22, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS JACKING UP FLAT CAR JACK DID NOT CATCH AND HANDLE CAME UP STRIKING PERSON ON CHIN.

October 22, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL INSIDE HEAVY/MEDIUM VESSEL (COAL WASHER) STOOD UP AND STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER ON INSIDE METAL CROSS MEMBER CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT CLAVICLE.

August 17, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON AN ELECTRIC WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT. MAN STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON SPLINE OF DRIVE SHAFT, CAUSING A LACERATION.

August 10, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TIGHTENING FITTING WHEN HIS PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED BRUISING LEFT RIB CAGE CAUSING PAIN.

July 9, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TIGHTENING LUG NUTS ON S&S KERSEY RATCHET SLIPPED STRAINING MAN LOWER BACK.

May 21, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS SHOVELLING COAL FROM RIB AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LEG BEHINE THE RIGHT KNEE CAP

April 10, 1984 PA · Coal lampman, lamp person HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO REMOVE THE TOP FROM A PLASTIC BUCKET PULLED KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF. KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK MAN ON THE LEFT THIGH. LACERATION OF LEFT THIGH

March 28, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS REPLACING RAM PIN PIN STRUCK MAN ON LOWER LIP CAUSING LACERATION SEVERAL STITCHES REQUIRED

March 3, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TIGHTENING UP A RATCHET JACK WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT AND TWISTED BACK MAN SAW THE DOC 031984 AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THAT TIME

February 25, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS RELEASING A LUG-ALL THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A BELT CLAMP ON THE TKM #2 BELT. THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS THE HANDLE STRUCK THE MAN ON THE MOUTH CAUSING A CUT LIP REQUIRIN G STITCHES.

January 15, 1984 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING PRY BAR TO MOVE TRUCK ON TAKE UP AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

December 27, 1983 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS TRYING TO LIFT A ROCK WITH A ROCK BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED MAN HIT HAND ON ROCK AND CUT RIGHT THUMB

November 16, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ALONG THE BELT. COAL GOT INTO MAN\S LEFT EYE.

October 31, 1983 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS SLEWING BOLTER WITH A WOODEN TIE WOODEN TIE SPLIT STRIKING MAN ON LEFT LOWER LEG -TIBIA

September 16, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF TRACK RAIL ON CURVE RAIL SWUNG OUT AND HIT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG

September 9, 1983 PA · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING WOODEN SPAD PLUG.STRUCK LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER CAUSING LACERATION -REQUIRED P3 STITCHES.

August 29, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

PERSON WAS USING PUMP JACK TO RAISE SHUTTLE CAR JACK SLIPPED PERSONS RT HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE FORCING HAND TO STRIKE GROUND

August 26, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PERSON WAS TIGHTENING FITTING ON HOSE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STRIKING PERSON ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

August 25, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED MAN WAS REPAIRING THE MATCHAIN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER IN THE TK18L 049 WORKING SECTION. IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE KEEPER PIN IN THE CHAIN STRUCK THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT H AND CAUSING A CUT OF THE MIDDLE FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

August 25, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ MAN WAS REPAIRING THE DE MATERIAL SCREEN LOCATED AT THE WET PLANT THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRUCK MAN ON FACE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES

August 11, 1983 PA · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN FELT PAIN IN CHEST WHILE LIFTING RAM WITH BAR & CLEVAS.

August 10, 1983 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS PUMP JACKING THE CABLE TENDER ON A BENT PAN. JACK SLIPPED & MAN BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON BOTTOM OF PAN.

August 10, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS USING A HAMMER TO BREAK A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS HANGING LOOSE OVER A ROOF MAT. PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK MAN IN THE LEFT EYE

July 17, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barnes & Tucker Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATING A HOIST &3 BLOCKING CAME LOOSE STRIKING MAN ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

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