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August 14, 1999 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN A PICE OFHAMMER BROKE OFF, EMBEDDING INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. INJURY WILL REQUIRE SURGERY.

July 26, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A WATERLINE BAND. BAND CUT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. SMALL LACERATION (STICHES).

June 3, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELT CLAMP SLIPPED STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

May 21, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST WHEN LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF SOCKET.

February 15, 1999 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK RATCHETING BELT. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL PAIN WORSSENED. STARTED TO MISS WORK 3-2-99.

February 15, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE PRYING WITH BAR--BAT SLIPPED MASHING FINGER.

September 11, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS JACKING A MANTRIP BACK ONTO THE TRACK. DUE TO STRAINING, HE FELT PAINS IN HIS SHOULDER AND NECK AREA. HE HAS CONTINUED HIS NORMAL WORK ACTIVITYS. HOWEVER ON 6-19-99 HE MISSED THIS WORK DAY, UNDER A DR'S CARE.

May 29, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PINCHED THUMB WITH WRENCH.

January 29, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE MASHED FINGERS. JACKING MANTRIP ON TRACK WENT TO DR ON OWN FOUND OUT ABOUT ACCIDENT 3-3-98 MISSED NO TIME.

December 23, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE USING BAR TO MOVE MOTOR BAR SLIPPED HITTING EE IN RIB CAGE.

October 5, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CUT SELF WHILE SPLICING BELT.

December 12, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HIT OWN FINGER WITH HAMMER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK ROCK OFF BELT ROLLER.

November 6, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE MASHED END OF L LITTLE FINGER WHEN BAR HE WASUSING TO MOVE BELT SLIPPED.

July 24, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall onto or against objects

EE WHILE TIGHTENING CHAIN ON MBC BRUISED RIB WHEN VICE GRIPS SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST FRAME OF MBC.

November 10, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON HD. DRIVE EXPERIENCED PAIN LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

September 7, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLING TIMBER WITH HAMMER. HAMMER CAME LOOSE STRUCK SELF BESIDE EYE.

March 16, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING BELT PIN, A PIECE METAL BROKE OFF AND IN BEDDED IN HAND.

February 8, 1995 KY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS REPAIRMAN WAS TIGHTNING A BOLT WITH A RACHET WHEN THE BOLT BROKE THE RACKET STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING A LACERATED LIP

January 29, 1995 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RELEASE A RED DEVIL WENCH FROM THE BELT CLAMPS AFTER MAKING A SPLICE HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LATCH AND THE SIDE OF THE RED DEVIL WENCH.

August 30, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. CAUSING PAIN AND IRRITATION.

July 19, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING THE CONVEROR CHAIN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE BROKE OFF THE CHAIN AND EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A SMALL CUT AND DI SCOMFORT.

May 13, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER SPLICING THE BELT EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING THE RED DEVIL WINCH WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS THUMB CAUSING LACERATION & PAIN

May 6, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 5-6-94 EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEE SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE HURT HIS KNEEE. HE CONTINUED WORKING TILL 5-20-94 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO M.D. FOR PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.

May 4, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

#3 BELT HAD BROKE AND INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WINCH BEL BACK TOGETHER. THE RED DEVIL BROKE AND HTE BELT CLAMP HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE INFLICTING A SMALL CUT AND BRUISES.

April 30, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CLAW HAMMER TO REMOVE THE PIN OUT OF A BELTSPIKE WHEN HE STRUCK THIS HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & EMBEDDED IN HIS R EYE

March 8, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS HELPING RAISE THE CANOPY ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN HIS SLATE BAR SLIPPED & CAMOPY CAME DOWN & CAUGHT HIS FINGER MASHING THE END OF L MIDDLE FINGER.

February 25, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR ON A SNUB ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD CUTTING HIS EAR AND BREAKING HIS JAW.'

February 14, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING SCREEN WIRE WITH A KNIFE WHEN A PIECE OF THE SCREEN WIRE GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

January 28, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MOTOR FROM THE SPEED REDUCER ON A SCOOP. HE WAS USING A CHISEL TO SEPERATE THEM. HE HIT THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER & THE CHISEL JUMPED UP & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT EYE CAUSIN G A SMALL CUT IN THE CORNER OF HIS EYE.

January 12, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER DECK WAS ON THE MINER CABLE. AS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAIL ROAD JACK TO LIFT DECK UP, THE BARS FLEW OUT HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT JAW. CAUSING LACERATIONS & PAIN.

December 20, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A CABLE. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CRIMPERS WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO R THIGH. HE WORKED TIL 12-30-93 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO MD.

November 23, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BAND THAT HOLDS A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS TOGETHER. WHEN HE CUT THRU THE END OF THE BAND HIT HIM IN THE L EYE.

November 20, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN A CHUTE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 16, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING ACAR ANCHOR. WHEN HE SWUNG HIS AXE HE MISSED THE ANCHORS AND OVER EXTENDED HIS WRIST AND FELT A POP AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.

October 30, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLYEE WAS CUTTING WATER HOSE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE WHEN BLADE WENT THRU CUTTING HIS (L) THUMB

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