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October 21, 1998 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING A 150 GAL. OIL TANK, INSIDE A LUBE TRUCK. ONE EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE TANK, TANK BROKE LOOSE, AND CAUGHT EE'S THUMB BETWEEN ANOTHER TANK, FRA CTURING THUMB AND CUTTING IT. EE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL E.R. AND RELEASED BACK TO WORK.

February 4, 1998 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE'S CHIN WAS LACERATED AND TWO TEETH BROKEN WHEN THE PIPE HE WAS USING TO TIGHTEN A CHAIN AND BINDER ASSEMBLY SLIPPED OFF THE BINDER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHIN/MOUTH. TH CHIN LACERATION REQUI RED SUTURING AND CROWNS WERE AFFIXED TO THE TWO BROKEN TEETH.

October 19, 1997 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1/2 INCH AIR HOSE WITH A BOX KNIFE THE HOSE THEN AND THE EE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IT TOOK S SUTURES TO CLOSE THE CUT. HE WAS RELEASE TO COME BACK TO WORK.

May 25, 1997 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS USING A SOCKET AND RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A NUT. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND THE EE CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF TIN. IT TOOK 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

November 8, 1996 WY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE, CUTTING THE OUTER JACKET OF A TRAIL CABLE, & THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT. THE EE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITA L ER & HE WAS RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK.

October 16, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING AN HYDRAULIC FITTING ON JACK, THERE WAS PRESSURE BEHIND THE FITTING CAUSING THE FITTING TO FLY OFF AND HIT EE'S LEFT HAND.

June 22, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE ALLEGDED ACC OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS RELEASING THE TENSION OFF OF A CONVERYOR BELT CLAMP USING A 11/2" WRENCH. HE STARTED TO PULL THE NUT LOOSE ON THE CLAMP BOLT AND SUFFERED A PIERCING BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK

April 14, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TOPER LOCK FROM A SHAFT ON A CONVEYOR ROLL. HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF TIN THAT WAS COVERING THE CONVEYOR ROLL. IT TOOK 5 SUTURES TO CLO SE THE CUT. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL ER TO RETURN TO FULL DUTY.

January 15, 1996 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING A PLUG ON A PIECE OF MACHINERY WITH A RATCHET, THE RATCHET SLIPPED & HIT HIM INTHE MOUTH.

July 21, 1995 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WS WORKING FROM A MANLIFT BASKET, 15' ABOVE THE SHOP FLOOR, REMOVINGA PIVOT PIN FORM A 190 TON HAUL TRUCK TAILGATE. WHEN THE PIN CAME OUT, THE TAILGATE MOVED DOWNWARD AND THE END OF T HE TAILGATE HIT EMPLOYEE KNOCKIGN HIM OUT OF THE BASKET TO THE SHOP FLOOR. HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT KNEE, MINOR FRCTURES TO RIGHT WRIST AND RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

April 22, 1994 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LEVEL A TRAILER. HIS LEFT HAND WA ON THE FOOT OF THE JACK STAND. WHEN EE PULLED THE PIN OUT OF THE HOLE TO ADJUST THE STAND, THE SPRING LOADED STAND RETRACTED. EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WA S CAUGHT IN A PIN HOLW, CUTTING THE FINGER.

April 20, 1994 WY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5 FOOT PRY BAR TO BRAKE UPA COAL BLOCKAGE INA CHUTE BELOW THE CRUSHER. THE BAR WAS FORCED DOWN BY THE COAL AND THE OTHER END OF THE BAR PINNED THEEMPLOYEES HEAD BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CEILING OF THE COLLECTION BELT WAS RESCUED BY OTHER EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. HE HAD NO MAJOR INJURIES BUT WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR SEVERZ

October 12, 1993 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING BOLTS OUT OF SADDLE CLAMP ON SWIVEL OF DM40 SP DRILL WITH A 3 LB HAMMER. AS HE HIT THE BOLTS, THE MOUNT SADDLE AND SWIVEL CAME LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT ONE FOOT DOWN ONTO THE PULL CHAINS. AS THE MOUNT SADDLE FELL, STRIKINGTHE HAMMER, THE WELDER'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE MAST FRAME.

July 16, 1993 WY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIST ING THE FIELD MAINTENANCE CREW TURN SHOVEL TEETH HE WAS TAPPING A TOOTH ONTO AN ADAPTOR WITH A HAMMER WHEN A FRAGMENT OF THE TOOTH STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP

October 21, 1992 WY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING RAZOR TO STRIP WIRE WHILE HE WAS HOLDING THE WIRE IN HIS LEFT HAND THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF WIRE & PENETRATED LEFT WRIST

November 18, 1991 WY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND FELT NUMB MAYBE FROM MOPPING.DIDNT THINK IT WAS ANYTHING BUT NEVER WENT AWAY SO WENT TO DR 1-14-92.

June 5, 1991 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON HATCH THAT LEADS TO THE COLLECTOR RING AREA ON A BE295 SHOVEL.WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE HATCH FELL WHICH IN RETURN CUT THE EMPLOYEES EAR.

February 19, 1991 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BANDING AROUND INSULATION PLIERS SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH,CHIPPING FRONT TEETH.

November 15, 1990 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR GOT OUT OF BACKHOE TO HELP BREAK A PIECE OF CONCRETE OFF FROM A PVC PIPE. ON THE FIRST SWING OF THE HAMMER AGAINST A CHISEL, A SMALL PIECE OF THE CHISEL HEAD BROKE OFF AND LODGED INTO HIS ARM ON INSIDE OF ELBOW.

October 5, 1990 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PC OF PIPE OVER BOOMER IT RELEASE THROWING PIPE TO EMP HIT I N R CHEEK CUTTING IT

March 13, 1990 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TRUCK ENGINE CHANING SPARK PLUGS AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

December 10, 1989 WY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SHOVEL BUCKET TOOTH FROM BUCKET ADAPTOR, WHEN TOOTH SPRANG FOREWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHIN.

August 23, 1989 WY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC TYPE WRAP OFF OF LUNCH BOX WITH CARPET KNIFE,RECEIVED A 2 CENTIMETER LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB.

August 1, 1989 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REMOVING FANBELT ON TRUCK 271.12 WITH PRYBAR.IT SLIPPED WHEN BELT JUMPED OFF SHEAVE CUTTING LEFT SIDE OF NOSE.

April 18, 1989 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING EXCITER FROM ENGINE,EXCITER CAME LOOSE FROM HOIST,PINCHING RIGHT FOREARM BETWEEN EXITER AND GENERATOR.

April 6, 1988 WY · Coal carpenter HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OFF A CONCRETE NAIL WHEN IT BROKE AND FLEW BACK, HITTING HIM IN HIS EYE (EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON).

March 26, 1988 WY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HANDRAIL GUARD ON THE CRANE ACCESS DOORS ON SILO 1 WITH THE CHAIN HOIST. WHILE HE WAS GUIDING THE HANDRAIL INTO THE SOCKETS THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED AND PINCH THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 1, 1987 WY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING PULL IN3IN TIGHT AREA FROM UNDER SIDE.SWUNG 4 LB HAMMER TOWARD SELF,MISSED AND HIT HIMSEELF IN MOUTH AND SPLIT LIP 1/2''.

February 8, 1987 WY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LACERATED FINGE9 WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC GLOBE FROM END OF WHIP LIGHT USING POCKET KNIFE

December 17, 1986 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUMPERS WERE CU7TING PACKING BANDS OFF OF STACKS OF POLY PIPE THEY WERE USING A CRESCENT WRENCH WHEN THE BAND BROKE IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND EITHER BAND OR NAIL CAUGHT EMPLOYEES RT WRIST EMPLOYEES3WERE USING IMPROPER TOOLS FOR THE JOB

April 1, 1986 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING THE RT WHEEL MOTOR ARMATURE ON TR 226.12 USING A ARMATURE FIXTURE WHEN HE THE OLD ARMATURE CAME LOOSE FROM THE INNER BEARING IT JERKED THE HOLDING AND GUIDING FIXTURE WHI CH I.NAME WAS H2LDING ON TO THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED A OVEREXTENSION OF THE LEFT ELBOW

March 20, 1986 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REMOVING 3/8 INCH BOLTS FROM A TRUCK MOUNT TOOL BOX WITH A COMBINATION WRENCH AND AN IMPACT WRENCH THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND TWISTED. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT THUMB TO BE FROCE INTO THE SH EET METAL OF TH9 TRUCK BOX.

March 14, 1986 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A PLANETARY THE MECHANIC WAS INSTRUCTED TO HOLD A SPANNER WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING THE SPINDLE. WHEN THE WRENCH WAS REMOVED FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE, THE GEAR FELL CATCHING THE M ECHANICS FINGER8 BETWEEN THE SPANNER WRENCH AND THE RING GEAR AREA

July 10, 1985 WY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS INSTALLING COUPLER BETWEEN MOTOR AND HYD #4 SILO WAS PRYING UP ON COUPLER TO ALIGN BOLTHOLES WITH BAR AND IT SLIPPED HIS HAND HIT THE PUMP BRACKET THERE WAS ROUGH SPOT ON BRAKCET THAT MUST HAVE CUT HIS FINGER

June 23, 1985 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO OPEN A BLISTON PACK. THE POCKET KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE CARDBOARD BACKING AND CUT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP.

March 20, 1985 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE OLD WOM PLATE ALL OF HOWALL LOADER. AFTER FINISHING THE GIT THE PIECE OF METAL DID NOT FALL OFF. EMPLOYEE PROCEDED TO STRIKEING PLATTER WITH HAMMER TO JAR IT LOOSE. DI D NOT WORK. HE STEPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE BUCKET AND METAL OBJECT WHICH HAD BEEN RUSTING ON OR HTHE BUCKET A METAL OBJECT WHEN HAD BEEN RUSTING ON OR ACROSS THE BUCKET EDGE FELL STRIKING EMPL

November 4, 1984 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER BELTING WITH RAZOR KNIFE KNIFE SLIPED AND CUT VICTIMS RT MIDDLE FINGER & RT WRIST SIX (6) SUTURES WERE REQUIRED IN FINGER & TWO (2) IN THE WRIST

May 25, 1984 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PLACED MAT ON TOP OF NEW RUBBER TO CUT NEW MAT, WHEN THE TILE KNIFE HIT THE ANTI-FREEZE IT SLIPPED AND THE KNIFE CUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE

April 18, 1984 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CAP 4" CAP ON A TEE ON THE HOIST CASE EXHAUST BLOWER. AS HE DROVE THE CAP ON WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

April 14, 1984 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING THE LEFT EXHAUST BELL ON TRUCK WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE BELL ON HE HIT HIS LEFT FINGER WITH A HAMMER

February 23, 1984 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF STRAP METAL FROM A TANK. WHEN THE WELD HOLDING THE STRAP BROKE LOOSE THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK THE VICTIM.

January 28, 1984 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TOOTH ADAPTER WEDGE ON BE 295B SHOVEL WHILE DRIVING WEDGE INTO THE TOOTH A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN VICTIMS RIGHT HAND SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO C LOSE THE WOUND

June 21, 1983 WY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SIDESHIELDS ON SAFETY GLASSES WITH POCKET KNIFE. WAS SITTING IN DOZER, CUTTING TOWARDS HIS RIGHT THIGH. KNIFE SLIPPED OFF GLASSES AND STUCK IN HIS LEG.

May 10, 1983 WY · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WASHING DOWN SILOS WITH HOSE COMING THROUGH SILO & OUT LOAD-OUT CHUTE. TURNED OFF HOSE FOR ANOTHER EE TO WALK BY WHEN HOSE BLEW APART STRIKING EE IN STOMACH. HAND WAS CUT BY HOSE CLAMP S.

February 8, 1983 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING DRIVING BAR OVER TOOTH SHANK AT SLIGHT ANGLE WHILE OTHER EMPL SWUNG 16 LB SLEDGE TO STRIKE BAR AND DRIVE TOOTH WEDGE PIN OUT.OTHER EMPOL MISSED AND STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT HAND LITTLE FIN

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