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July 6, 1992 IN · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL INSTALLING BUSHING IN D/L SPREADER BAR WITH 1" PLATE TO GUIDE BUSHING WHEN ANOTHER EMPL STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER CAUSING SIDE OF PLATE TO JUMP UP CATCHING THUMB IN BETWEEN.

December 10, 1991 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STRUCK IN THE NOSE BY A SCREWDRIVER THAT ANOTHER EMPL WAS DRIVING INTO A SLOT ON A BUSHING TO REMOVE IT.

September 13, 1991 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CLEANING HAULTRUCK USING HIGH PRESSURE NOZZLE WHEN THE PUMP WENT OFF CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF WATER PRESSURE.THE NOZZLE UNEXPECTEDLY FELL CATCHING I.NAME FINGER BETWEEN NOZZLE AND HANDRAIL

July 14, 1991 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE TOOTH ON TOOTH BASE 182 LOADER BUCKET A PIECE OF METAL SPLIT OFF OF TOOTH AND PENETRATED EE S STOMACH MUSCLE.

April 29, 1991 IN · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AUGER STEEL ON #90. DRIL-TEC DRILL & PUTTING STM CAP ON WITH PIPE WRENCH AND WAS TIGHTENING CAP. WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT LOSE ANYTIME UNTIL 7 -8-91.

August 16, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING A CHISEL INTO A SLOT FOR A PIN BOSS TO REMOVE AN EQUILIZER PIN FROM THE TRACK ON A DRILL DOZER.

December 10, 1989 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING F E L BUCKET PIN BY A CLAMPING STRAP ON THE CARTON.THE STRAP SLIPPED AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR THE CARTON HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 29, 1987 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL MANUVERING3HOIST CHAIN INTO DIFFERENT POSITION WITH PRY BAR SO HE COULD FINISH WELDING A LINK.FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.DIDNT MISS ANY DAYS UNTIL 11-6-87.

May 20, 1987 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG PRY BAR FOR PRYING STEERING CYLINDER LOOSE ON #206 DART HAUL TRUCK.BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ACROSS HIS NOSE.

April 6, 1987 IN · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A 100-T. HYDRAULIC JACK FROM JACK SUPPORTS AFTER COMPLETEING A REPAIR JOB ON LOADING SHOVEL WHEN IT SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND JACK SUPPORTS

February 5, 1987 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING PIN OUT OF BUCKET TOOTH ON LOADER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING FINER BETWEEN TOOTH AND HANDLE OF HAMMER REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND

August 27, 1986 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS KNOCKIN1 A BUSHING OUT OF A DRAG CHAIN CLEVIS WITHA B&O AS HE W ENT TO HIT THE BUSHING THE HAMMER MISSED AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE CLEVIS

June 12, 1986 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING B & O HAMMER WHILE SOMELSE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A SLIVER OF STEEL CAME OFF OF B&O AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE WRIST.

January 17, 1986 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLTS OUT OF WHEEL SEGMENT. HAMMER STRUCK SEGMENT AND KNOCKED SLIVER OF SEGMENT OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN STOMACH. SLIVER PENETRATED SKIN AND LODGED IN MUSC LE TISSUE. 3

January 6, 1986 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG PRYBAR TO LOOSEN PINS IN BUCKET SO THAT REPAIRS COULD BE MADE IN THE SHOP PRY BAR SLIPPED WHNE PIN CAME LOOSE AND CAME BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE HIS EYE

December 2, 1985 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS TRYING T2 FREE UP FROZEN TOP ROLLERS ON TRACTOR USING SLEDGE AHMMER. PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF OF HAMMER & STRUCK EE IN RIGHT THIGH EMBEDDING IN LEG.

November 19, 1985 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CUTTING3PUMP HOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYES FINGER

May 9, 1985 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING A BUMPER ONTO A MANTRIP SUBURBAN TYPE WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER ON FRAME ON TRUCK.

March 18, 1985 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING KNIFE TO CUT RADIATOR HOSE WHEN KNIFE CUT THROUGH IT SLIPPED AND CUT I.NAME ON T HE LEG.

July 13, 1984 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by flying object

THE 3270 DRAGLINE CREW WAS CHANGING BUCKTET TEETH. AN OILER STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL (FROM THE TOOTH) TO STRIKE THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

September 20, 1983 IN · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DRAGLINE CHAI REPAIR LINK OFF OF SUPPLY TRUCK AND WHEN HE CUT BANDING MATERIAL IT CAME BACK AND CUT HIS FINGER.

May 17, 1983 IN · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS USING B&O HAMMER TO KNOCK A BURR DOWN ON A DRILL STEM WRENCH WHEN A SLIVER FLEW OFF OF HAMMER & EMBEDDED IN EE\S ARM.

January 22, 1983 IN · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER ON EQUIPMENT HE WAS REPAIRING IN SHOP. SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER MISSED, LOSING BALANCE & JERKING NECK & BACK SEVERLY.

January 3, 1983 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Warrick Holding Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH WHEN SLIVER OF HAMMER STRUCK EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT HAND LODGING BETWEEN THE THUMB & INDEX FINGER.

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