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May 24, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

MECHANIC WAS USING A 3/4 DRIVE SOCKET AND RATCHET DRIVE, AND HE ALSO HAD A PIECE OF PIPE OVER THE HANDLE FOR LEVERAGE, HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLAT AREA OF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER, PUSHING DOW N ON THE PIPE AND RATCHET, WHEN THE PIN CAME LOOSE, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL SIDEWAYS AND HIS HEAD HIT THE BELL CRANK. HE PASSED OUT, AND FELL ON THE GROUND, HE CAME OUT OF IT, AND WENT T

December 19, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE OPERATOR AS A BULLDOZER WAS BUILDING ONE S POND AND WAS GRADING A SLOPE OF AT01 GRADE HE PUT THE BULLDOZER IN REVERSE AND OT THE SAME TIME A SLAB OF SHALE SLID DOWN OFF OF THE BANK AN IN THE PAIN OF THE LEFT TRACK THE BULLDOZER RONXX ROLL UP OVER THE SLAB DROPPED DOWN OVER THE BACK END THE BULLDOZER SLAMMED HIM TO THE BACK OF THE SEAT.

November 17, 1988 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND A WELDED PLACE ON A DRAGLINE, THE DISC GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.

September 23, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER IN THE PIT AREA, HE PUT THE BULLDOZER IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP AND RAN OVER A ROCK.

September 22, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ OPERATING BULLDOZER ON STEEP SLOPE AT STRIP MINE BACKDRAGGING WITH DOZER.IT RAN OVER LARGE ROCK JARRING MACHINE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNECK.

August 31, 1988 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS LAYING DOWN UNDER A ROCK TRUCK CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A BRACKET WHEN A HOT SPARK ENTERED HIS EAR AND BRURNED A HOLE IN HIS LEFT EAR DRUM. THEIS INFORMATION WAS R EPORTED TO THE OFFICE ON 9HOLE IN HIS LEFT EAR DRUM. THEIS16-88 THE FIRST MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ON 9-14-88.

June 27, 1988 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER IN THE STRIPPING AREA AND THE ROCK WAS HEAVIER & HARD TO MANOEUVRE IN THIS CERTAIN AREA, HE WAS BACKING THE MACHINE UP & WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT LOOKING TO T HE REAR IN A POSITION THAT WHEN THE BULLDOZER RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK HE TWISTED HIS BACK, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOM.

January 15, 1988 PA · Coal MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A VALVE ON THE BACK OF A CAUSTIC SODA TRUCK, HE REMOVED AN OBSTRUCTION FROM THE VALVE, AND WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE BASE WAS OBSTRUCTED, AND THE CAUSTIC CAME OU T WITH A FORCE AND SPLASHED ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK AND ON HIS FACE AND WRISTS AND LEG,HE WASHED HIS FACE IN THE SNOW.

September 4, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS FI5LING IN PONDS & DITCHES WITH A BULLDOZER WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP BULLDOZER OVER UNEVEN GROUND SUCH AS ROCKS & STUMPS I HAD MY HEAD TURNED TO LEFT LOOKING BACK & AS I PULLED AHE AD MY NECK CRAC5ED WHIPLASH TYPE

August 20, 1987 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PI7KING UP A LEVELING JACK ON THE DRILTECH #4 HE WAS USING THE CONTROL LEVER THAT TAKES ABOUT FIVE PDS PRESSURE AND STRAINED THE LIGAMENTS OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER

June 3, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A BULLDOZER AND THE SEAT WAS BAD SHAPE AND OVER APERIOD OF TIME THE SEAT ROCKED BACK AND FORTH AND CAUSED AN UCLER IN THE AREA OF HIS LOWER BOWEL AND UPPER STANACH THE S WAS CHECKED AND3REPAIRED THE FIRST DAY NOTICE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS ON 7-6-87 TO THIS DEPARTMENT.

December 3, 1986 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS HOL8ING THE REAR FENDER IN PLACE ON HIS PICKUP TRUCK WHILE THE WELDER BRAZED THE FINDER WITH THE TORCH THE WELDING FLAME SHOT UP FROM UNDERNEATH THE FENDER BURNING THE RT WRIST OF THE INJURED 3

October 18, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A BULLDOZER & STRIPPING DIRT HE PUT TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE & WAS BACKING UP & RAN OVER A LARGE STONE & THE JOY OF THE MACHINE OVER THE STONE HURT HIS NECK OPERATOR FINI SHED THE SHIFT 3

October 7, 1986 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL ON 777 2 THE GRINDER SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG CUTTING HIS LEG REUQIRING 10 STITCHES.

October 3, 1986 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OF BEN4AMIN COAL CO WAS OPERATING A CHERRY PICKER CRANE WAS REMOVING THE BOOM OF A DAVEY DRILL I NAME WAS H ELPING IN REMOVING THE BOOM THE BOOM WAS BEING RAISED WHEN IT CAME OUT OF I T HOLDERS THE B2OM SWUNG SIDEWAYS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE UPRIGHT HAD MEDICAL ATTENTION.

September 6, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS BUI5DING A PONDON 160 JOB & WAS PUSHING DIRT WITH D9 #84 BULLDOZER, WHILE BACKING UP THE OPERATOR FAILED TO NOTICE BEING CLOSE TO THE EDGE & THE BULLDOZER WENT DOWN OVER THE EMBANK MENT BACKWARDS 7WENTY FIVE FEET INJURING HIS BACK & STOMACH THE FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 9-9-86.

September 5, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING A BULLDOZER ON A STRIP JOB CUTTING DOWN ON THE SPOIL WHEN HE TURNED THE BULLDOZER AND WENT DOWN OVER A WINDROW BACKWARDS WHICH WAS TWO OR THREE FEET HIGH AND JARRED HIMS ELF CAUSING PAI3 IN MY LOWER BACK IN MY HIPS AND IN MY LEGS HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT HOME

August 8, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING D10 5 BULLDOZER RIPPING ROCK WITH THE RIPPER AND TOOTH. THE RIPPER SLIPPED OFF O F A LARGE ROCK AND CAUSED SUDDEN JOLT WHICH EFFECTED MY NECK AND MY THREE MIDDLE FINGERS ON MY LEFT HAN8 CAUSING A NUMBERNESS IN THEM.

August 7, 1986 PA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DRILL RIG WHEN THE TOP LEFT LIGHT ON THE BOOM FELL AND HIT ANY HARD HAT AND FELL ON MY LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING AN INJURY TO MY SHOULDER.

July 2, 1986 PA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS DRI5LING WITH A DAVEY DRILL THE DRILL WAS IN A POSITION LEANING TOWARD THE FRONT END O F THE DRILL HE PULLED ON THE CALLI BAR TOP PULL IT AWAY FROM THE BRACKET IT SETS IN - FELTOR PAIN IN MY LOW9R RIGHT ABDOMEN.

May 6, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJ WAS CLEARIN1 TREES WITH BULLDOZER WHEN A PART OF A TREE SWUNG BACK AND BUSTED THE WINDOW ON RIGHT SIDE OF BULLDOZER AND GLASS CUT INTO AREAS OF MY RT ARM LEFT WRIST AND PART OF MY FACE

April 23, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON BULLDOZER IDLER CAP AND GRINDING WITH A DISC GRINDER I FINISHED GRINDING AND PLACED THE GRINDER ON THE MACHINE WHILE THE DISC OR WHEEL WAS STILL TURNING AND I RAISED THE

February 14, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS REMOVING EN3NE COVERS IN ORDER TO CHANGE HOSES ON D10#11. WAS STANDING ON TRACKUSING BOOM FORM TRUCK & CHAIN. HE HAD THE COVER OFF & IN THE AIR & DUE TO FROST ON SIDE OF CHAIN THE HOOK SLIPPED & FLIP1ED THE COVER PLATE SIDEWAYS SCRAPPING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG & PINNING HIS FOOT.

February 9, 1986 PA · Coal MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON A PU4P DRYING OUT THE INSIDE WITH A RTORCH WHEN THE DIRT INSIDE THE CASING EXPLODED & WENT INTO HIS EYES. HE DID BOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-11-86.

September 28, 1985 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHANGING HOIST CABLE ON DRAG USING A TORCH AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND

August 15, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

I WAS OPERATING3BULLDOZER- THE BLADE WAS PUSHING A LARGE ROCK THE ROCK WAS PUSHING THE DIRT AWAY AND CREATING A LARGE HOLE IN FRONT OF THE BULLDOZER. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BULLDOZER WENT DOWN INTO THE HOLE 7AUSING THE MACHINE TO JERK CAUSING A PAIN IN MY LAFT SIDE.

July 29, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CUSHION O F 988 #14 SEAT WAS BAD AND INJURED HIS BACK

May 14, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

BACKED HIS DOZER OVER A ROCK AND THREW HIM AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE AND FELT A PAI IN HIS BACK

December 21, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING A DOZER AND PUSHING ON THE BRAKE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

December 10, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

WAS WELDING AND THE SPRING RETAINER ON THE WELDING HELMET MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE GLASS SHIEDL TO FALL OUT RESULTING IN FLASH BURNS

May 9, 1984 PA · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL DRILLING,HANDLE CAME LOOSE FROM DIRVE BLOCK AND FELL STRIKING EMPL RIGHT HAND.

December 28, 1983 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PIECE OF MACHINERY FROM TRUCK TO SHOP FLOOR AND GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT AND PINCHED AS HE WAS SETTING PART DOWN CRANE WS BEING USED THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATIO N OF RULES REG MINE EQUIP

October 30, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WAS PUMPING WATER IN PIT AND IN PROCESS OF PRIMING PUMP WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS BLOWN INTO EYE AND IMBEDDED.

October 18, 1983 PA · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE COUPLER ON THE OVERHEAD AUGER DISCONNECTED WHEN (2) 3/8 BOLTS BROKE CAUSING THE DISCHARGE END OF THE AUGER TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE. SAFETY CABLE MAINTAINED THE AUGER IN NEAR NORMAL POSITION. MI NE EQUIPMENT & METAL FATIGUE OF THE BOLTS IN THE COUPLER WERE DIRECT CAUSE.

October 17, 1983 PA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING STEEL ON BOOM SECTION OF GRADAL, A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED RT EYE. WAS USING WELDING HELMET, SUBSTANCE UNKNOWN.

May 31, 1983 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED HAD FINISHED HEATING UP A TRACK PIN-INSIDE TRACK. WHILE WAITING FOR PIN TO COOL INJURED WALKED AROUND TRACK & TOOK OFF GOGGLES. PIN HAD DELAYED REACTION & EXPLODED. FLYING MATERIALS IN TO EYES.

February 24, 1983 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Benjamin Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS USING CUTTIANG TORCH ON BEARING CAP OF D9 #57 AT 033 PIT. SPARKS FLEW AND BURNED INSIDE OF LEFT EAR. INJURED WAS WEARING GOGGLES.

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