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June 16, 1989 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE BEGAN EXPERINCING BACK DISCOMFORT WHILE OPERATING A CRAWLER TRACTOR.

September 10, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9/24/88 THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT ON 9/10/88, THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT (JERKY) OF HIS EQUIPMENT THAT HE WAS OPERATING CAUSED HIM TO PULL MUSC LES IN HIS BAC,

November 30, 1987 IL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE BURNED HIMSELF WITH AN OXYACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH.

October 21, 1987 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING AN AIR WRENCH IN CONFINED QUARTERS.

October 16, 1986 IL · Coal MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL RELEASED J5CK MECHANISM TO LOWER GRAIN TABLE WHEN JACK FELL PINCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOP OF JACK ON GRAIN TABLE.

September 1, 1986 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP REPORTED AS3HE APPLIED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES OF HIS MOTORCYCLE THE FRONT WHEEN LOCKED MOMENTARILY CASUSING IT TO SLIDE OUT FROM UNER HIM IN HIS DECENT TO THE GROUND HE INJURED HIS RIGHT A ANKLE 3

January 16, 1986 IL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REPORTED HE 4AS WELDING ON SWING SEGMENTS IN DRAGLINE WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE EXPERIENCED NECK PAIN.

December 22, 1985 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE RPORTE8 HE WAS CLEANING COAL OUT FROM AROUND ROLLERS OF CONVERYOR BELT IN NUMBER 1 DRAWOFF TUNNEL AT GROUND LEVEL WHEN A FAN HEATER BLEW COAL DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

December 8, 1983 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS REMOVING A ROUSTABOUT PIPE COUPLING FROM A 12" PIPE HE WAS USING A 3/4" RATCHET AND AN 1 1/4" SOCKET HE REMOVED 1 NUT OFF THE COUPLING AND WAS REMOVING THE OTHER NUT WHEN THE SOCKET SL IPPED OFF. THE RATCHET PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE RATCHET AND A PUMP

November 3, 1983 IL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REPLACING WEAR BARS ON A DRILL STEM. THE STEM WAS POSITIONED ON TOP OF TWO METAL SAW HORSES. THE INJURED AROLLED THE STEM OVER TO WELD ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHEN THE DRILLSTEM ROLLED BACK PINCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEM AND METAL SAW HORSE.

November 2, 1983 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING GREASE BARRELS USING BOOM HOIST.MOVING BOOM INTO POSITION,OTHER EMPL SWUNG IT AROUND HITTING EMPL ON HARD HAT CAUSING HAT TO CUT FOREHEAD.STITCHES WERE REQ-EMPL RETURNED TO WORK.

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