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July 11, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Struck by falling object

Employee was drilling a hole with jackleg drill when the steel became stuck. Employee pulled drill down, steel fell out of hole striking the back of his right hand.

February 15, 2011 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was drilling a hole in the bottom to pin down a bolt tail. He attempted to pull jackleg drill out of hole when he experienced pain in his lower left back.

February 5, 2010 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was operating continuous miner all day. Near the end of shift he experienced pain in shoulder, limited movement in shoulder.

March 18, 2008 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was operating the continuous miner. As he was backing up, he noticed line brattice behind him. He reached through the opening of the canopy, directly behind the operators seat, to push the brattice to the side. While doing this, his left hand was above the canopy and his left index finger was squeezed between the roof and the canopy.

March 12, 2008 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Struck by flying object

EE was operating a Joy 21 SC Shuttle Car behind a continuous miner. A lump of coal approx 2" X 2" X 2" was thrown from the boom of the miner and struck him on the left eye.

September 13, 2007 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The roof bolters were installing bolts in a low area of the mining section. The EE was on his knees beginning to install a bolt, when the jack hammer and leg struck him on the left side of his forehead.

July 25, 2006 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was cutting stainless steel and incurred flash burn to eyes from errant plasma cutter arc.

May 4, 2006 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Struck against a moving object

EE was backing a lee norse 265 cont miner out of a cut the miner climbed onto a large stone. When the machine came off the stone, the operators compartment hit the bottom throwing his left shoulder against the roof canopy.

July 1, 2002 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Uae Coalcorp Associates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER FROM ENTRY #2 TO ENTRY#3 IN THE EAST SECTION. HE WAS VISUALLY CHECKINGTHE CLEARANCE AT THE BACK LEFT OF THE MINER WHILE TRAMMING & DID NOT NOTICE THE NARROW AREA BETW EEN THE RIGHT RIB & THE MINER. HIS RIGHT LEG WASPINNED BETWEEN THE MINER FRAME & THE RIGHT RIB.

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