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January 29, 1993 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING PIPE WELDING, WHEN A PARTICLE OF DUST FROM USE OF THE GRINDER GOT INTO HIS EYE.

March 16, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN TREE CUTTING OPERATIONS WHEN THE TREE SPLIT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE CAUSING BRUISING ON THE LEG.

June 22, 1990 KY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by rolling or sliding object

CUTTING BOLT STRUCTURE ONE SECTION FAIL INTO LEGS OF STRUCTOR THAT THE MAN WAS STANDING ON AIR BOTTLES SLED DOWN WALK WAY HITTING MANS LEG. THE BOTTLE WAS TIED. THE MAN HAD SAFETY BOLT ON AND HOOKED.

June 19, 1990 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

BEAM FAIL ABOUT 6 OR 7 FOOT HIT HIM ON SIDE AND LEG THE CAUSE OF BEAM TO FALL IS BAD OR BROKEN WELD. COULD NOT FIND NO INJUYR BUT BRUISED UP.

December 6, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS HELPING TO LOAD D355 KOMATSU ENGINE ONTO BOOM TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AT H K COAL CO. H K EMPL WAS LIFTING ENGINE WITH CRANE. EMPL WAS STANDING ON BACK OF BOOM TRUCK. EMPL TOLD CRANE OPR ERATOR TO GO TO RIGHT 2/ENGINE BUT HE WENT TO LEFT CAUSING EMPL TO FALL FORWARD HURTING BACK.

September 8, 1989 VA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

PAINTING METAL BRACES, RASH ON ;HANDS AND ARMS

March 23, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

DRILLING OVERHEAD METAL SHAVING IN RIGHT EYE.

July 6, 1988 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A BEAM INTO WHILE WEARING HIS CUTTING GOGGLES. AFTER HE GOT THE BEAM CUT, HE REAISED HIS GOGGLES TO HIS FOREHEAD AND ATTEMPTED TO BRUSH THE RUST AND SLAG AWAY WITH HIS GLO VE. AT THAT TIME, A HOT PIECE OF RUST POPPED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

April 29, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED CABLE FOR TREE TO BE MOVED WHEN DOZER STARTED MOVING THE TREE THE STUMP CAUGHT A ROCK AND THE TOP PART OF TREE CAME AROUND AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE BACK AND CAME TO REST A FTER STRIKING HIS RT FOOT UPON HIS 1ST VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 4-29 TREATMENT GIVEN WAS DIAGNOSTIC ONLY HOWEVER ON 5-7HE VISITED THE DR AGAIN WAS GIVEN A CAST TO WEAR AND WAS ADVISED TO STAY

October 14, 1987 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HO2KED WINCH LINE TO A DOWNED TREE DOZER STRATED TO PULL THE TREE IT CAUGHT ON STUMP WHICH ACTED AS A PIVOT SWINGING TREE AROUND CAUSING THE TREE TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN HIS BACK, RESULTING IN A 6RUISED BACK.

September 25, 1987 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL HOLDING EN8 OF PIECE OF ANGLE IRON TO POSITION IT FOR WELDING.ANOTHER EMPL USING RED DEVIL TO PULL MOTOR UP HIGHER WAS STANDING ON VIBRATOR.MOVEMENT OF IT CAUSED ANGLE IRON TO FALL IT CAU GHT EMPL FINGER3BETWEEN ANGLE IRON ANDTOP OF VIBRATOR RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FX OF RIGHT RING FINGER.

November 9, 1986 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING LOAD FROM A CABLE HOIST. THE LOAD SLIPPED CAUSING THE HANDLE TO TRIP AND PINNED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE HOIST. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN LEFT THUMB.

June 12, 1986 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING 5 20' PIECE OF PIPE INTO THE 3RD FLOOR AREA WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE HOIST. THE CABLE ON THE HOIST GOT SOME SLACK IN IT CAUSING THE PIPE TO DROP AGAINST THE EES RIG HT LEG. 3

October 2, 1984 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL CABLE OUT THAT WAS HUNG IN THE WINCH, WINCH WENT IN AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES HAND BETWEEN THE WINCH AND CABLE RESULTING IN BROKEN LEFT THUMB

November 28, 1983 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD ON A DILUTE RETURN LINE AND A PIECE OF HOT METAL DROPPED ON HIS LEFT EAR; RESULTING IN A BURN.

October 31, 1983 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING WAS BEING PERFORMED ON PRIMARY WASHER AND THERE WERE THREE WELDING MACHINES IN USE AT THIS LOCATION DURING SHIFT SOMETIME DURING SHIFT EMP RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH TO HIS EYES RESULT IN ARC FLASH BURNS

April 15, 1983 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT HOLES IN A TRAM CAR AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFFAND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EAR RESULTING IN A SLIGHTLY BURNED CANAL WALL

January 4, 1983 VA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Wellmore Coal Corp · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PC OF METAL STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS WELDING THE REFLECTION OF THE WELDING ON THE METAL BURNED HIS EYES

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