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October 31, 1996 KS · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck by flying object

HOIST DRUM BEARING WAS THROWING OUT CUTTINGS. THERE IS A FAN BLOWING TO KEEP DRUMS COOL. CUTTINGGOT INTO LEFT EYE.

July 11, 1995 KS · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING THE CHANGING OF THE DRAG ROPE WHEN THE ROPE PULLED OFF OF THE DRUM IT FLIPPED OFF THE DRUM IT CAME BACK & HIT EE IN THE LT SIDE OF HIS HEAD HE WAS BEHIND THE DRUM BY THE START CABINET

December 17, 1993 KS · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A LARGE AIROPERATED IMPACT WRENCH DRIVER. DRIVER WAS ACCIDENTLY ACTUATED CAUSING THE SOCKET TO TURN. T HE WIRE COTTER KEY HOLDING THE SOCKET CAME LOSE AND PENTRATED MEPLOYEES LEFT ARM.

July 15, 1992 KS · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER SCRAPER AND IT BOUNCING THREW OUT OF SEAT CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HEAD AND HURT BACK

February 21, 1992 KS · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING GRINDER IT KICKED BACK CUTTING EMP LEG

September 20, 1991 KS · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING MATERIAL INTO TIPPLE, WHEN HE GRABBED CABLE AND GLOVE HE WAS WEARING BECAME CAUGHT IN CABLE AND PULLED FINGERS INTO CABLW PULLEY.

December 8, 1989 KS · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Clemens Coal Company · Struck by falling object

STEEL PLATE BEING LIFTED INTO POSITION FOR CUTIING WHEN IT SLIPPED OF OF HOIST.

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