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April 30, 1998 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

GRADING ROAD - HIT ROCK WIHT BLADE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

June 25, 1997 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING THE RESTRAINING CABLE FROM THE DRAG CABLE SPOOL TO FREE THE CABLE FOR INSTALLATION ON THE DRAGLINE. WITH THE RESTRAINING CABLE CUT, THE DRAG CABLE RELAXED CAUSING THE WINCH CABLE TO TI GHTEN STRIKING EE TORCH CAUSING THE TORCH TO HISEE IN THE FOREHEAD.

January 21, 1997 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS INSATLLING LOWER PROPEL BRAKE ASSEMBLY. ANOTHER EMP WAS DROPPING THE BOOM CABLE AND HOOKDOWN THROUGH UPPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. CABLE HUNG ONUPPER BRAKE ASSEMBLY. EMP CLIMBED UNDER THE SHOV EL TO HELP GET CABLE LOOSE. CABLE FREED ITSELF AND FELL WITH HOOK HITTING EMP IN HEAD.

August 30, 1994 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE STEEL ON HIS DRILL. HE WAS RELOADING THE BREAKER WINCH ON THE STEEL WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. HE WAS PULLING THE STEEL BREAKER BACK TO GET ANOTHER BIT ON ST EEL WHEN HE TORE SOMETHING IN BACK. HE ALSO SAID HE HAD PAIN IN BACK.

July 3, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING THE VEHICLE RACK HOIST HAD RACK UP IN THE AIR. HE REMOVED THE TOP PLUG EXHAUSTING APPROX. 150 PSI OF AIR PRESSURE INTO THE FACE AREA. EE HAD A CUT BESIDE RIGHT EYE AND A BRUISE ON HIS CHIN. HIS FACE WAS BLOOD SHOT. HE ALSO WAS COMPLAINING OF HIS BACK AND LEFT SIDE HURTING. UPPER FALSE TEETH WERE MISSING COMPLAINED EYE BURNED.

May 16, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM A FUEL TANK. A PIECE OF METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

July 25, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DOOR OF SHOVEL BUCKET FLEW OPEN (295-B SHOVEL) HITTING BACK OF ROCK TRUCK JARRING OPERATOR AROUND IN CAB

June 7, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

SHOVEL WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK WHEN LARGE ROCK FELL FROM BUCKET INTO BED, JARRING HIM ABOUT.

April 16, 1993 KY · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

GRADING ROAD OPERATOR SAID HE HIT LARGE ROCK IN ROAD GRADER HUNG ON ROCK JERKING OPERATOR SEAT BELT IN USE OPERATOR SAID PAIN IN LOWER BACK

January 16, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

JAN. 16 THE CORNER BIT OF EQUIPMENT SLID OFF ROCK MIXTURE; APRIL 30, TRACTOR BACKED OVER LARGE ROCK, IN BOTH ACCIDENTS EMPLOYEE'S NECK WAS JERKED.

November 25, 1992 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

2800 SHOVEL LOADED ROCK IN BED OF TRUCK JARRING TRUCK SO THAT THE SEAT BELT OPERATOR WAS WEARING JARRED OPERATOR'S STOMACH.

January 15, 1992 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL INSTALLING STEEL SIDING WITH ELEC.DRILL AND SCREWGUNS ON SAMPLER STRUCTURE.METAL PARTICLE WAS BLOWN INTO EMPL RIGHT EYE.NOT NOTICED UNTIL AFTER SHIFT END.CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE.

June 4, 1989 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN THE PIECE OF STEEL SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP SLID ACROSS THE GRINDING WHEEL & LODGED ON THE SIDE OF THE GRINDER CAUSING THE TOOL REST TO BREAK THE BROK EN TOOL REST STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RT LEG WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES

February 9, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING DOZER TO HOLLOW FILL AREA WHEN DOZER RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD DOZER CAME DOWN BOUNCING EMPLOYEE

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING 2N SHOVEL REAPIRING RETRACT CABLE. EES EYE BECAME IRRITATED AFTER CUTTING & WELDING ON WIRE ROPE.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING 2N SHOVEL EE WELDED & CUT WIRE ROPE. EES EYES BECAME IRRITATED A FEW HOURS AFTER PERFORMING THIS WORK.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING 2N ELECTRIC SHOVEL REPAIRING RETRACT CABLE. EES EYES BECAME IRRITATED AFTER CUTTING & WELDING ON WIRE ROPE CABLE.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING 2N SHOVEL CHANGING BUCKET. EES EYES BECAME IRRITATED AFTER WELDING WAS DONE ON BUCKET TO REMOVE A HOLDING PIN.

November 13, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING 2N ELECTRIC SHOVEL REPAIRING A RETRACT CABLE. EES EYES BECAME IRRITATED AFTER CUTTING & WLEDING ON CABLE A FEW HOURS AFTER PERFORMING THIS WORK.

April 22, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Star Fire Mining Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCRAPER MAKING TURN IN PIT THROWN FROM SCRAPER ONTO GROUND AND BROKE ANKLE

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