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July 18, 2016 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a D-6 dozer and was backing up at a 2 to 1 slope and went to shift into forward and the transmission did not catch causing the dozer to free wheel. The operator dropped the blade and this caused EE to lunge forward and rotate from the waist hitting head on the window frame. Operator was wearing seatbelt. Operator received stitches.

September 30, 2015 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co. LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was using a porta power to remove a pin and was using his leg to steady it to get started and a metal splinter came off the pump or all thread and went in his skin of leg.

February 6, 2014 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was back dragging a drill bench when he backed over an embankment and roll his dozer over onto its side.

May 7, 2012 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was ripping rock with a dozer and when he went to back up the left side track dropped in a 3 foot hole causing a jolt to the operator.

February 23, 2012 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using an air wrench to tighten bolts in the floor board of his dozer and pinched his finger. Had stitches put in.

March 17, 2011 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co. LLC · Struck by flying object

EE was approximately 20 feet away from a mechanic that was using a grinder when the grinding wheel disintegrated and a piece flew over and cut his right wrist.

October 1, 2010 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE said his seat in his D11 dozer bottomed out and hurt his back.

October 7, 2009 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE was operating a D10 heading towards the north west face. EE(Forman)was traveling back to get with EE when he noticed the D10 had backed over a steep spoil pile. When the foreman opened the cab door he saw that EE had hit his head . He received 5 stitches

August 16, 2007 OH · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck by flying object

Was helping change blown hose on 375 hoe when the socket on the air wrench he was using broke and cut hand between index finger and middle finger. He required 6 stitches.

December 28, 2005 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co. LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELD OFF WHEN THE GRINDER JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

September 28, 2005 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co LLC · Struck against a moving object

An employee was sitting in his rock truck being loaded by an electric shovel when the door of the bucket on the shovel accidently opened while swinging towards the rock truck striking the side of the bed of the truck in a forceful manner.

May 5, 2005 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co. LLC · Fall from machine

EE WAS STANDING ON THE DISCHARGE BELT OF THE HIGHWALL MINER DOING MAINTENANCE WHEN THE BELT LINE WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND SIX FEET BELOW LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

February 4, 2005 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co. LLC · Struck by flying object

EE HAD JUST FINISHED GRINDING ON A METAL SURFACE AND TOOK HIS SHEILD OFF WHEN A HARD SURFACE WELD CRACKED AND POPPED A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS EYE. (JUST RECIEVED PAPER WORK ON REPORTABLE.)

September 22, 2004 OH · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE STEMS ON A DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING THE STEM THROUGH THE DECK, THE STEM CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DECK AND KICKED OUT PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO STEMS.

January 5, 2004 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END OF A TAIL PIPE WITH A PORTABLE GRINDER WHEN THE EDGE OF THE CUTTING STONE CAUGHT THE TAIL PIPE & SWUNG BACK AT HIM CUTTING INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

November 19, 2003 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Oxford Mining Co.LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BUILDING A ROAD PUSHING TREES OVER IN AN OPEN CAB JOHN DEERE 550 DOZER WHEN A TREE BRANCH ENTERED THE CAB AND PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE CONTROL LEVER.

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