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February 19, 1996 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED: WHILE CHANGING A CULVERT AT THE NEW ELK MINE & WORKING AROUND A BACKHOE I WAS STRUCK WITH THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE, RENDERING ME UNCONSIOUS FOR A PERIOF OF ABOUT 45 SECONDS.

December 11, 1995 CO · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED WHILE MOVING A SHIED IN THE 4 LEFT L/W, A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE BROKE STRIKING THE EE, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST & OVER THE LEFT EYE.

November 6, 1995 CO · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED WHILE OPERATING A DEMO SAW, HE SET THESAW DOWN ON THE GROUND, THE SAW THEN KICKED BACKWARDS CUTTING HIS LEFT UPPER LEG. THE INJURY REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

November 1, 1995 CO · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A CHUNKOF COAL FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT THE EMPLOYEESRIGHT LEG. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-3-95.

October 30, 1995 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROOF BOLT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE LEFT FINGER IN THE CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE DRILL STEEL.

September 28, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Fall from machine

EE STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE F.C.T BELT STARTED CAUSING EE TO BE THROWN TO THE GROUND.

September 28, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Fall from machine

EE STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE F.C.T BELT STARTED CAUSING EE TO BE THROWN TO THE GROUND.

June 20, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE TWISTED KNEE ROOF BOLTING

April 28, 1995 CO · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS PULLING CABLE IN THE 4-LEFT MINER SECTION WHEN THE CABLE TO THE MINER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG AND PULLED IT AGAINST THE MINER.

April 12, 1995 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED RIB FELL SRIKING HIM FROM BEHIND HURTING LEFT CHEST, BACK OF HEAD, AND LEFT ARM.

October 12, 1994 CO · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BOLTING J CHANNEL, THE J CHANNEL TWISTED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW.

July 19, 1994 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE & THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF THE RIB FELL OUT & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE CONTINUOUS MINER

July 19, 1994 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING BETWEEN A CONTINUOUS MINER MACHINE & THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF THE RIB FELL OUT & PINNED HIM AGAINST THE CONTINUOUS MINER

June 9, 1994 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE STATES HE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. EE DIDN'T NOTIFY OPERATOR THAT HE HAD BEEN TO A DR. UNTIL 6-16-94. INFORMATION WAS NOT REC'D BY SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6-20-94.

June 4, 1994 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE STATED A HANDLE BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND FROM THE PRESSURE CONTROL ON A TRICKLE DUSTER, AND THAT HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE BROKEN EDGE OF THE HANDLE.

March 30, 1994 CO · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING SHIELDS IN THE LONGWALL TAILGATE A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EE ON HIS RT HAND.

February 28, 1994 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A RIB CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE STRIKING THE EE ON BOTH OF THE LEGS ABOVE THE ANKLE.S

February 14, 1994 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUN OVER PLASTICS PIPE WITH DOZER, PIPE UNDER TENSION HIT HEAD & ARM, BREAKING ARM.

December 7, 1993 CO · Coal underground transportation trainee MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERAING LONGWALL SHIELDS WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME TRAPPED UNDER A SHIELD WHILE IT WAS BEING ADVANCED.

December 4, 1993 CO · Coal underground transportation trainee MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ALIGNINING AIR DOORS ON THE MAIN INTAKE OF THE THIRD LEFT LONGWALL PNAEL AS HE WAS ALIGNINING ONE OF THE DOORS, THE AIR VELOCITY PUSHED THE ADJOINING DOOR STRIKING THE EE THE EE WAS CAU GHT BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS MOMENTARILY.

November 17, 1993 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER. THE DOZER CROSSED A BERM AND TIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JAM HIS NECK AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

August 24, 1993 CO · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST WALKED UP TO THE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK WENT THREW THE CRUSHER. THE CRUSHER THREW OUT A ROCK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT JAW BREAKING HIS RIGHT REAR MOLAR.

August 14, 1993 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE HOLDING CABLES IN THE BRETBY TROUGH A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB SEVERING THE THUMB AT THE FIRST JOINT BEHIND THE THUMB NAIL

December 30, 1991 CO · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck against stationary object

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS LEANING AGAINST THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HIS BACK TO THE VENTILATION TUBING. A ROCK FELL STRIKING THE VENT. TUBING KNOCKING IT LOOSE WITH IN TURN STRUCK THE VICTIM. THIS CA USED THE VICTIMS HEAD TO STRIKE THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

December 9, 1991 CO · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator MACHINERY
Basin Resources Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADVANCING RAM ON SHIELD BOLT STRUCK HIM ON L ANKLE

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