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October 26, 1992 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING BRAKE CAR OUT OF THE MINE. THE BRAKE CAR JUMPED TRACK AND WAS BOUNCING AGAINST THE TIES AND BELT STRUCTURE CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS NECK.

October 8, 1992 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAVELING INTO 1-NORTH, EE WAS RIDING IN A MANBUS AND THERE WAS TWO SUPPLY CARS SETTING ON THE TRACK WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE RUNA INTO THEM CAUSING EE TO INJURE HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT DIDN' T BECOME REPORTABLE ON THE 7000-1 FORM UNTIL 10-12-92 AT WHICH TIME EE HAD HIS FIRST LOST WORKDAY.

October 8, 1992 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAVELING INTO 1-NO RIDING IN MANBUS THERE WAS TWO SUPPLY CARS SETTING ON 1-NO TRACK WHEN EE RAN THE MANBUS THEY WERE RIDING INTO THE SUPPLY CARS CAUSING THE INJURY

October 2, 1992 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP THAT INJURED WAS IN WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND CAUSING HIS INJURY.

September 26, 1991 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ROCKDUSTING WITH SCOOP CAR IN 6-NO R ETURN I NAME WENT TO GET ROCKBUST HOSE OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET & WITHOUT WARNING SCOOP OPERATOR DROPPED THE BUCKET & IT STRUCK I NAME ON THE RT FOOT

March 12, 1991 OH · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RUNNING JEEP INTO 6-SOUTH SECTION, THE POLE CAME OFF THE WIRE AND REACHED UP TO GRAB THE POLE AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOW TOP.

December 3, 1990 OH · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP EMPL'S POLE JUMPED OFF TROLLEY WIRE & HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH POLE WHEN HE DID HE STRUCK RIGHT EAR ON PIECE OF WIRE MESH HANGING FROM MINE RO9OF CAUSING LACERATION TO RI GHT EAR.

August 31, 1990 OH · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS RAISING REAR OF SCOOP BY MEANS OF BLOCKING UNDERNEATH SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP SLIPPED OFF THE BLOCKS ALLOWING THE SCOOP TO FALL CAUSING HIS TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE C ANOPY FROM THE JARRING EFFECT OF THE SCOOP.

March 1, 1990 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAVELING IN LOW TOP POLE ON MANTRIP HE WAS RUNNING CAME OFF & EMPL REACHED OVER TO GET POLE & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

January 29, 1990 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RIDING TO SECTION IN MANTRIP I NAME LUNCH BUCKET FELL OVER & HE LEANED OVER TO PICK IT UP & WHEN HE RAISED UP HE STRUCK HIS LIGHT & HAT ON THE MINE ROOF CAUSING HIS NECK TO BEND BACKWARD S THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 021290 WHEN I NAME WENT TO THE DOC FOR PROBLEMS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH HIS NECK

August 15, 1989 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN 5 SOUTH SECTION I.NAME EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 23, 1989 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS USING A DOUBLE BREAK LOADING COAL CARS AND AFTER THE FRONT CAR WAS LOADED HE STEPPED ACROSS TO THE 2ND CAR LEAVING HIS SAFETY BELT HOOKED TO THE FRONT CAR AS LOADING 2ND CAR COUPLER BETWEEN CARS WAS BROKE CAUSING FRONT CAR TO DRAG HIM OFF THE 2ND CAR

April 4, 1989 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS WEARING A HOODED SWEATSHIRT. THE SHIRT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING HANGING FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STARTED PULLING HIM BACKWARDS AT WHICH TIME HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR THAT HE WAS UNCOUPLING CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. (I.NAME WAS SITTING ON SUPPLY CAR WHILE HE WAS UNCOUPLING IT.)

August 24, 1988 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON #25 SHUTTLE CAR RUNNING PUMP MOTOR IN ORDER TO TURN WHEELS TO GET TO STEERING ARM, WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK TRAM PEDAL CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO TRAM, PINNING WORKER BETW EEN FRAME OF SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB.

July 12, 1988 OH · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WATCHING LOCO PASS UNER NEATH WHEN EXHAUST FROM ENGINE BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL INTO RT. EYE.

May 24, 1988 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE LOADING UNIT TRAIN THE NEXT STRING OF CARS STRUCK CARS BEING LOADED. THE EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND WAS THROWN INTO SIDE OF CAR.

May 24, 1988 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE LOADING UNIT TRAIN THE NEXT STRING OF CARS BEING BROUGHT DOWN STRUCK CAR BEING LOADED CAUSING WORKER TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND BE THROWN AGAINST CAR CAUSING INJURY

September 8, 1987 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER STOOD UP3TO GET OUT OF MANBUS TO THROW TRACK (SWITCH-WHEN THE MANBUS HE WAS RIDING IN WAS TRUCK FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER MANTRIP CAUSING MAN TO FALL BACK INTO SEAT INJURING NECK.

August 26, 1987 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

AS OPERATING SH6TTLE CAR THE S. CAR BOTTOEMED OUT CAUSING WORKER TO BE JARRED IN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

July 16, 1987 OH · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS TRAVELING TH9OUGH 2-RIGHT TRACK ENTRY WORKER BENT OVER IN MANTRIP TO ENTER A SECTION OF LOW TOP STRAIN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

April 30, 1986 OH · Coal rock duster POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Fall from machine

AS RIDING IN MA3BUS-WHEN FUSE COMPARTMENT BEGAN FIRING-I,NAME JUMPED OUT OF BUS AND HIT COAL RIB CAUSING INJURIES.

February 11, 1986 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING MINER3SHUTTLE CAR HIT MINER BEHIND OPERATORS COMPARTMENT CAUSING WORKER TO BE JARRED INSIDE KITCHEN.

January 17, 1985 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

SCOOP OPERATOR HAD STOPPED SCOOP AS CO-WORKER WALKED OVER TO SCOOP CAR BUCKET TO FILL ROCK DUSTER WITH DUST OPERATOR OF SCOOP DROPPED THE SCOOP CAR BUCKET ON MANS RT FOOT

December 18, 1984 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WORKER TRAMMED SC OVER STONE CAUSING CANOPY TO STRIKE MINE ROOF JARRING BACK AGAINST BRAKE PEDAL.WORKER REC\D NO MED TREATMENT AT THE TIME.BECAME REPORTABLE 1-18-85 WHEN HE REC\D MEDICAL TRTMT

September 13, 1984 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS WORKING AS A BOLTER HEOPER BOLTER WAS DOWN HE WAS IN PROCESS OF LINING BELT WHEN STONE CAUGHT ON TAILPIECE WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE SATONE FROM CATCHER ON TAI TAI LPIECE BELT CAUGHT STONE AND WEDGED WORKERS RT HAND AGAINST METAL BAR GOING ACROSS TAILPIECE LACERATING MEDDLE AND RING FINGER TOTAL OF 10 SUTUR

August 21, 1984 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by flying object

S C BEING LOADED BOOM OF CM WAS AGAINST MINE ROOF WHICH CAUSED COAL TO BE THROWN FROM CONVEYOR HITTING MAN IN FOREHEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE 3 SUTURES REQ.

August 9, 1984 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS MAN WAS INSTALLING COUPLER ON LOCOMOTIVE- A LOCOMOTIVE AND CAR OF ROCKDUST WAS SWITCHING OUT IN A SPUR-THE CAR OF ROCKDUST HIT THE MOTOR OF WHICH THE COUPLER WAS BEING INSTALLED-AS THE MOTO R WAS PUSHED FORWARDS VICTIMS RING FINGER 3 LIUTTLE FINGER WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN COUPLERS OF A SUPPPLY CAR & THE COUPLER BEING INSTALLED ON THE MOTOR.

June 16, 1984 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP MAN STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF THE WORKER RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREA

May 22, 1984 OH · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WORKER STATED THAT HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE RIDING IN A MAN BUS-CO-WORKER I,NAME WAS OPERATING BUS AND RAN INTO BACK OF ANOTHER JEEP CAUSING MAN TO STRIKE KNEE.

March 5, 1984 OH · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS GETTING OFF MOVING HAULAGE MOTOR WORKERS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRONT BUMPER OF MOTOR AND THE MINE FLOOR HEEL OF FOOT WAS CAUGHT BY BUMPER

January 25, 1984 OH · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS OPERATING SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE AS SUPPLY CAR TRIP PROCEEDED AROUND TURN IN THE TRACK THE FRONT SUPPLY MOTOR COLLIDED WITH A MANBUS UPON IMPACT VICTIM WAS THROWN FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT THUMB ON COUPLING PIN OF MOTOR. WILLIS WAS OPERATING THE TAIL LOCOMOTIVE.

December 29, 1983 OH · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE WORKER WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP A MINER CABLE SHUTTLECAR BUMPER STRUCK HIM FROM BEHIND KNOCKING HIM OVER CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE AND LEG ABOVE ANKLE

October 26, 1983 OH · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

PREPARING TO GET ONTO SLOPE BELT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HEAD ON MINE ROOF CAUSING JAMMED NECK.

October 10, 1983 OH · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS SHUTTLE CAR WAS TRAMMING BACK TOWARDS THE CONTINOUS MINER WORKER WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN FRONT BUMP OF SHUTTLE CAR PINNED MAN LEG BETWEEN BUMPER AND A STACK OF ROOF JACKS LYING ALONG T HE RIB.

August 5, 1983 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

ATTEMPTING TO RAISE BED OF TRUCK AFTER BED WAS RAISED THE BED FELL AGAINST FRAME JARRING MAN CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB OF TRUCK

March 28, 1983 OH · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CANOPY LEG HIT ROOF PLANK,EMPL REACHED BACK WITH LEFT HAND -SCOOP DRIFTED FORWARD PINNING FINGER BETWEEN CANOPY LEG AND PLANK-4 SUTURES .

March 24, 1983 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MNA WAS STANDING BESIDE THE SHUTTLE CAR DUMPING A LOAD OF STONE WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR MOVED FORWARD RESTING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

March 21, 1983 OH · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE MAN TRAMMING SCOOP, CLEANING INTAKE AIR COURSE DUST WAS BLOWN IN TO EYE\S CAUSING A PARTICAL OF DUST TO BE IMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.

February 12, 1983 OH · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS UNCOUPLING CAR OF ROCKDUST ANOTHER SUPPLY CAR HIT MANS LEG FROM BEHIND CAUSING RIGHT FOOT TO BE PUSHED INTO MINE FLOOR

February 2, 1983 OH · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS MAN ATTEMPTED TO UNCOUPLE SUPPLY CAR HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLERS OR UNDER THE COUPLER LATCH MAN WAS NOT SURE OF WHICH SEVERING TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER

January 26, 1983 OH · Coal belt cleaner, picker POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JEEP COME OFF TRACK WHILE BEING TRAMMED BYRAN AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE JEEP BACK ONTO THE TRACK BY MEANS OF PULLING IT WITH A MOTOR AT WHICH TIME THE JEEP JUMPED SIDEWAY ONTO EMPLOYEES RT FOOT 1 SUTURE WAS REQUIRED

January 25, 1983 OH · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Saginaw Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR-CAR HIT BUMP IN TRAM ROAD CAUSING MAN TO BE JERKED.

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