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July 31, 1997 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS USING A FOUR WHEELER TO COLLECT SLURRY SAMPLES. UPON RIDING IT UP A SPOIL BANK, IT FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON TOP OF HIM.

November 2, 1994 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER ON ROUGH HAULAGE ROAD.

May 10, 1993 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HIS TRUCK SHIFTED GEARS, IT BROKE A DRIVE AXLE CAUSING HIM TO JERK HISNECK AND STRAIN HIS BACK.

April 30, 1993 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HIT A POT HOLE BOUNCED HIM UP IN THE SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN.

October 22, 1992 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SATED THAT THE CANOPY ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR HUNG IN THE TOP AND CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP RESULTING IN HIM HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY JAMMING HIS NECK.

September 24, 1992 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN THE TRAILER SHOCK BROKE IT CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARD IN THE CAR CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

June 26, 1992 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS CROSSING #10 BELT THE BELT STARTED WHILE HE WAS ON IT.AS HE TRIED TO GET OFF ,HE JUMPED HIS THUMB AND SCRAPPED HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST A ROLLER.

June 23, 1992 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BRAKES FAILED ON MANTRIP,CAUSING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER MANTRIP.

June 23, 1992 IL · Coal longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES MANTRIP GOING THRU BAD SPOTS CAUSING TWISTING OF BACK.

October 30, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS THROWING ROCKS ON THE SLOPE BELT,A ROCK CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE.

October 7, 1991 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE ADJUSTING BELT SKIRT IN DUMP PAN, MASHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

July 24, 1991 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CALIMS THE REAR AXLE ON THE TRACTOR BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAB.

June 6, 1991 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRYING TO CROSS UNDER THE BELT TAKEUP, THE BELT STARTED AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN BETWEEN THE TWO BELTS AND A BOTTOM ROLLER.

June 5, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE BECAME INJURED FROM SUPPLY CAR ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE AND STRIKING A SECOND CAR. WOOD MATERIAL ON LOOSE CAR STRUCK INJURED.

April 16, 1991 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STARTED TO CROSS THE BLACKTOP CROSSING AFTER BEING GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT,WHEN HE STARTED FORWARD THE HITCH SHOCK BROKE CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK.

March 27, 1991 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THE AXLE BROKE ON THE REAR TRACTOR WHEELS CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR FRAME AND THE BACK OF THE CAB.

February 27, 1991 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING THOUGH A CURTAIN A UNITRAC WAS COMING THROUGH AT THE SAME TIME AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.

February 5, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE MOVING A BELT SCRAPER HE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT CHEST AREA BY ONE END OF THE SCRAPER.

January 21, 1991 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRYING TO STOP A TROLLEY CMOTOR HE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON TOP OF THE MOTOR. (HE TRIED TO KILL THE POWER BY REMOVING THE TROLLEY POLE FROM THE TROLLEY WIRE).

January 18, 1991 IL · Coal inspector POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE OPERATING A JITNEY MOTOR HE STRUCK BROKEN DOWN TROLLEY WIRE INJURING HIS RT HAND GROIN AREA & LEFT LEG

January 15, 1991 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THE ROAD WAS SLICK AND HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK AND HIT ANOTHER TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME.

January 7, 1991 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING COAL FROM NO 1 CLEAN COAL STACKER & BACKED INTO SUPPORT LEGS FROM NO 2 CLEAN COAL STACKER CASUING HIM TO HIT HEAD & SHOULDER ON CAB & LEFT KNEE.

December 5, 1990 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING 21 SC CAR HE STRUCK A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

October 19, 1990 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS HOLDING UP ACABLE SO THAT THE SHIELD MOVER COULD PASS UNDER IT,WHEN THE OPERATOR CAME THROUGH IT AND TURNED,THE TAILGATE THAT WAS LOADED ON THE SHIELD MOVER CAUGHT INJUR EDS FOOT BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR.

August 8, 1990 IL · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL OPERATING JITNEY,PIECE OF RAVELING CAUGHT HIM UNDER CHIN ON NECK.

July 8, 1990 IL · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED WHILE OPERATING UNATRAC HE STRUCK THE END OF THE TRACK CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP.

March 2, 1990 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN OVER SOME COAL OR ROCK AND IT THREW HIM AGAINST THE TOP OF CANOPY.

December 13, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL STATED JITNEY STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS WITH TROLLEY POLE OFF TROLLEY & WHILE REACHING FOR POLE HE MASHED FINGER BETWEEN POLE & POLE HANGER.

December 7, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE PULLING RAILS WITH A JITNEY, A TIE CAUGHT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG, DRAGGING HIM DOWN THE TRACK.

November 2, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE COMING OUT OF THE MINE THE POLE CAME OFF & THE BRAKES FAILED HE BAILED OFF THE JITTNEY HIS LEFT SHOUDER & HITTING HIS HEAD NEAR THE BACK

April 13, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNCOUPLINGSUPPLY CAR FORM ANOTHER CAR MOTORMAN STARTED TO MOVE CAR THAT WAS TO BE UNCOUPLED STAYED LATCHED AND RAN UP ON EMP LEG.

March 28, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

OTHER EMP DRIV ING GOLF CART IN WHICH INJ PASSENGER. DROVE THRU CURTAIN AND HIT THE BACK OF PARKED UNATRAC THROWING INJ OFF THE RIDE . UNATRAC PARTKED WITH 5' OF CURTAIN AND WARNING SIGNS WERE POSTED.

October 25, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY #148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON T

October 25, 1988 IL · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES

October 25, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STURCK ANOTHER JITNEY THAT WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES

October 25, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING OUT SOME MOTORS ON THE BOTTOM WHEN THE JITNEY NUMBER 148 THREW THE EMPLOYEE OFF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CONTROLLER THE JITNEY THEN WENT INBY AND STRUCK ANOTHER JITNEY THA T WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM WITH 5 EMPLOYEES

October 25, 1988 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP HIT A BAD PLACE IN THE TRACK CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS SHOULDER

June 22, 1988 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR AND HE HIT A HOLE CAUSIGN HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.

May 10, 1988 IL · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP, WENT AROUND SOME CURVES AND JERKED HIM AROUND. THIS JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS LOWER BACK AGAINST HIS SELF-RESCUER.

February 11, 1988 IL · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING AN OIL CAR BEHIND THE MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING HE TURNED AROUND TO SEE HOW THE OIL CAR WAS RIDING WHILE HE WAS TURNED AROUND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST AN I BEAM THAT WAS ACROSS THE TOP OF THE TRACK

January 30, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP ON THE DOZER HE STRUCK A LARGE ROCK THE JOLT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK WHEN THE DOZER ACCELERATED

January 25, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A WITNESS TO TH9 ACCIDENT STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS GOING OUT TO LOAD UP A JACK THE FRONT OF THE UNITRAC BUCKET STRUCK A JITNEY THAT WAS PARKED ON THE TRACK. THAT JITNEY THEN HIT ANOTHER JITNE AND IT CAUGHT T2E INJ EMP BETWEEN IT AND RAIL ROVER

January 12, 1988 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP STATED THAT3WHILE OPERATING 21SC HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB AND CAUGHT HIS RT ARM BETWEEN THE SHUTLE CAR AND THE RIB

October 5, 1987 IL · Coal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 6 INCH CHANNEL IRON THAT WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CHERRY PICKER THE MATERIAL BEING HOISTED SHIFTED AND HIT HIS HAND

September 22, 1987 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE OPENED THE DOORS TO A CHUTE ON THE OVERLAND BELT LINE.HE PICKED UP A BAR,TURNED AROUND AND THE BAR HIT A ROLLER CAUSING THE BAR TO KICK BACK AND HIT HIM.

June 23, 1987 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS RIDING ON A MOTOR, IT HIT ANOTHER MOTOR THROWING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL.

February 5, 1987 IL · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS OPERATING THE 21SC SHUTTLE CAR AND HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE CANOPY.

July 21, 1986 IL · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP STATED THAT3HE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING HIS UNITRAC AND IT JARRED HIM STRAINING HIS BACK

May 13, 1986 IL · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS PULLING 5 TRANSFORMER WITH A MOTOR, THE MOTOR JERKED AND THREW HIM OFF OF THE MOTOR INTO THE TRANSFORMER.

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