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October 27, 1993 IA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Fall from machine

WAS GOING TO MOVE A CHERRY PICKER, WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL & PANICED & JUMPED OFF MACHINE. HE TWISTED RIGHT WRIST & TORE LEGIMENT IN RIGHT ANKLE.

March 23, 1993 IA · Coal POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Fall from machine

EE A MISSOURI MINING INC EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING UNLOADING OF A PALLET OF DOXER HEADS AT AMERICAN COALS PIT #7 MINE HE WAS STANDING ON BED OF A 1 99 1 FORD TRUCK STEADING THE PALLET BEING MOVE D WITH A BOOM TRUCK PALLET TIPPED PULLED EE FROMTHE BED T RUCK THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND DISLOCATING HIS LFET SHOULDER EE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL WHERE SHOULDER WAS PUT BACK IN PLACE NO LOST TIM

October 12, 1992 IA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING NEAR END LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF COAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD.

January 25, 1991 IA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A SCRAPER WHEN IT RAN OVER A CHUNK OF SOMETHING AND HURT IS BACK WITH JOLT.

January 25, 1991 IA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Struck against a moving object

WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT WHEN TIRE HIS A FROZEN CHUNK WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPINB AND HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN IT.

November 6, 1990 IA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS STANDING BETWEEN DUAL TIRES OF DUMP TRAILER AND LOADER AND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DUMP TRAILER AND LOADER AND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO WHEN TRAILER UNLOADED BRUSING KNEE AND GROIN AREA.

October 12, 1989 IA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Coals Corp · Struck against a moving object

BUMPING AND JOLTING OF ENDLOADER CAUSED BACK PAIN.SAYS IT IS DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASE.(DID NOT REPORT THIS TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 01-05-90-WAS OFF TIL 02/01/90 AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY WORK PER 'S REQUEST.

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