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August 16, 1999 KY · Coal electrician helper POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY PLACED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN EJECTOR BLADE AND FRAME ON SCOOP AND CUT THE END OF THUMB OFF(AMPUTATION).

July 26, 1999 KY · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A LID ON A MINI-TRAC. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN LID AND FRAME.

May 21, 1999 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING MAN TRIP - TIRE HIT ROCK CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO JERK JAMMING ELBOW.

May 18, 1999 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK BOUNCED OFF BELT AND STRUCK EE ON FOOT.

December 13, 1998 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN MBC & LO-LO.

October 29, 1998 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE CHECKING ROLLERS ON BELT WAS CAUGHT IN BELT INJURING HAND & WRIST.

August 19, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MOTOR ON TRACK, HIT CRIBB-CRIBB HIT ARM.

August 28, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE PINNED BY M.B.C INTO COAL RIB.

August 28, 1997 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE EXPERINCED PAIN IN BACK, WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR.

May 27, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WAS TRIPPED BY S CAR CABLE. FELL ON ARM.

April 2, 1997 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP PULLING CABLE WITH SCOOP. HAND CAUGHT IN CABLE.

December 20, 1996 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING 4-WHEELER STEERING WHEEL HIT THUMB.

July 25, 1996 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

EE RAISED UP ON MANTRIP AND STRUCK OVERCAST.

June 17, 1996 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRUCK BY SHIELD OFF MOTOR WHEN DISLODGED GOING THRU DOORS.

June 5, 1996 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN SCOOP-SCOOP GOT ON FOOT.

May 14, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON BELT LINE PC TIMBER HIT ON SIDE OF FOOT.

May 1, 1996 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED S. CAR BOUNCED EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK.

March 8, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF SCOOP AND WHILE SANDING IN FRONT OF SCOOP, BUCKET LET DOWN ON FEET.

January 22, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

EE RAISED UP ON MANTRIP COME IN CONTACT WITH CITY CANOPY BRUISING BACK AND RIBBS.

January 4, 1996 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING INTO MINE ON MAN TRIP STRUCK HEAD AGAINST TOP.

November 4, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BUMPED BY PERSONNEL CARRIER ON 11-4-95. MISSED NO TIME, STARTED TO COMPLAIN OF LEG PAIN AND BEGAN TO MISS WORK 7-19-96.

May 16, 1995 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall from machine

EE WHILE TRYING TO STEP OFF BELT AFTER SPLICING, BECAME ENTANGLED AND FELL.

May 5, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING S CAR EMPLOYEES HAT CAME OFF WHEN HITTING RUFF SPOT IN ROADWAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HEAD ON CANOPY

April 12, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER IN DECK OF MBC WHILE TRAINING BETWEEN DECK AND FRAME.

March 3, 1995 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

WHILE RIDING A MANTRIP THRU A RUBBER BELT CURTAIN ON THE TRACKWAY HIS HAT CAME OFF AS HE REACH TO GET HIS HAT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CROSS COLLAR LACERATING HIS EYE BROW AND HURTING HIS NECK.

February 21, 1995 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE SCOOP WHEN IT GOT AGAINST A PIECE OF 4" WATER LINE (PLASTIC) THAT KICKE DUP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A (KNOTT) AND BRUISE.

February 21, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

WHILE TRAMMING THE SCOOP,T HE TIRE SPLASHED MUD INT OHIS LEFT EYE CAUSIN GREDNESS & PAIN.

February 20, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WAS PULLED DOWN OVER ROADWAY S THE OTHER CAR PASSED UNDERNEATH HITTING THIS EMPLOYEE ONT EH EAR AND LACERATED IT.

February 8, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by flying object

A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER A PIECE OF COAL & WHEN IT BUSTER A PIECE WEDGED INTO HIS EYE WHILE HE WAS HANGING VENT CURTAIN

January 16, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP THIS EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN INTO THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE RAN OVER A CEMENT BLOCK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.

January 3, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall from machine

EE WAS USING A CROSS OVER STURCTURE ON THE TAIL PIECE WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAME DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND HIT THE CROSSOVER CAUSING HIM TO JUMP AND INJURE HIS LOWER BACK.

December 27, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HE WENT OVER A ROLL IN THE MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BE THROWN INTO THE CANOPY CAUSING NECK PAIN.

September 9, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHNE HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRATATION.

August 31, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MAN-TRIP WHEN IT DE-RAILED NAD HIT THE RIB JOLTING HIM AND CAUSING A HEADACHE. HE COTNINUED WORKING TIL 9-11-94 WHEN HE WA STAKEN TO MD.

August 26, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A TIMBER BOUNCING HIM INTO THE TOP AND BACK INTO THE SEAT INJURING HIS BACK.

August 9, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP WHEN THE REMOTE LINE CAUGHT ONE OF THE MOTOR LIDS & FLIPPED IT OVER CATCHING HIS L HAND & BRUISING IT

August 9, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 8-9-94, THEY WERE PULLING THE MINER CABLE WITH HIS MBC. THE BAR THEY HAD STUCK BEHIND THE SEAT SLIPPED AND THE ROPE TIEDED TO THE BAR. HIT HIM UPSIDE THE HEAD. HE WORKED TIL 10-10-94 WHEN H E WENT TO MD COMPLAINING OF HEAD ACHES ASSOCIATEWITH ACCIDENT .

July 19, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUTSIDE WHEN HE FAILED TO DUCK DOWN FOR AN OVERHEAD OVSTRUCTION WHERE TRACK GOES UNDERNEATH BELT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GUARD, CAUSING CUTS TO HIS FACE AND NECK PA IN.

June 14, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EE RODE MANTRIP INTO THE MINE AND WHEN HE ARRIVED ON THE SECTION HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF MANTRIP. HE WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE AND TO DR. COMPLAINEING OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

June 10, 1994 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE NEAR A HEAD DRIVE WHEN A MAN TRIP CAME ALONG & HIT A TOOL BOX THAT HIT A LARGER TOOL BOX & THEN CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN LARGE TOOL BOX & BELT STRUCTURE BREAKIN G IT

June 10, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by falling object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT THE RIB CAUSING A PIECE OF ROCK TO FALL FROM THE BROW AND STRIKE HIM ON THE L FOOT CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING.

May 14, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON AN OPEN MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT HIS KNEE INTO THE TOP CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING.

May 13, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN INTO THE CANOPY AND HURT HIS NECK.

April 22, 1994 KY · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING BELT LINE TO CHANGE ROLLERS WHEN BELT LINE STARTED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEG & HIS FINGER

April 14, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE REPORTED BRAKES OUT ON MECH PICK UP ANDJUMPED OUT OF TRUCK.

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