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March 7, 2007 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was refueling a water pump when the diesel fuel oil splashed back into his eyes.

February 13, 2007 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee parked the end-dump truck he was operating and was walking to his personal vehicle. He slipped on the snow and fell on his left wrist in the parking area of a surface mine site.

December 14, 2006 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee had dismounted a bull dozer and slipped on some frosty grass falling on his right side.

August 11, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

Employee was repairing a cable on the coal chute at the river docks when then ladder slipped causing the employee to fall on his left foot.

June 2, 2006 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was assisting in the tear down and loading of D10N dozer onto a lowboy. The ROPS structure was removed and was being placed on the rear deck of the lowboy. As the structure was set down a lifting chain came loose and struck the employee.

May 23, 2006 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was assisting another employee put a grate over a coal bin when the grate slipped and struck his left foot and toes. Employee was wearing steel toed shoes.

April 10, 2006 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Cravat Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE OFF ROAD TRUCK HE WAS GOING TO OPERATE WHEN AN INSIDE TIRE OFF A PARKED TRUCK BLEW-UP CAUSING A LOUD NOISE.

April 3, 2006 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking fluid levels on a O&K hydralic shovel, when he slipped and fell against his left wrist, spraining it.

March 29, 2006 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was pulling a backhoe counter weight on a roll-back truck, when the chain broke causing the tow cable to strike the EE in the mouth.

February 15, 2006 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS GRINDING ON A DOZER BLADE WHEN THE GRINDING DISC CAME APART AND STRUCK THE EE'S FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A SEVERE LEFT EYE INJURY.

January 25, 2006 OH · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE was assisting a mechanic working on a D-10 dozer. As the EE was climbing up to the cab he grabbed a floorboard laying on teh track and lost his balance falling backward on his left hip.

January 25, 2006 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was climbing up the dozer and felt a sharp pain in his left knee.

September 9, 2005 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was dismounting a cat d-11 dozer when his right foot slipped off the push arm causing him to slip and wrench injured his back.

August 18, 2005 OH · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was stepping from a d9 dozer track to the lube truck when his right foot slipped off the edge and employee's right leg slipped between the bump and tracks.

March 10, 2005 OH · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was climbing on the backhoe when his foot slipped and he fell on his side on the tracks of the backhoe.

February 21, 2005 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Mechanic was unloading a water pump with a mechanic's truck and hydraulic crane. When the mechanic set the pump down he slipped on the mud and caught his left hand in the lift bar on the pump and smashed his finger.

October 13, 2004 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A ROLL OFF TRUCK BED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STARTED TO FALL. HE GRABBED THE HAND HOLD WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN.

September 3, 2004 OH · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Contractor employee was removing a hydraulic hose from an excavator. An O-Ring blew out and high high pressure oil hit the employee's forehead and right eye around his safety glasses.

March 30, 2004 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER IN THE RAIN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SHOULDER.

January 30, 2004 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING UP COAL SPILLAGE IN THE CRUSHER AREA, WHEN AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FELL & STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

January 28, 2004 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE FRONT OF THE FUEL TRK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED ICE AND FELL AGAINST THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.

February 5, 2003 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS ADDING OIL TO A TRANSMISSION ON A KOMASTUDOZER. AS HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO DISMOUNT THE DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK WHICH WAS SNOWCOVERED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

April 25, 2002 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER HE WAS GOING TO OPERATE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET TRACK FROM RAIN. AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL AND JERKED HIS BACK.

April 21, 2001 OH · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A AREA TO PUT TOPSOIL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN TOPSOIL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF AREA OF HIS LEG.

April 12, 2000 OH · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

March 25, 2000 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cravat Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING WHEN HE FELL ON HIS KNEES. HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK A ROCK INJURING HIS KNEE.

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