Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
A LARGE SECTION OF HIGHWALL GAVE WAY AND FELL ONTHE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY THE EMPLOYEE. HE BANGED HIS HEAD AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
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March 5, 2001
WV · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN HIS LOADER WAS GIVING HIM LOWER BACK PAIN. NOTIFIED THIS OFFICE ON 3/14/01 OF HIS PROBLEM. LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 3/5/01.
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WORKING ON A 375 CAT HOE BUCKET. HE WAS CRAWLING UP AND OUT OF THE MACHINERY TO RELOCATE THE HOE BUCKET TO BE WELDED. EE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LEG AND HAS RECENTLY HAD LASER SURGERY TO HIS LUMBAR SPINE.
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF SCRAPER AND INHALED FUMES.
January 18, 2001
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF SHARP RUSTY GRATING SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT FOREARM.
December 15, 2000
WV · Coal
driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator
DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
10 PERCENT AWARD FROM WV OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS BOARD.
November 8, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED & MASHED THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH & A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON
October 24, 2000
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWISTED BACK WHILE LOGOING HYDRUALIC PUMP AND PRESS UNIT.
May 25, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLIMBING DOWN OVER ROCKS TO CHECK WATER PUMP IN PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.
January 24, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buffalo Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
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