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November 12, 1987 KY · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Energy Mining Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS3ON THE DRILL TO PUT OIL IN THE TANK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE LEFT SIDE BENDING HIS LEFT WRIST BACK. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD IT X-RAYED.NO BONES WERE BROKEN .IT WAS SPRAINE8 AND BRUISED.

February 2, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS TAK3NG A RADIATOR OFF THE OAD GRADER WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK BELOW HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

November 18, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME AND TWO 3OTHER MEN WERE LIFTING STEEL BEAMS IN TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 18, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD PARKED T2E UKE HE WAS DRIVING AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND STEFF LEGGED HE LATGER HAD TO GO TO THE DR BECAUSE OF THE PAIN DR PULLED SOME BLOOD FROM HIS KNEE AND SENT HIM TO3DR LOVE IN MADISONVILLE DR LOVE X RAYED IT SAID IT WAS NOT ROKEN AND GAVE HIM TYLENOL 3 FOR PAIN

May 29, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME BENT TO 1ICK UP A ROCK TO LAY ON TOP OF PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE PULLED VERTEBRA IN HIS LOWER BACK AND STRAINED A MUSCLE

May 20, 1986 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Energy Mining Company · Fall from machine

I,NAME SLIPPED 2N METAL SURFACE WHERE DIESEL FUEL WAS SPILT AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF WATER PUMP.

April 29, 1986 KY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS LIFT3NG CHAIN ON DRILL HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL THE CHAIN UP TO PUT ON SPROCKET & PULLED A LIGAMENT ALONG THE COLLAR BONE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER

February 25, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Black Energy Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS BRUS2ING DIRT AWAY FROM STEEL. STEEL CAUGHT FINGER AND MASHED THE END,3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND. HE WAS GIVEN 6 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER

February 24, 1986 KY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Energy Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CARR2ING A ROCK TO PROP UP THE BUCKET ON THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS GIVEN SOME PAIN MEDICATION

January 10, 1986 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Energy Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE I.NAME WA8 WORKING ON END LOADER, LOADING COAL THE JERKING OF THE LOADER CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK

January 2, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Energy Mining Company · Fall from machine

I,NAME STEPPED 2FF THE BACK OF THE POWDER TRUCK & FELL ON HIS LEFT HIP. IT CAUSED HIM PAIN SO HE HAD TO MISS THE NEXT DAY OF WORK AND GO TO DR. TO HAVE IT X-RAYED.

July 10, 1985 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Energy Mining Company · Fall from machine

ACCORDING TO OU9 MINE FOREMAN,I.NAME DID FALL BETWEEN SHOE AND DRAGLINE IN JULY 85.I DIDNT KNOW OF THIS UNTIL I REC'D DR BILL IN JAN 86 FROM I.NAME PHYSICIAN.

July 18, 1983 KY · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Energy Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS DELIVERING SUPPLIES TO THE MINE WHEN HE STOPPED TO PUSH THE MOTOR HE WAS TO DELIVER BACK IN THE TRUCK, ON THE PENNYRILE PARKWAY BETWEEN HENDERSON AND MADISONVILLE.

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