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August 12, 1991 OH · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rail River Terminal · Fall from machine

PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHER. SLIPPED FROM LOADER AND GRABBED GUARD AND CONTINUED TO FALL. RING CAUGHT IN GUARD.

June 27, 1991 OH · Coal weighman, scale person EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Rail River Terminal · Contact with hot objects or substances

HEATER HOSE BURST IN CAB OF LOADER AND SEAT. BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, NOT ALLOWING OPERATOR TO EXIT CAB, CAUSING 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS ON CALF OF RIGHT LEG.

August 30, 1989 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rail River Terminal · Contact with hot objects or substances

LOADER OPERATOR SAW WATER COMING FROM RADIATOR CAP.TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE CAP STRIPED CAUSING STEAM TO HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

December 21, 1987 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Rail River Terminal · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS FLOPPING3AGATE ON STOKER PLANT.DID NOT SHUT SCREEN OFF LUMP CAME LOOSE,CUT HIS FINGER OFF.

November 4, 1987 OH · Coal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Rail River Terminal · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SWITCHING3BARGE ROPE GOT TOO TIGHT.HIT HIS HAND BEFORE HE GOT OUT OF WAY.

June 11, 1983 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Spencer Coal Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

STOPPED TO CHECK RADIATOR HOSE ON FRONT END LOADER WHEN CHECKING HOSE IT EXPLOEDE IN FACE THROWING HOT WATER WHICH CAUSED BURNS TO FACE AND RT UPPER CHEST

June 9, 1983 IN · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Spencer Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

STANDING BY DRILL OPENING BIT BOX.JACK WAS LET DOWN ON FOOT.

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