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October 22, 1987 PA · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Associates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON PADDL9 OF ROCK DUSTER TO GET NAIL THAT WEDGED IN UNIT WITH ROOF BOLT & FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

October 20, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TRAMMI3G MBC FROM #2 ENTRY AND WHILE DOING SO MACHINE PIVOTED AND CANOPY STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HEAD

October 12, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE TRAMMI3G MBC FROM FACE OF #2 ENTRY WHILE TRAMMING MACHINE RAN CRAWLER TRACK OVER TOES OF RIGHT FOOT THIS CAUSED SEVERE CRUSHING OF TOES RESULTING IN AMPUTATION IN HOSPITAL

September 11, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HANGIN1 LINE BRATTICE AND TANGLED HIS FOOT IN THE BRATTICE AND CABLE WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE HE TWISTED KNEE

August 27, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HELPIN1 DRIVE BEARING OFF OF ROLLERS AND WHILE POUNDING ON BEARING ROLLER CAME LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN FOOT

August 17, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 ON MBC AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO LEFT EYE WHILE WELDING THEN ON 8-17-87 EMPLOYEE DROPPED TOOL AND DIRT SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFORT

August 11, 1987 PA · Coal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Darmac Associates Corp · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE CRAWLI3G DURING WORK PERFORMANCE FROM ONE ENTRY TO ANOTHER AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE IT BEGAN TO SWELL AND PAIN WENT DOWN LEG

May 26, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING BOLT8 ON FEEDER AND WRENCH SLIPPED,CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HAND AGAINST FRAME WORK.

May 16, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 AS MINER HELPER AND WHILE CRAWLING ALONG ENTRY FELT PAIN IN KNEE WHICH GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING SHIFT.

May 11, 1987 PA · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PREPAR3NG TO MOVE MINER CABLE AND WHILE HOOKING CABLE ON TRACTOR GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND JEEP.

May 6, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Darmac Associates Corp · Rubbed or abraded

EMPLOYEE CRAWLI3G DURING SHIFT AND FELT PAIN IN KNEE PAIN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WITH SOME SWELLING.

April 27, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Associates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANGING GATHER3NG HEAD MOTOR ON C MINER AND FELT SOMETHING IN ABCK. GAVE NO PROBLEM AT TIME BUT PAIN STARTED AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.

March 28, 1987 PA · Coal INUNDATION
Darmac Associates Corp · Accident type, without injuries

OPERATOR WAS MI3ING BOX CUT OF #5 ENTRY AND HAD MINED APPROX.15 FEET WHEN WATER WAS ENCOUNTERED.ALL MEN IMMEDIATELY LEFT AREA.POWER TO MINE WAS THROWN.SUPT.,SAFETY DIRECTOR,MASTER MECHANIC AND ENGINEER CALLE8 AND INVESTIGATED OCCURANCE AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICIALS ONCE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED.

March 12, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE BUILDI3G STOPPING & WHILE BREAKING CEMENT BLOCK, A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL SPALLED FROM HIS HAMMER, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE THUMB.

December 16, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman OTHER
Darmac Associates Corp · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WENT TO CROS8 OVER MINER CABLE & WHILE DOING SO PULLED RIGTH KNEE.

November 20, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Darmac Associates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE BOLTIN1 FACE OF ENTRY & WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT GLOVE CAUGHT IN DRILL STEEL DISLOCATING LITTLE FINGER

October 15, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOONTIME VICE O3 REAR END GATGE OF SERVICE TRUCK I WAS DRILLING A 1/2IN HOLE IN THE METAL OF THE END GATE WHEN THE DRILL BIT STOCK IN METAL SPINING DRILL OUT OF MY HANDS & BURNED & TURNED AROU ND & STRUCK MY 5EFT HAND ON KNICKLE

September 25, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by falling object

EE BOLTING X-CU7 4-5 WHIEL GETTING POSITIONED FOR NEXT BOLT. AREA STARTED PEELING SO HE WAS BARRING LOOSE MATERIAL & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM IN-BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRUCK HIM ON HIS ANKLE.

July 31, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Darmac Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HELPING TO D9ILL SHOT HOLES & WHILE HOISTING STEEL FROM RACK TO PLACE ON CHUCK DRILL STEEL SWUNG & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN STEEL & FRAME OF MAST.

July 15, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SICK A7 HIS STOMACH PARKED MACHINE AND WALKED OUT ONTO DECK THEN ONTO BATTERY DECK HE TRIED TO THROW UP AND PASSED OUT FALLING TO GROUND APPROX 5 FT

May 5, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Associates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE TIGHTE3ING DRIVE CHAIN ON LEE NORSE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

May 2, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Darmac Associates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ROOF B2LTING AND WHILE POSITIONING MACHINE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

April 4, 1986 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GREASI3G 637 GOOSENECK AND BENT DOWN TO GREASE FITTING AND WHEN HE STOOD UP AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP

April 2, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE GETTIN1 OUT OF D-9 DOZER AND STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST DOOR AND IT SWELLED

March 29, 1986 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPL BUILDING U3DERCAST AND SOLID BLOCK FELL STRIKING RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

January 23, 1986 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall from ladders

EMP CLIMBING LA8DER AT STACKER ON 500 JOB AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TIWST BACK WHEN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF

January 13, 1986 PA · Coal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Darmac Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE PLACIN1 FLAGS OUT FOR DRILLING HOLES FOR EXPLORATION AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON ICE HITTING RT WRIST AGAINST DOOR OF TRUCK

September 19, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WTOPPED IN FRONT OF POWER CENTER, FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE PANIC BAR, AND AS HE PROCEEDED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE LONG AIRDOX THREE WHEELER, IT COASTED FORWARD STRIKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

August 23, 1985 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE THE HEAD OF THE MINER AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW WITH A GLANCING BLOW ON ONE OF THE BIT.

July 19, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Darmac Associates Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CRAWLING THRU AN INTERSECTION WHEN HE STRUCK A DAMAGED ROOF BOLT BEARING PLATE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY HIT BY THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE C/M. THIS BEARING PLATE HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL PRO TRUDING & LACERATED THE EES SHOULDER.

March 28, 1985 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE RADIATOR OF A D-9 DOZER, #90V7355. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAN OUT CAKED DIRT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT 5TH FINGER ON A BOLT STUD CAUSING A LAC ERATION ON THE POSTERIOR DISTAL SURFACE.

December 12, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AWAY FROM AUGER MACHINE WHEN PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 1X6X4 FELL 10FT STRIKING EMP WITH GLANCING BLOW TO LOWER LEFT BACK EMP WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINE BY DR MI-LLER AND RELEASED

May 3, 1984 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darmac Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTOCAB OF 920 LOADER, WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND ITS JAM MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT THROUGH THE NAIL TO THE BONE-NO FRACTURE-REQUIRED NO STITCHES BUT DRESSING.

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