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May 23, 2000 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey ELECTRICAL
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with electrical current

BLASTER SHOT, USING ELECTRIC CAP & DUPLEX COPPERWIRE UNDER POWER LINES; ROCK WENT UP TAKING WIREINTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES, RESULTING IN HIM BEING SHOCKED. TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL; HE WAS CONSCIOUS & ALERT--WAS TREATED FOR BURNS TO BOTHFEET AND LEFT HAND; WAS ADMITTED THAT NIGHT TO HOSPITAL, BEING TREATED FOR BURNS & MONITORED FOR OTHER PROBLEMS (HEART ETC.)--WEREN'T ANY.

March 22, 2000 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHEN STEPPING OFF WATER TRUCK STEPPED ON HOSE ON GROUND TWISTING ANKLE CAUSING FALL.

February 16, 2000 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN GREASE OFF SHIRT WITH OTHER AFTER WHICH HE WAS ASSISTING WELDER WHEN CLOTHING IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO ABDOMEN, LEFT LEG AND ARM REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION.

February 7, 2000 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky United Coal Llc · Fall from machine

DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN SLIPPED MISSING LAST STEP FALLING TO GROUND LAND ON RIGHT WRIST & ARM CAUSING SPRAIN TO WRIST.

April 4, 1994 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
United Minerals Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

HAD BEEN HAVING BACK PAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS

October 16, 1993 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKER WAS SERVICING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE & FELL INJURING HIS BACK

September 7, 1993 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING SCRAPER ON HAUL ROAD, JARRED BACK.

August 13, 1993 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REPAIRING LOW COAL BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.

July 1, 1993 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLING BUSHING INTO DOZER PUSH ARM, BUSHING BROKE OFF CAUSING INJURY.

June 20, 1993 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN A D11 BULLDOZER, WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HE PULLED HIS STOMACH/ABDOMEN MUSCLES. WILL HAVE HERNIA SURGERY ON 6-22-93.

March 15, 1993 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockport River Terminal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE STANDING ON SIDE OF CRUSHER AND TIGHTENING UP BELTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HAND RAIL.

February 25, 1993 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING OUT HOPPER PIECE OF FROZE COAL FELL AND HIT ARM.

February 16, 1993 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE TAKING OUT GRILL ON 9H DOZER IT SLIPPED & FELL ON LEFT FOOT

November 6, 1992 IN · Coal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Marigold Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE RUNNING THE LOADER HAD A JAR TO NECK AND SHOULD AFTER HITTING HOLE IN PIT AREA.

November 12, 1991 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING BRACE ARM ON D7 PULLED LOWER BACK.

November 1, 1991 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall from machine

WHEN STEPPING OUT OF CAB ONTO WET TRACK. HE SLIPPED ON GROUSERS AND SPRAINED KNEE.

August 2, 1991 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING INJECTOR JACK IN SCRAPPER PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO EYE. Y

December 31, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
United Minerals Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHILE WORKING IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL HOUSE SWITCHING WIRES ON A PANEL THAT WAS SHUT OFF BUT ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT WIRE CAUSING FLASH BURNS.

September 6, 1990 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marigold Mining Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE GETTING OFF OF SCRAPER FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON CHAIN, TWISTED AND BROKE WHEN HIT GROUND.

July 6, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United Minerals Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING ON BREAKER SLIPPED.

April 6, 1990 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN SCRAPPER JARRED BACK.

March 6, 1990 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marigold Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN SCRAPER HIT BIG HOLE.

October 17, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

HOOKING A DRAINAGE PIPE TO LOADER BUCKET WITH LIFTING CHAIN SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO FOOT.

April 12, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United Minerals Inc · Struck by falling object

REMVING TURBO CARRIAGE MOTOR FROM CAT DOZER AND PIECE OF LOOSE METAL FELL INTOEYE

December 15, 1987 IN · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator OTHER
United Minerals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STRONG WIND BLO4ING OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO HOLD DOOR WHEN MACHINE DOOR BLEW CLOSED ON HIS HAND.

July 3, 1987 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
United Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS R3DING ON SIDE OF A FRONT END LOADER WHILE MAKING A TURN THE CAB DOOR SAFETY LATCH WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE DOOR FROM CLOSING UNEXPECTEDLY

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