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August 11, 1987 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Colony Bay Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN-ALLEGED3HEARING LOSS.

August 18, 1986 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colony Bay Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A PIN IN TRACK LINE OF TRACK. AS HE STRUCK THE PIN A PIECE BROKE FROM THE PIN HITTING HIS LEG AND CUT IT.

February 4, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Colony Bay Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPL TRAVELING 8OWN HILL LOADED WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED LETTING TRUCK START FEE WHEELING.EFFORTS TO CONTROL TRUCK WITH BRAKES FAILED.I.NAME JUMPED FROM TRUCK INJURING LEFT ANKLE.

August 16, 1985 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Colony Bay Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS AND FELT PAIN IN PALM OF HIS HAND EMPLOYEE HAS HAD HISTORY OF BLOOD AND CIRCULATION DISORDERS PRI OR TO THIS ILLNESS

June 14, 1985 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BUCKET FROM MACHINE WHILE REMOVING PITCH BRACE PINS ONE OF THE PINS FELL CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN PIN & BUCKET

April 29, 1985 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE POWER CABLE AND WHILE DOING SO STRAINED HIS BACK.

December 31, 1984 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Colony Bay Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CUT THE TOP OUT OF A 55 GAL OIL DRUM WITHOUT FIRST TAKING THE PLUGS OUT OF THE DRUM USING A CUTTING TORCH AS SOON AS HE BURNED INTO THE DRUM IT EXPLODED

May 2, 1984 WV · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colony Bay Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING CHANGE OF CROWD CABLE ON SHOVEL CABLE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE LEFT ANKLE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FROM ITS PATH

April 14, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colony Bay Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM MOBILE POWER STATION WHILE TO TIE A WIRE DOWN.

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