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December 22, 1993 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING BULLDOZER WHEN AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON DOZER HE SLIPPED & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE WET & MUDDY WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT

December 17, 1993 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TENDING CONTROLS AND PICKING GOB ON PORTABLE CRUSHING UNIT. A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR AND ONTO HIS FINGER AS HE WAS LOOKING TOWARD COAL FEEDER.

December 8, 1993 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM BULLDOZER. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SHALE WHICH WET & MUDDY. EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN SHALE MOVED FROMUNDER HIS FOOT.

August 31, 1993 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ACESS LADDER TO HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WHILE CARRYING OIL IN A 5 GALLON CAN HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARED PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AS HE LANDED ON THE GROUND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY

August 8, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Muhlenberg Coals Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DOPWN RAMP IN 350 BACK DUMP BRAKES FAILED TRUCK BACKED INTO BACKHOE BUCKET CAUSING BACK TO HAVE MUSCLE SPASMS

June 18, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Canyon Coals Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER DRIVING ON METAL. PIECE OF METAL CUT HIS HIP/THIGH PIECE OF METAL WAS IN OPEN WOUND.

May 2, 1991 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Muhlenberg Coals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING MEN ON AN OIL PUMP ON D-10 DOZER,GOT IN DOZER,WALKED UP STEPS IN DARK,FLOOR BOARD WAS OUT OF DOZER WHEN STEPPED IN,STEPPED IN HOLE IN FLOOR BOARD FOOT WENT THROUGH.

April 10, 1991 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Marks Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

SCRAPER SLID ON LOOSE DIRT TURNED OVER ON SIDE

February 27, 1991 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Muhlenberg Coals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL OVER ENGINE IN 637E CAT SCRAPER,USING A BAR BAR SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND BUMPER.CUTTING RIGHT RING FINGER.

November 16, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Marks Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL CRUSHING MACHINE WHEN HE FELL OFF & LANDED ON THE GROUND

November 9, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Marks Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING CRUSHING PLANT SMASHED HAND UNDER SOME COAL

October 30, 1990 IN · Coal superintendent ELECTRICAL
Marks Coal Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SHUT DOWN A DIESEL ENGINE BY CUTTING A FUEL LINE WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY CUT INTO A POWER CABLE.

October 3, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Marks Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING COAL CRUSHING PLANT & GOT DUST IN HIS EYE

February 21, 1983 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUT OFF TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT

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