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May 8, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL LYING ON H3S SIDE CHANGING HYDRAULIC JACK ON CM PARKED 15'OUTBY #70 X-CUT.A ROCK 4'LONG X 3'WIDE X 8''THICK FELL WITHOUT WARNING AND STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE.ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB A BOLTED TOP. 3

May 5, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

A LARGE ROCK FE5L ONTO THE LOADER BUCKET. CAUSING THE LOADER TO JAR INJURING EMPLOYEES NECK

May 4, 1987 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RE0UELING A BULLDOZER. WHILE FUELING DOZER THE FUEL HOSE TWISTED AROUND CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER IN THE FUEL NOZZLE.

April 27, 1987 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN6EUMOCONIOSIS. (AWARD LETTER DATED AUGUST 27, 1987).

April 13, 1987 WV · Coal drill helper DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS, AWARD LETTER DATED 4-13-87

April 10, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING PARTS TRUCK TRAVELING ON MINE ACCESS ROAD. WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD, EMPLOYEE CROSSED INTO THE PATH OF A TIRE TRUCK RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION.

April 10, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING HOIST METAL INTO CRUSHER LEVEL OF PLANT. WHILE HOISTING METAL, THE WIRE ROPE BROKE FROM THE MANUAL WINCH STRIKING EMPLOYEE S HAND.

April 10, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS GETTING3OFF COAL TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. SOME SWELLING AND PAIN.

April 7, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING AN ENGINE IN A BULLDOZER. WHILE INSTALLING ENGINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING GROUND.

April 4, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Amherst Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS AW5RD LETTER DATED 10 23 87

April 1, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWNGRADE ON AN ACROSS ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRUCK LOST AIR PRESSURE AND LOST ALL BRAKING CONTROL. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND JUMPED FROM3TRUCK ALLOWING TRUCK TO TRAVEL OVER APPROX. 150 FOOT ENBANKMENT.

March 28, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING O3 DUMP LEVER, EMP STRAINED HIS LEFT HSOULDER

March 24, 1987 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING ROOF-BOLT ON FRAME OF PINNER WHEN BOLT SLIPPED-HURTING LOWER BACK & NECK

March 18, 1987 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT P5IN IN HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING MUD FROM ALONG A BELTLINE.

March 13, 1987 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 A BIT FROM A DRILL WITH A SCREWDRIVER WHEN A PIECE OF THE SCREWDRIVER BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

March 11, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS.

March 11, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS.

March 10, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

UNINTENTIONAL F5LL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION 40TH X-CUT #2 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS.FALL DIDNT AFFECT VENTILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN.NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIP DAMAGED.

February 20, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE HAULING C2AL-FINES UP ASCENDING GRADE IN COAL TRUCK,EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 1ST GEAR.THE TRUCK (OUT OF GEAR) WENT BACKWARDS INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

February 17, 1987 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD LETTER DATED 4-25-88.

January 29, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RE0UELING A PROTABLE HEATER. WHILE REFUELING HEATER, THE FUEL IGNITED CAUSING BURNS TO FACIAL AREA.

January 27, 1987 WV · Coal drill operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS-56.84%.

January 17, 1987 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STRAIN9D HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A 7X9 HEADER U

January 15, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP LOST HIS FO2TING & FELL FROM AN END-LOADER LADDER WHILE DISMOUNTING

January 14, 1987 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amherst Coal Company · Fall from machine

WORKING ON A RO7K TRUCK - LADDER BROKE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND

January 14, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRUCK3HIS THUMB WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A TIE ROD ON A ROCK TRUCK

January 8, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING A ROCK TRUCK.WHILE DISMOUNTING THE LADDER,EMPLOYEE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEPS AND FELL APPROX.3FT STRIKING GROUND.

January 6, 1987 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIN MACHINE CAB5E JERKED OUT OF CABLE HANGER AND STRUCK EMPL ACROSS FOREHEAD.

January 6, 1987 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONA5 FALL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN NO. 6 HEADING NO.'S 1 & 2 CROSS CUT ON 2 SOUTH OFF WEST MAINS.ROOF FALL MEASURED 6-12' THICK, 20' WIDE AND 150' LONG.FALL TEMPORARILY AFFECTED VENTILATION; NO3INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

December 31, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN ININTENTIONA5 FALL OF BOLTED ROOF OCCURRED IN AN INTERSECTION, 48 CROSSCUT, # 1 AND 2 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS. ROOF FALL MESURED 12 FEET THICK, 70 FEET LONG, AND 20 FEET WIDE. FALL DI D NOT AFFECT VE3TILATION OR PASSAGE OF MEN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

December 16, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

AN UNINTENTIONA5 ROOF FALL OF BOLTED ROOF WAS DISCOVERED AT AN INTERSECTION 36 X-CUT #5 ENTRY ON WEST MAIN HEADINGS. ROOF FALL MEASURED 7' THICK 50' LONG 20' WIDE. FALL DID NOT AFFECT VENTIL ATION OR PASSA1E OF MEN. NO INJURIES OCCURRED OR NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.

December 3, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS AWARD LETTER

November 21, 1986 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5RTING A GASOLINE ENGINE FOR A FUEL PUMP. WHILE PULLING ON THE STARTER ROPE EMPLOYEE LOST BALNCE WHEN THE ROPE BROKE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE INJURY.

November 21, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PREPARI3G TO DISMOUNT SHOVEL WHEN LADDER CAME DOWN ALL AT ONCE AND STRUCK HIS RT HAND

November 20, 1986 WV · Coal scalper-screen operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Amherst Coal Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OCCUPATIONAL PN9UMOCONIOSIS (AWARD LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 19, 1986)

November 17, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON A PAN CONVEYOR LINE WHILE TWISTING AROUND TO POSITION HIMSELF HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN

November 17, 1986 WV · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Amherst Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEARING LOSS DI8ABILITY (THIS BEING SUBMITTED DUE TO LETTER FROM J.M. KRESE, DATED 10-24-86)

October 28, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WORKING ON3FUEL PUMP IN BED OF MAINTENANCE TRUCK.WHILE DOING SO EMPL FELL BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT THUMB AGAINST TOOL BOX.

October 22, 1986 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amherst Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEEL RAIL TURN9D ON RAIL CAR AND BUMPED EMPL RIGHT KNEE.

October 22, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER TO ALIGN A MECHANICAL PART INTO PLACE WHILE USING HAMMER EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS WRIST

October 7, 1986 KY · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASSISTI3G EXPLOSIVES CREW UNLOADING BLASTING AGENTS FROM REAR OF TRUCK, WHEN EMPLOYEE LOWERED TAILGATE, A BAG OF EXPLOSIVES STRUCK THE RELEASE LEVER STRIKING THUMB

September 22, 1986 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Falcon Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AROUND HIS ROCK TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK WHICH FELL FROM THE TRUCK HEADBOARD.

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