EMPLOYEE WAS IN TIPPLE BIN TRYING TO PRY FROZEN COAL OUT OF BIN USING A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER POSITION AND WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON BAR, THE BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT SPL IT HIS GUMS IN HIS UPPER MOUTH AND CHIPPED 2 TEETH.
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January 2, 1990
TN · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
White Oak Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 23, 1988
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
White Oak Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
WHILE OPERATING HAULBACK TRUCK THE ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL DOWN BREAKING THE FUEL LINE THIS CAUSED POWER FAILURE WHICH CAUSED TRUCK TO RUN INTO SAFETY BERM THE DRIVER SUFFERE BACK DAMAGE- COMPRESSION OF L2
January 1, 1986
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
White Oak Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WELDER WORKING 2N GRIZZLY WHEN LEGS FELL THROUGH ARMS WERE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO PUSH HIMSELF OUT.
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