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September 23, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCKFALL WAS FOUND AT THE TIME STATED ABOVE IN THE #1 ENTRY. TIMBERS WERE SET AROUND THE FALL & DANGERED OFF. THE WAS FALL 25'LONG, 20' WIDE AND 4' THICK.

August 22, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE SPIN LEVER ON THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN PUSHING A ROOF BOLT UP.

July 15, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND INBY SPAD #2454 ON THE SOLID RIB SIDE DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE BLEEDER. THE DATE STATED IN ITEM 6 WAS THE DATE THHE FALL WAS FOUND. THE FALL WAS 180'L18'W 6 'T.

May 28, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL, HITTING THE BOTTOM THEN ROLLING BACK CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BOLT MACHINE HEAD.

April 7, 1997 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND BY THIRD SHIFT, THE FALL WAS 30 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 5-6 FOOT THICK. THE FALL WAS ON BREAK INBY SPAD 2396 RIGHT ROOM 3 ENTRY.

July 29, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION: 22 CROSSCUTS OUTBY FACE #6 ENTRY INTAKE. TIME: FOUND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING. DIMENSION: 3' TO 4' THICK, 20' WIDE, 20' LONG. CAUSE: LAMINATED SANDSTONE. ACTION TAKEN: CRIBBED OFF DID NOT HAVE TO CLEAN UP.

July 24, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION #6 ENTRY FACE. FIRST CUT IN RIGHT CROSSCUT. TIME 0700, DIMENSION 18'WX20'L. CAUSE LAMINATED SANDSTONE AND HAD NOT BEEN BOLTED. ACTION TAKEN: CLEANED FALL UP AND BOLTED AREA.

March 7, 1996 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION SPAD 334 RETURN 1 ENTRY TIME BETWEEN 3-5-96 AND 3-7-96 DIMENSION OTO 4' THICK 18' WIDE 80' LONG ACTION TAKEN TIMBERED AND CRIBBED UP DOES NOT HA VE TO BE CLEANED.

October 5, 1995 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider STRIKING OR BUMPING
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Struck against stationary object

ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 10-5-95, HOWEVER EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-9-95, WHEN HE VISITED THE DR.HE RETURNED TO WORK REGULAR SHIFT AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-16-95. AT THAT TIME HE RETURNED TO THE DR AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK FROM THE 16TH OF NOV. WALKING BELT LINE WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD (HARD HAT) AGAINST A ROOF BOLT AND PLATE EXTENDING DOWN FROM ROOF. INJURY TO NECK.

October 1, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Calvary Coal Co. Inc · Accident type, without injuries

LOCATION: CROSSCUT #50 TRACK AND BELT ENTRY. TIME: BETWEEN 11PM SAT AND 10PM SUNDAY. DIMENSON: 3'TO4' THICK 22' WIDE 70'L CAUSE: KETTLE BOTTOMS AND LAMINATED SANDSTONE. ACTION TAKEN: TIMBERED AND CRIBBED DID NOT HAVE TO CLEAN UP.

March 14, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT AND STRUCTURE FROM THE MINES AND WAS WEARING KNEE PADS AND INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE, BUT THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED.

February 20, 1995 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ball Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TAKING DOWN SHELVES AND SOME DEBREE FELL INTO HIS EYE.

January 19, 1995 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING STEEL RAILS WHEN HE FELT NAUSEA IN HIS STOMACH AND AFTER A WHILE THE NAUSEA WENT AWAY. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATER AND FOUND THAT HE HAS A HERNIA. EMPLOYER WENT TO D R. AT THE HAZARD ARMC AND WAS REFERRED TO ANOTHER 2-15-95.

November 25, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ball Branch Mining Inc · Fall onto or against objects

RAINING WET CONDITIONS WET SURFACE. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HYDROSEEDER SOWING GRASS WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND RAIL AND HE SPIN AROUND AND HIT HIS GROIN AREA AGAINST THE RAILING AROUN D TOP OF HYDROSEEDER.

September 15, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ball Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHECKING THE BOLTS ON AN ENGINE FOR TIGHTNESS AND THE TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LOWER LIP CUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN HIS LOWER LIP.

August 6, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LOADED IN THE PIT AREA AND STATED THAT TH ELOADER SLID BECAUSE THE PIT WAS WET AND HIT THE ROCK WITH THE ARMS OF THE LOADER CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD AND S AID THAT A ROCK ABOUT 5' LONG AND 4' THICK FELL OUT OF THE LOADER BUCKE TBOUNCIN GHIM HURTING HIS BACK.

July 11, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ball Branch Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING A PEICE OF PIPE ONE INCH IN DIAMETON WITH A HACK SAW, WHEN HE CUT IT IN TOO THE LONG FLEW UP AND IF IT EE OR FINGER LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND AT LAST JOINT ON NAIL BED CAUSING A LACERATION APPROX. 3/4 INCH LONG.

May 24, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OFF HILL IN GREASE TRUCK WHEN TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR AND BEFORE HE COULD STOP TRUCK, DRIVER CLAIMED THAT THE BOUNCING CAUSED HIM TO HURT BACK.

April 5, 1994 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS USUAL DUTIES AS OILER. HE HAD PARKED HIS FUEL TRUCK A C-60 CHECY TRUCK AND AS A SAFETY MEASURE HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROCK AND PLACE UNDER HIS TIRE WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROCK. HE SAID HE FELT HIS LEFT RIB POP AND FELT PAIN. UPON EXAM. BY A DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD CRACKED HIS RIB ON LEFT SIDE.

March 5, 1994 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK OF A DRILL, HE STRUCK A METAL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF HAMMER AND STRUCK THE EE IN RIGHT LEG CAUSING A SMALL PUNTURE WOUND.

February 28, 1994 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVER STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMING HIS LOAD IN PREPERATION TO PUTTING TARP ON. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TRAILER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX 12' TO GROUND. THE FALL CAUSED INJURIED TO B OTH WRISTS & PUT A CUT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

February 1, 1994 KY · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS GETTING RIDE IN UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK TO PIT AREA WHERE SHOVEL WAS. AS HE WAS MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LADDER AND FELL APPROX. 15 FEET TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET.

November 26, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP UNLOAD NITROGIN TANK FROM TRUCK. AFTER TAKING HOLD OF ONE END, TANK SLIPPED OUT OF TRUCK & PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & BUMPER OF TRUCK, MASHING THE RIN G FINGER.

November 19, 1993 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER, MISSED BOTTOM STIRRUP OF LADDER AND FELL APPROX 8' TO GROUND, STRIKIN GBACK OF HEAD.

November 6, 1993 KY · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK DRILL STEELS WITH A MANUAL DECK WRENCH. THE DECK WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE STEEL AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.

October 25, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AT POWER BOX. HE TURNED TO ROUND CORNER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG, CAUSING PAIN TO THE KNEE AREA.

October 8, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A 120 TON UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK HAND WAS CUAGHT IN METAL BURR AND CUT AT THE KNUCKLES.

October 8, 1993 KY · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN PUMPING FUEL. HE TURNED TO PUT NOZZLE BACK IN FUEL TRUCK, STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

September 24, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sovereign Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPLICING THE 1 BELT LINE. THE BELT BROKE AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.

September 13, 1993 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP SPOIL ON THE NO.9 SEAM LEVEL DUMP, THE DUMP MAY HAVE GAVE WAY OR THE TRUCK OVER TRAVELED THE BERM ON THE BLIND SIDE. EE JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND FELL DOWN THE SPOIL BANK LANDING ON THE NO. 8 SEAM LEVEL.

August 11, 1993 KY · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING RT OF WAY ON MOUNTAIN SIDE SLIPPED & FELL ON CUTTING TOOL CUTTING HIS RT HAND

July 28, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING INT HE WORKIGN SECTION INSIDE MINE. HE REACHED FOR A WELDING ROD AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND ONT EH WELDING ROD CAN.

July 14, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sovereign Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON PERSONNEL CARRIER RUNNING THROU GH CURTAIN. CURTAIN FLAPPED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE.

July 5, 1993 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
H E C Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM DOZER STEP LANDING ON LEFT FOOT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION FOOT AND THREE TOES WERE FRACTURED.

June 29, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
H E C Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS SIDE USING A CUTTING TORCH SPARKS FROM TORCH WENT INTO HIS RT EAR BURNING A HOLE IN THE EARDRUM

June 17, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sovereign Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ROOF BOLTER LEFT HAND WAS ON TOP OF CANOPY, HE PULLED THE LEVER WITH RIGHT HAND, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND CANOPY.

June 2, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING MAN DOOR INSIDE MINE. DOOR FELL SHUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AND CUTTING IT SEVERELY.

May 28, 1993 KY · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING AN OIL TRUCK AND WAS TRAVELING FROM A DRILL BENCH TO PARKING LOT. HE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD, CAUSIGN THE STEERING WHEEL TO LOSE CONTROL. EMPLOYEE'S WRIST WAS ENTANGELE D IN THE WHEEL, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TOS TSTRIKE HIS WRIST.

May 17, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS AT SUPPLY HOLE INSIDE MINE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING.

April 21, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PERSONAL RUBBER TRANSPORTER WAS UP ON CRIB BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL CRIB BLOCKS OUT FROM UNDER TRANSPORTER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

April 5, 1993 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BARRELS IN WASH BOX AREA OF WASHER. THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK. FINISHED SHIFT OF WORK, THEN VISITED HOSPITAL.

March 25, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A RH120 SHOVEL AND REMOVED A PIN FROM THE MACHINE,BENT OVER TO LIFT THE PIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 16, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Sovereign Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT EE RETURNED TO THE DR ON 3-23-93 AND WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAD A BROKE BONE IN HIS HAND WILL BE OFF WORK FOR 2-8 WEEKS.

January 29, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sovereign Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING A BOLT FROM A HEADDRIVE WITH A WRENCH POSITION HIMSELF IN A WRONG POSITION AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

January 20, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD CUT OPEN AN OIL FILTER AND WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY IT OUT OF THE CANISTER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER TO GET CUT ON THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE CANISTO ER.

January 19, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H E C Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION FROM 2 2/2 TON GREASE TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FELL OFF A TRANSMISSION JACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND.

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