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August 20, 1994 WY · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS BENT OVER SHOERING AND FELT HIS BACK START HURTING.

August 20, 1994 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAN WAS SETTING TIMBER HE TWISTED AND P-ULLED HIS BACK.

August 17, 1994 WY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lion Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded

MAN WAS WEARING KNEE PADS--THE BURSAE IN HIS LEFT KNEE ARE INFLAMED--THE MEN HAVE TO WORK ON THEIR KNEES.

July 20, 1994 WY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CARRYING 2 BAGS OF ROCK DUST-ONE ON HISB BACK & ONE IN HIS ARMS WHILE WALKING RAN INTO ROOF BOLT. THIS ACCIDNET WAS JUST REPORTED TO US TODAY. MAN DROVE TO PRICE UT. 7-21-94 AND CALL ED AND SAID AS BACK WAS SORE THEN HE CAME BACK TO R.S. AND SAID HE WENT DR ON 7-23-94.

May 23, 1994 WY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lion Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINER SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE PLACING ROOF BOLT INTO POSITION.

April 14, 1994 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RIDING IN KABOTA MANTRIP THE MANTRIP HIT A BUMP MAN BOUNCED UP INTO ROOF

March 9, 1994 WY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT UNDERGROUND INMANTRIP--GOT TO SECTION--GOT OUT OF MANTRIP & COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN HIS BACK--MAN JUST DECIDED 3-11-94 TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

March 3, 1994 WY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TAMPING FACE IT FELT LIKE HIS SHOULDER TWISTED THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED NOW BECAUSE AT TIME OF INJURY MAN DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION HE HAS NOW FINALLY SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION

February 28, 1994 WY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING IN ENTRY SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED KNEE.

February 27, 1994 WY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SHOVELING MAN WENT TO THROW A SHOVEL OF MATERIAL ON BELT & SHOVEL CAUGHT BELT STRIKING SHOVEL HANDLE UP & CATCHING FINGER IN BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE & ROOF

February 22, 1994 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE SETTING BOLTER TO BEGIN BOLTING TRAM LEVER STUCK MAN TRIED TO REACH UP AND PUT LEVER IN NEUTRAL HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME HE TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT PANIC BAR CAUGHT HIS LEG HE CAUGHT THE PANIC BAR GOING UP NOT IN SO MAN REACHED AROUND TO THE FRONT OF BOLTER AND HIT THE PANIC BAR THE SIDE PANIC BAR WAS TESTED AFTER AND WORKED FINE.

February 20, 1994 WY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE SHOVELING AT FEEDER, PULLED MUSCLES IN CHEST.

February 7, 1994 WY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LOADING COAL A LARGE CHUNK OF COAL GOT CAUGHT IN THROAT OF LOADER. THE CHUNK OF COAL BROKE LOOSE & SOME GOT IN MAN'S EYE. MAN TOLD HIS FOREMAN THAT HE GOT COAL IN HIS EYE BUT SAID NOTH ING ABOUT NEEDING HELP. MAN FINALLY CAME INTO DAY TO LET US KNOW HE HAD SAUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2/28/94.

January 27, 1994 WY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS CLEANING OFF ROLLER ON THE BELT WITH A PIN. THE ROLLER CAUGHT PIN AND GRABBED HIS FINGER WITH IT.

January 27, 1994 WY · Coal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE TRAMMING MAN WAS PUSHING CABLE OUT OF WAY, BROUGHT HIS HAND BACK INTO CAB AND CAUGHT EDGE OF LOADER SEAT & CUT FINGER.

January 19, 1994 WY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR MAN HIT RIB KNOCKED COAL OFF RIB & HIT MANS HAND WHICH WAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR CAB

January 3, 1994 WY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING ON A COME-A-LONG PULLED HIS BACK.

December 1, 1993 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE MAN WAS OPERATING MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS, WHEN MAN TRIED TO USE BRAKES THE BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKES HAD BEEN OPERATING MAN DID NOT PERFOR M SAFETY CHECK BEFORE OPERATING. THE MANTRIP HIT A RIB THEN STOPPED.

November 12, 1993 WY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUTTING BOLT IN ROOF BOLT TURNED AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER.

November 8, 1993 WY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FACE MAN BACK STARTED HURTING.

November 3, 1993 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN'S LEG BECAME TANGLED IN A CABLE AS CABLE WAS PULLED TIGHT, PULLED MAN'S LEG--HIS LEGS WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

September 14, 1993 WY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE UNLOADING CABLE FROM CABLE HOOK FROM LOADING MACHINE MAN PULLED HIS BACK.

August 18, 1993 WY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN LIFTED A CASE OF POWDER NAD SWUNG HIS BODY AROUND TO PUT CASE IN POWER MAN TRIP INSTEAD OF MOVING TO MANTRIP AND SETTING CASE IN.

June 25, 1993 WY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAN WAS WATCHING FOR CUTTER BAR DURING CROSSCUT BREAKTHROUGH, A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OUT OF FACE HITTING MAN IN NOSE.

May 24, 1993 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MAN WAS PICKING ROCK OFF #1 BELT WHEN HE PICKED UP ROCK 7 WHEN HE TWISTD HE HURT HIS BACK.

March 18, 1993 WY · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE MAN WAS HELPING INSTALL COUPLING ON MOTOR-THE SUPPORT FOR THE MOTOR SLIPPED-THE MOTOR FELL ON MAN'S HAND-BROKE LEFT THUMBS.

November 11, 1992 WY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS WELDING ON A CUTTER BAR IN THE SHOP HE S5UMBLED & STUCK WELDING ROD INTO THE LEFT THIGH RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE TYPE OF WOUND

June 22, 1992 WY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lion Coal Company · Fall from machine

MAN WAS GETING OUT OF ROOF BOLTER CAB HE HAD PAINT CAN IN HIS HAND MAN SLIPPED AND FELL.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.IMPACT OF FALL CAUSED INJURY.

May 11, 1992 WY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

AFTER SHOOTING DOWN AREA FOR OVERCAST, INJURED WAS CLEANING UP WITH SCOOP, WHERE CLEANING MAN NOTICE DSOME PIECES OF LOOSE ROOF THAT HA DNOT FALLEN FROM THE SHOT, MAN STOPPED SCOOP GOT OUT OF SCOOP BENT OVER TO LOOK FOR SCALING BAR, HE HEARD A POP AND THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED LOOSE ROOF CAME DOWN HITTING MAN.

April 24, 1992 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WENT AROUND THE CORNER HIT A ROOF BOLT CANOPY COLLAPSED HITTING THE MANS RT SHOULDER CAUSING STRAINED LIGAMENTS IN MANS RT SHOULDER

March 15, 1992 WY · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS WELDING ON CAGE OF LOADER. MAN RAISED UP WELDING HOOD AND IT WAS CUAGHT ON THE TOP OF THE CAGE. CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE MAN'S NECK.

March 4, 1992 WY · Coal electrician helper MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A HOLE IN THE SOUTH 480 PANEL IN THE SHOP, THE PILOT BIT HUNG UP AND BROKE CAUSING THE SAW TO JUMP A CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

February 29, 1992 WY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator ELECTRICAL
Lion Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CUTTER NO.2, WHEN THE PANIC BAR STUCK IN "OFF" POSITION. WHILE MAN WAS TRYING TO PULL SWITCH, THE ENCLOSURE CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNTING AND FELL INTO THE CAB OF THE CUTT R. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ARMANDO SAID THERE WAS A FLASH AND THEN FLAMES WERE SHOOTING UP AND HE WAS BURNED. IT WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT EE WAS BURNED BYA DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL ARC. HOWEVER

February 25, 1992 WY · Coal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE MAN WAS DRILLING RIB HOLE AUGER STALLED. HE LIFTED UP ON AUGER TO KEEP DRILLING AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK. THE MAN PULLED MUSLCES IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.

February 22, 1992 WY · Coal cutting machine helper, undercutter operator helper MACHINERY
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS DRILLING RIGHT SIDE HOLE IN BELT-AUGER STALLED, THE DRILL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND SPUN AROUND. THE HANDLE OF THE DRILL HIT MAN ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK CUTTING HIM.

February 21, 1992 WY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

APPARENTLY MAN HAD CUTS ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND HIS KNEE BECAME INFECTED DUE TO THE FACT THE SEAM IS 46" IN HEIGHT.

February 6, 1992 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS PUTTING CABLE ON LOADER AND HIT KNEE ON THE SIDE OF LOADING MACHINE.

January 21, 1992 WY · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE MAN PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. MAN DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 1-23-92.

January 14, 1992 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lion Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GETTING INTO SHUTTLE CAR,SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON RIGHT HAND. CUT PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

November 11, 1991 WY · Coal loading machine/gather arm loader helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lion Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HANGING BRATTICE,TOOK OFF HAT RAISED HEAD AND HIT ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING LACERATION TO SCALP REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

November 4, 1991 WY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Lion Coal Company · Struck by falling object

PCOF ROCK FELL BOUNCED AND LANDED ON HIS HAND

October 29, 1991 WY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Lion Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

MAN WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY HIT BACK ON ROOF KNOCKED OFF HARD HAT MAN TOOK COUPLE MORE STEPS & HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT PLATE.

October 11, 1991 WY · Coal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS TIMBERING AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT HIS LEFT HAND INSTEAD OF THE CAP PIECE.

October 5, 1991 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lion Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT TGHE MAN IN THE HEAD RESULTING IN A HEMOTOMA TO THE HEAD.

September 7, 1991 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Lion Coal Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

BELT UNDER THE ROTARY BREAKER JAMMED THE MAN WAS PICKING COAL TO FREE BELT RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER CAUSING A POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGER

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