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December 28, 1998 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE ADJUSTING OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON EUCLID TRUCK, LOST BALANCE ADN FELL TO GROUND.

August 27, 1998 PA · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING READY TO CUT BOLTS OFF FEED LIP OF REFUSE SCREEN. LOST BALANCE WITH TORCH HOSE IN HAND. THE TORCH THEN CAME UP OVER FRAME WORK AND STRUCK EE IN THE FACE.

August 18, 1998 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE REFUSE FROM GRIZZLY FEEDER.

July 27, 1998 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE APPLYING BRAKE TO RAIL CR BEING PREPARED FOR COAL LOADING, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & RIB CAGE.

April 14, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING DRIVE BELT ON GRIZZLEY FEEDER, LEFT HAND (THUMB & INDEX FINGER), BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY. MACHINE WAS NOT OPERATING. RECOIL ACTION ONLY.

October 22, 1996 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVELS IN WABCO TRUCK AT START OF SHIFT. DIRT ENTERED LEFT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES. CONTINUED TO WORK AND FELT SOME SORENESS AND SLIGHT SWELLING.

September 3, 1996 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING TAIL SECTION OF 18" CONVEYOR WITH ANOTHER EE. DURING LIFTING FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

May 8, 1996 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN EXITING WABCO TRUCK NEAR END OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGTH HIP AND RIGHT BUTTOCK.

December 7, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DOZER WITH AIR GUN. AIR GUN BLEW DIRT FROM WORK AREA UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND SLIVER OF METAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

September 23, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INSTALLING A DE SLIME FEED BOX - USING PRY BAR - WHILE PRYING OLD BOX, FOOT SLIPPED FROM CROSS BEAM AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST STEEL STRUCTURE.

July 19, 1995 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLEANIGN RAIL ROA DCARS, FOR COAL SHIPMENT, AND PATCHING HOLES IN CARS WITH CANS WITH CANS OF SPRAY FROM INSTULATION. SLIPPED FROM LEDGE ON INSIDE OF CAR AND FELL.

June 13, 1995 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING UP AFTER AFTER WELDING PIECE OF SLAG LODGED IN LEFT EYE WENT TO DOCTOR WHO REMOVED SLAG & EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK

March 20, 1995 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

DUR PLANT DOWN TIME, EE WAS ASSISTING PLANT FOREMAN IN REMOVING A PUMP BEARING. USING PUNCH AND HAMMER, A PIECE OF PUNCH HEAD STRUCK LEFT FOREARM AND BECAME EMBEDDED UNDER SKIN.

December 20, 1994 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING A FIRE HOSE UP TO DRAIN WATER OUT. A METAL CLAMP USED TO SPLICE THE HOSE TOGETHER SWUNG BACK AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT EYE.

December 6, 1994 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

SPOT WELDING REPAIRS IN PLANT SPARK AND SLAG GOT UNDER WELDING HELEMT AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

October 11, 1994 PA · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

ASSISTING MECHANIC ON INSTALLING AN AXLE SEAL ON DOZER. RIGHT AND SLIPPED AND BECAME LACERATED ON METAL EDGE OF SEAL.

February 17, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING FROM MECHANIC TRAILER TO WORK AREA SLIPPED ON ICE FELL & INJURED LEFT ELBOW

November 19, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WORKING ON FUEL PUMP OF D-8 CAT TRUCK HOOD. STANDING ON WET DOZER TRACK (DUE TO RAIN TODAY) TO BE ABLE TO REACH FUEL PUMP. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPEPD AND HE FELL,S TRIKING HIS HEAD ON INSIDE OF DOZER TRACK.

November 19, 1993 PA · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ASSISTING MAINTENANCE WELDER. HOLDING STEEL PLATE IN PLACE FOR WELDING.

November 1, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

LOADING RAIL CAR WITH COAL-WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY HAND BROKE OF RAIL CAR FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF RAIL AND RIGHT KNEE HIT CAR COMPLET.

July 23, 1993 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ASSISTING OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH CLEANING SLOG FROM HANGERS FOR PLANT SCREENS-USING SLAG HAMMER.

March 3, 1993 PA · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ASSISTING WELDER IN CUTTING OF STEEL PLATES & ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING BURNING GOGGLES, FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES STILL OCCURED.

January 27, 1993 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

IN PROCESS OF CLEANING WELDING TORCH TIP, RECEIVED BURN TO PALM OF LEFT HAND.

November 4, 1992 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MANUALLY MOVING A 10" PIPE.WHILE LIFTING PIPE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.SWELLING OCCURRED AT BASE OF RIGHT HAND,THUMB,AND WRIST.

August 11, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

63549NG BLADE ON DOZER.

August 4, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

39639NG CUTTING EDGE TO INSTALL ON DOZER, FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

August 1, 1992 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor OTHER
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

23154ING AT ENTRANCE TO PREPARATION PLANT WHEN A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE LID.

July 25, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLACING STANDS FOR CONVEYOR BELTLINE-FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND NECK-TOLD FOREMAN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK AND COMPLETED SHIFT 2 3:00 PM ALSO WORKED 8 HRS EACH DAY 07-27-92 AND 07-28-92 BEFORE S EEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

May 14, 1992 PA · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING STEP STOOL TO CHECK VIBRATING SCREEN FOOT SLIPPED EMP FELL BACK AGAINST SCREEN DECK

November 25, 1991 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING TORCH TO BURN VIBRATOR WITH COMEALONG, R AHND PINCHED BETWEEN VIBRATOR R HAND MIDDLE FINGER LACER IT BONE CRUSHED AMPUTATION A MIDDLE JOINT OF FINGER

October 25, 1991 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CHEKCING OIL IN LOADER STUNG ON BACK OF NECK BY INSECT

October 9, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall down stairs

WALKING DOWN PLANT STEPS SLIPPED AND FELL ON STEPS.INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER,UPPER AND LOWER BACK, BOTH HIPS.

September 18, 1991 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CHANIGN TIRES ON TRUCK LIFTED TIRE TWISTED NECK L SHOULDER AND L ARM

August 15, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING UP TOOLS, SLIVER OF METAL IMBEDDED IN L EYE

July 23, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

ENTERING VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES GUST OF EWIND BLEW DUST IN EYE

June 24, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

ASSITING MAINT WELDER EMP, REC FLASHBURNS FROM WEDLERS ARC

May 3, 1991 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING A SPLICE IN NUMBER 3 REFUSE BELT EE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND DURING THE COURSE OF A CUT THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INTO EE S LEFT HAND JUST BELOW THE THUMB. EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES TO LEFT HAND.

April 6, 1991 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ACCESS TO INTERIOR OF GRIZZLEY TO EFFECT REPAIRS. AS HE WAS CLIMBING IN, HE SLIPPED ON THE DEW DAMP METAL AND FELL APPROX. FEET LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP. BRUISE AND BLOOD CLOT RESULTED ON LEFT HIP.

October 10, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WAS CLIMBING RAILCAR LADDER TO LOOSEN BRAKE UNDER COLD & FROST CONDITIONS. HE SLIPPED FROM LADDER & FELL APPROX 4' STRIKING SMALL OF BACK ON RAILCAR DRAWHEAD. HE WORKED UNTIL 12:30 PM & W ENT HOME. HE REPORTED BACK TO WORK AT 3:00 PM WHEN HE REPORTED BACK SORENESS & NUMBNESS. HE REPORTED TO DR AT 4:30 PM.

September 19, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOADER CATWALK CLEANING WINDSHIELD. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO CAB. HE SLIPPED ON WET DECK AND FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON LOADER CATWALK. HE THEN RETURNED TO OPERAT OR CAB AND CONTINUED WORK UNTIL END OF SHIFT. HE REPORTED TO DOCTOR AT 0600 DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN. DIAGNOSED FRACTURE OF LEFT TIBIA.

September 11, 1989 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Diamond Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO MAIN AREA FOR WORK AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO REPORT TO RAILHEAD LOADING AREA. HE DROVE TO RAILHEAD AND BEGAN WALKING DOWN TRACK TO WORK AREA. UNDER DRY CONDITIONS, HE STEPPED ON A RAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SUPERVISOR ARRIVED AT SCENE 15 MINUTES LATER AND TRANSPORTED EMPLOYEE TO ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER. DIAGNOSED AS SPRAINED ANKLE.

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