Mining Incidents

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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 10, 1987 MO · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING BETWEEN3OFFICE TRAILER EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON DOOR FACING AND FELL IN WALKWAY INJURING RT KNEE AND BRUISING RT HAND AND WRIST

January 22, 1986 MO · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL OPERATING 8TRAW BLOWER IN PIT 001 WHEN SHOOT OF MACHINE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN LEFT KNEE.

July 26, 1984 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKING DOZER #2-285 WHEN A MECHANIC THAT WAS WORKING WITH I.NAME STEPPED ON HIS RIGHT THUMB PULLING NAIL OFF.

September 9, 1983 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Coal & Energy Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOIST CABLE CAME OFF DRUM HITTING OILER. OILER FELL OFF CAT WALK 7" FROM GROUND LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. OILER HAS A BLACK EYE, BROKEN NOSE, AND A BRUISED LEFT SHOULDER.

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