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July 24, 1984 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP STATED HE STEPPED ON TIRE ON SIDE OF TRUCK BED HE HAD OIL ON H IS FOOT AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS BACK AND HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON FLOOR CAUSING INJURY CAUSING INJURY

July 19, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMP STATED HE WAS LEAVING CAB OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON LADER AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURED ANKLE

June 18, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING GUARD RAIL FROM TRUCK WHEN RAIL SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER, CAUSING INJURY.

June 15, 1984 WV · Coal drill helper MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING & STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A DRILL HOLE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

June 7, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF PIPE ON BED OF TRUCK WHEN PIPE SLIPPED, AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND BED OF TRUCK, CAUSING INJURY.

June 6, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS MOVING HYD. OIL DRUMS (55 GAL) WITH HELP FROM I.NAME. LOADER OPERATORS HANDS SLIPPED OFF STEERING WHEEL AND LOADERS FORKS TURNED TOWARD MAN ON THE GROUND PINNING HIS FOOT BETWEEN LOADER FORKS AND HYD OIL DRUMS.

June 5, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE OLLER FRAMES FROM 1735D9 TRACTOR. WHILE LIFTING THE ROLLER FRAMES ON THE LEFT SIDE THE TOP ROLLER STAND BROKE & BECAME AIRBORN FLYING & HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE SKINNING HIS LEG FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

May 29, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND RUN OVER A ROCK, THROWING HIM, CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS RIBS

May 23, 1984 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS TAKING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL OUT THE EXIT DOOR ON SECOND FLOOR, GOING TOWARDS THICKNER, HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED AND HE FELL, CAUSING PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

May 18, 1984 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cedar Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED BETWEEN 12 MIDNIGHT FRIDAY 5-18-84 & 10:30 PM SUNDAY 5-20-84. FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FIREBOSS PRIOR TO 12:01AM SHIFT 5-21-84.

May 17, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS BOLTING, THE CANOPY OF THE OVER SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER BROKE AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD, CAUSING INJURY.

May 16, 1984 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP STATED HE WAS LOADING STRAW FROM THE TRAILER TRUCK ONTO THE SMALLER TRUCK THAT IS USED TO HAUL THE STRAW TO WORK SITE AS HE WAS TAKING THE STRAW OFF THE CONVEYOR HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSI INJURY

May 8, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING A SHIELD BACK ON A MINER AND THE SHIELD FELL ON HIS HAND, CAUSING INJURY

May 7, 1984 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 12FT TIMBER AND WHILE LIFTING IT HE SPRAINED HIS RT HAND CAUSING INJURY

May 2, 1984 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS PULLING A ROCK DUST CAR AROUND A CURVE WITH A 270 TRACTOR AND IT JACK KNIFED HE HAD HIS ARM LYING ON BUMPER AND IT PINCHED THE SKIN ON THE RT ELBOW AND CUT THE SKIN

April 19, 1984 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BENT HIS HAND BACK WHILE UNLOADING BLOCK BOND AND INJURED HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

March 29, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ACROSS CHAIN THAT ANCHORS TAIL PIECE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER IT, FALLING AGAINST THE JACK WHICH ANCHORS THE TAIL PIECE, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND NECK AGAINST THE JACK.

March 17, 1984 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS PULLING ON A RUBBER SCREEN PANEL. WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON & FELL CAUSING INJURY.

February 29, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EE STATED THAT HE WA CHECKING THE OIL IN T HE DART 806 WHICH WAS COVERED WITH SNOW WHEN HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK CAUSING INJURY.

February 21, 1984 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS OUT OF THE UN-A-TRAC AND PUTTING THEM ON THE ROOF BOLTED WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN-GROIN AREA, CAUSING INJURY.

February 20, 1984 WV · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS PUTTING THE UNA TRAC ON CHARGE AND HIT HIS RT KNEE ON UNA TRACAUSING INJURY

February 14, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS AT #3 ENTRY PULLING ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS GROIN, CAUSING INJURY.

February 13, 1984 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON LEFT SIDE OF 475B MICHIGAN LOADER HE WAS OPERATING WHEN HIS RT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST A SHARP EDGE OF ONE OF THE STEPS ON THE LADDER CUTTING ABOUT A 3 INCH LACERATION ON RIGHT HAND

February 9, 1984 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING THE FILTER SEGMENT FROM THE CLEAN COAL PETERSON FILTER A STRAIN WAS APPLIED TO THE SEGMENT WITHA COFFING HOIST AND WHEN FILTER BROKE LOOSE IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SEGMENT AND FILTER TUB CAUSING THE INJURY

February 6, 1984 WV · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STATED HE WAS WELDING ON A PIPE THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST A SPOOL OF CABLE IN THE SHOP THE PIPE SLID DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A HAMMER LYING ON THE FLOOR CAUSING INJ

January 29, 1984 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BELT ENTRY DURING HIS FIRE BOSS RUN WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD AT 88 STOPPING AND FELL INJURING HIS HAND AND WRIST

January 28, 1984 WV · Coal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR OF MECHANIC TRUCK DOOR WAS STUCK WHEN THE DOOR CAME OPEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND WELDER CAUSING INJURY

January 3, 1984 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING BEHIND BOLTER WHATCHING CABLE AND GETTING READY TO MOVE BOLTER. BOLTER OPERATOR MOVED THE BOLTER BEFORE HE KNEW IT AND RAN UPON HIS FOOT WITH THE BUMPER OF THE MACHINE, CAUSING INJURY.

December 29, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER FROM #1 ROOM TO #4 ROOM ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION. HE HAD HUNG EXTRA CABLE ON THE BOOM OF THE MINER. THE MINER OPERATOR, ARLIE BARKER, PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE MINER, CATCHING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE RIB WITH THE BOOM OF THE MINER, THUS CAUSING MULTIPLE INJURIES.

December 27, 1983 WV · Coal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE DRILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME ICE POSSIBLY DI-SLOCATING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN HE FELL.

December 12, 1983 WV · Coal MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING HOLE WITH ROOF BOLTER BRINGING STEEL BACK OUT OF HOLE AND CAUGHT HIS RUBBER GLOVE CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER

October 31, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK,AS HE TURNED TO STEP OUT PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK,CAUSING INJURY.

October 25, 1983 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUSHING SCRAPER CLEANING FLLOR AND GOT OFF BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING HAND

October 21, 1983 WV · Coal trackman, track worker, track gang STRIKING OR BUMPING
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

WALKING ON BELT LINE AND RAN INTO HANGING BOLT,CAUSING INJURY.

October 14, 1983 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

OPERATING C.M. AND CANOPY DROPPED DOWN CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

October 4, 1983 WV · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STGATED THAT HE WAS OPENING ROCKDUST BAG WITH HIS KNIFE AND LACERATED THE TOP OF HIS RT INDEX FINGVER

October 3, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cedar Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING FROM CAB OF LOADER TO WALKWAY, SLIPPED ON WALKWAY AND HIT HIS ARM WHEN HE FELL, CAUSING INJURY.

September 27, 1983 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP TIMBER TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WALKWAY ON THE TRACK AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING ON SHOVEL.

September 22, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN #5 RAILRUNNER WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE SELF RESCUERS WHEN #4 RAILRUNNER HIT #5, KNOCKING THE SELF RESCUER BOX INTO EMPLOYEES BACK AND SHOULDER, CAUSIN G INJURY.

September 20, 1983 WV · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STGATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING USED PRTS A GATHERING POT OUT OF THE MINER AND HAD BROUGHT IT OUTSIDE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN H IS GROIN ARESA

September 9, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING WATER LINE IN TWO WITH AN AX AND HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK THE BLADE OF THE AX AND A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT HAND, CAUSING INJURY.

September 6, 1983 WV · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A MOTOR BEING RETURNED TO STOREROOM AND WHILE LIFTING IT, HE INJURED HIS BACK.

September 2, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REPAIRING BATTERY PLUG WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT INTO HIS BOOT, CAUSING INJURY.

August 29, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING A BEARING IN THE WISHBONE HOUSING ON A 50TON EUC WHEN THE HAMMER OR PUNCH BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND IMBEDDING PIECES OF METAL IN HIS HAND.

August 26, 1983 WV · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP STATED HE WAS GOING UNDERGRROUND ON THE MANTRIP WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM TOP HITTING HIM ON THE SHOULDER

August 23, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cedar Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING ROCK DUST CAR TO MOTOR WHEN PIN SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT THUMB CAUSING INJURY.

August 11, 1983 WV · Coal pumper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cedar Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING ON A PILE OF TIMBERS EATING LUNCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE, CAUSING INJURY.

August 6, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cedar Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HAULING WITH EMPTY TRUCK, UNIT #898, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN. HE RAN UPON SOME SHOT MATERIAL TO STOP THE TRUCK AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CAB OF THE TRUCK, CAUSIN G INJURY.

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