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December 22, 1989 IL · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED AS HE WAS WALKING ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED SURFACE EXPERINCING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

December 21, 1989 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS HELPING CARRY AN OBECJT AT WORK AND LATER THAT EVENING BEGAN EXPERINCING BACK DISCOMFORT.

December 15, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED BACK DISCOMFORT DURING REPAIR JOB. INCIDENT REPORTED 12/19/89.

December 12, 1989 IL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER.

December 5, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STRUCK BY A HAMMER WHICH HAD COME APART.

December 1, 1989 IL · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS PRESCHEDULED FOR VACATION FOR THE PERIOD 12-4-89 THRU THE END OF THE YEAR. EE SUGGEST SECTION D BE LEFT BLANK AT THIS TIME TO SEE IF INJURED WOULD BE DISABLED AFTER THE END OF HIS VACATION. SLIPPED EXPERIENCING BACK RIGHT HIP PAIN.

October 24, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EXPER BACK PAIN USING LG HAMMER

October 17, 1989 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN INTO THE LOW-HEAD VIBRATING SCREEN IN THE TIPPLE.

October 13, 1989 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

AFTER REVIEWING MEDICAL EVIDENCE RECEIVED ON 11-7-89, IT AHS BEEN DETERMINED THIS INCIDENT IS MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS MOUNTING A DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED INJURYING HIMSELF.

September 19, 1989 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12-18-89 AS CONDITION CONTINUED TO WORSEN AND WAS PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION. MIDLAND RECEIVED BILLING AND DOCTORS RECORDS ON 12-20-89. IT WAS DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THE INJURY IS MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED ON STEP FALLING DOWN.

September 8, 1989 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING.

August 1, 1989 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Midland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED A DISCOMFORTING SENSATION IN HIS KNEE AS HE WAS CRAWLING IN THE TUB OF THE DRAGLINE.

July 5, 1989 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THIS INCIDENT HAS BECOME MSHA REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FELL WHEN EARTHEN MATERIAL UNDER HIS FEET GAVE WAY WHILE STANDING ON A BERM. DISABILITY BEG AN 1-9-89. DISABILITY BEGAIN AGAIN 1-24-89. DISABILITY BEGAN AGAIN 7-5-89.

June 16, 1989 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE BEGAN EXPERINCING BACK DISCOMFORT WHILE OPERATING A CRAWLER TRACTOR.

June 6, 1989 IL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS EYE AND ON 6/7/89 HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FOR SUCH INJURY.

May 19, 1989 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL EXPERIENCED BACK DISCOMFORT HANDLING POWER CABLE.REPORTED ON 5-20 AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT 5-22.

May 1, 1989 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL ASSIGNED REPAIR WORK -FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED EYE,ORIGIN UNK.ON 5-8 SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR IRRITATING CONDITION.

March 22, 1989 IL · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Midland Coal Company · Flash burns (electric)

EMPL REPORTED HE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHEN FLASH OCCURRED.

February 25, 1989 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED A CARTON OF RAGS FELL STRIKING HIM.

February 14, 1989 IL · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON MARCH 8,1989 TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND VERIFIED AS WORK RELATED WITH HIS DOCTOR ON MARCH 9,1989.EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A WOODEN BLOCK.

December 28, 1988 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED FALLING DOWN.

December 16, 1988 IL · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall from piled material

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THIS ACCIDENT HAS BECOME REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE FELL WHEN EARTHEN MATERIAL UNDER HIS FEET GAVE WAY WHILE STANDING ON A BERM.

November 14, 1988 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY MATERIAL LOOSE WHEN MATERIAL FELL STRICKING IT. THE BAR FLIPPED UP STRICKING HIM ON THE CHEST.

October 4, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Midland Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL REPORTED INCIDENT ON 10/12/88 TO HIS SUPERVISOR. CONTACT WITH DR ON 10/21/88 VERIFIED HE WAS UNDER DR CQAR & DIABLE FROM WORKING. EMPL REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AS HE STARTED TO WALK.

September 29, 1988 IL · Coal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Midland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A DOCTOR ON 10-06-88. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BODY. DISABILITY BEGAN 10-6-88.

September 10, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 9/24/88 THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT ON 9/10/88, THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT (JERKY) OF HIS EQUIPMENT THAT HE WAS OPERATING CAUSED HIM TO PULL MUSC LES IN HIS BAC,

August 31, 1988 IL · Coal STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Midland Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 090688 SAME DAY HE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A DOC.DOC.PRESCRIBED MEDICATION WHICH EMPLOYEE HAS INDICATED HE WILL NOT TAKE BECAUSE OF ITS POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS ON 0 N 090988 MSHA INSTRUCTED ME TO REPORT IT EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE MANTRIP VEHICLE

August 15, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Midland Coal Company · Contact with heat

EMPL SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9/03/88 MEDICAL RECORDS WERE RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE ON 10/21/88 INDICATING CAUTERIZED BLEEDING POINTS. EMPL REPORTED HE EXPERIENCE A NOSEBLEED. T THIS IS REPORTABLE. EMPL REPORTED HE EXPERIENCED NOSEBLEED.

August 1, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL STRUCK BUCKET WEAR PLATE WITH HAMMER AND IN SO DOING,PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP STRIKING HIM.

July 30, 1988 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN BROK CAUSING END OF DUMP ROPE TO SPRING BACK TOWARDS HIM AND AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE WAY HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

May 26, 1988 IL · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAD SURGERY ON LEFT SHOULDER 5-26-88 AND CLAIMS IT AGAINST 11-3-86 INJURY-93 DAYS MISSED-DISABILITY BEGAN 5-26-88.

May 24, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS INSTALLING BELTS ON IDLER PULLEY FOR A DOZER WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE LET PRY BAR SLIP. IDLER PULLEY JERKED BELTS PUSHING HIS THUMB AGAINST THE GROOVE OF IT.

May 12, 1988 IL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN.

May 12, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN.

February 29, 1988 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midland Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN ONE CAPACITY RATING SIGN FELL STRIKING HIM.DIABILITY BEGAN 3-2-88.

February 25, 1988 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK PAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CABLE.

February 11, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIS FEET SLIPPED AS HE WAS PREPARING TO DISMOUNT OFF A CRAWLER TRACTOR HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A HANDHOLD AT THE TIME WHICH PREVENTED HIS FALLING TO THE GROUND

January 28, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE WHILE PERFORMING HIS WORK DUTIES IN THE PIT

January 25, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Midland Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT3MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 2-11-889 IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS OS A REPORTABLE INJURY. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF A PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. I N THIS DECENT, 2E STRUCK HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE FUEL TANK.

January 15, 1988 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF COAL TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

November 30, 1987 IL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE BURNED HIMSELF WITH AN OXYACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH.

November 24, 1987 IL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Midland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE MOMENTARILY LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE WAS SWINGING A B&O UPWARDS TO STRIKE A SHELF. WHEN HE MISSED THE CONTACT POINT, THE B&O CONTINUED UPWARDS STRIKING HIM.

October 21, 1987 IL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10/21/87 AND IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THIS DATE THAT THIS CASE IS MSHA REPORTABLE.DISABILITY BEGAN 10/21/87.EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN.

October 21, 1987 IL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Midland Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN WHILE OPERATING AN AIR WRENCH IN CONFINED QUARTERS.

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