Mining Incidents

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January 25, 1988 WV · Coal FIRE
Kleen Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A KERSOSENE HEA7ER THAT WAS ASSUMED TO HAVE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSED A MINE FIRE IN THE CLEANING PLANT WITH PROPERTY DAMAGE TO PROCESS EQUIPMENT AND THE BUILDING IN EXCESS OF $500,000 WITH NO BODI LY INJURIES. 3

July 2, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Kleen Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REMOVE CMI COAL DRYER WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE FACE AND EYES WITH SAND FROM THE OVERSPRAY OF A SAND BLASTING OPERATION IN PROGRESS IN AN ADJOINING AREA OF THE PREPARATION P

May 6, 1987 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kleen Coal Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN STEPS TO BASEMENT LEVEL IN CLEANING PLANT WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL TO BASEMENT FLOOR INJURING THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND TAIL BONE.

April 27, 1987 WV · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kleen Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL STEPPED DO4N FROM TAILGATE OF PICKUP TRUCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN.

August 8, 1983 WV · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Kleen Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO MATERIAL STORAGE REA WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A FX

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