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January 18, 1985 WV · Coal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Belva Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING DEEP WELL PUMP FROM WELL WHEN HE SUSTAINED A STRAINED MUSCLE IN THE ARM.

September 24, 1984 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRAMMING A BACKHOE MACHINE ALONG A ROAD, THE BUCKET ARM HOOKED A SMALL TREE PULLING IT INTO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF THE HEAD

August 24, 1984 WV · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLEDS VICTIM BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT STRIKING HEAD AGAINST CAB OF TRUCK INJURING NECK & BACK

May 4, 1984 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belva Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE LOADING MATERIAL ON TO FORD 9000 SEEDER TRUCK INJURING RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

May 24, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Belva Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND TRUCK AFTER COMPLETING SAFETY CHECKS WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

May 18, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Belva Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE VICTIM WAS BREAKING LUMPS OF COAL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HE SWUNG AND MISSED THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

May 11, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD JOLTING THE MACHING AND THE OPERATOR

May 9, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belva Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING HYDRAULIC FLUID LEVEL WHEN GOT HOLD OF HAND RAIL TO PULL HIMSELF UP THE HAND RAIL BROKE LOOSE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND

March 31, 1983 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belva Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM OPERATOR\S POSITION WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET TO THE GROUND. DUE TO HOLIDAY, EMPLOYEE\S CONDITION NOT KNOWN UNTIL 4-5-83.

March 23, 1983 WV · Coal electrician, lineman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH A WOODED AREA WHEN A SMALL TREE LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING EMBEDMENT OF FOREIGN OBJECTS IN EYE ANDSCRASCRATCHES AND LACERATION.

February 14, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL TRUCK HE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROADWAY WHICH RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR BEING JARRED FROM HIS SEAT CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS BACK

February 1, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Belva Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE TURNED IN DRIVER\S SEAT OF TRUCK TO RELEASE DUMP LEVER & AS A RESULT OF TWISTING HIS BODY SUF

January 28, 1983 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Belva Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

VICITM STATED HE WAS OPERATING COAL TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE BECAME INOPERATIVE HE DROVE TRUCK INTO DITCH AND IT WENT UP EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE

January 14, 1983 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Belva Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK ON WASHER WHILE LIFTING GUARD OFF OF WASHER DRIVE HE STRAINED HIS BACK DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-16-83 DUE TO P LANT BEING IDLE HE DID NOT RETU RN TO WORK UNTIL 1-24-83 WITH RELEASE FROM PHYSICIAN DATED 1-2083

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