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January 24, 1999 WV · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BETWEEN HIS WELDING TRUCK & THE DOZER HE WAS WORKING ON WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLES IN HIS AIR HOSE WHICH WAS LAYNGON THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED HM TO STUMBLE & FALL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE GROUND.

September 24, 1998 WV · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A TRUCK HAD SPUN OUT ON AN INCLUINE LEADING TO MINE POND SO I ATTACHED A CHAIN TO THAT TRUCK AND WAS IN THE PROCES OF PUTTING IT ONTO AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET TO PULL IT OUT AND GOT MY HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND BUCKET AND THE CHAIN TIGHTENED RESULTING IN AN AVULSION TO THE LAST KNUCKLE OF THE LAST FIFTH DIGIT LITTLE FINGER.

August 10, 1998 WV · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS PUTTING FOG LIGHTS ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND WHILE SQUATTING DOWN MY KNEE LOCKED UP. I COULD FEEL SOMETHING TEAR IN MY RIGHT KNEE. I CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/14/98. STATEMENT BY INJURED

February 9, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS HOOKING UP AN AIR HOSE TO THE AIR COUPLING OF A 785 CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELTA SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS DUE TO HIM BEING IN AN AKWARD POSITION.

February 6, 1998 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ORIGINALLY CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE ON 2/6/98, DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2/17/98. ALLEDGES HE WAS STANDING AWKWARDLY FOR 2 HOURS. ALLEDGES HE REINJURED THE KNEE ON 8/24/ 98 WHILE SQUATTING. WE WERE NOTIFIED BY LETTER DATED 2/1/99 THAT WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS RE-OPENED ON 1/25/99. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 1/27/99.

June 26, 1997 WV · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

TORCHING CORNER GOSSETS FROM BOTTOM OF DOZER BLADE. WHEN CUTTING WAS COMPLETED, GUUSSET FELL STRIKING LEFT LEG CUTTING INSIDE CALF AREA.

February 10, 1997 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LEFT WORK EARLY. CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER & SAID THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM AND SAID THE HE COULDN'T DRIVE HIS TRUCK ANYMORE. HE ALSO SAID HE WAS UNDER DR.'S CARE AND HE NEEDED COMP PA PERS TO FILL OUT. HE WAS REFERRED TO A BACK SPECIALIST.

November 8, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE CHECKING OIL ON THE DOZER HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE DOZER. THE IMPACT WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.

August 12, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM DOZER, WRENCH SLIPPED & HE CUT FINGER ON PIECE OF METAL.

June 3, 1996 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

CLEANING MIRROR ON LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK. SLIPPED ON MUD FENDER AND FELL OFF TRUCK. LANDD ON FEET AND FELL TO GROUND INJURING BACK, ANKLE, SHOULDER AND HIP.

February 28, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT THAT HAD A LOOSE WELD NUT. 8MM BOLT GOING THROUGH ELECTRONIC MODUEL HAD WELD NUT BROKEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO GET BOLT OUT USING NORMAL METHOD. TRIED HOLDING PRESS URE AGAINST BOLT WHILE SPINNING BOLT WITH IMPACT 1/2 SOCKET AND EXTENSIONS CAME OFF HIT LEFT HAND FIRST FINGER.

January 23, 1996 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING, WELDING, CUTTING AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON A 994. SMALL PIECE OF METAL OR SLAG WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

December 18, 1995 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP TOLD OTHER EMP'S ON 12-18-95 THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND. DR TOLD HIM THAT IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED AT WORK FROM OPERATING HEAVY EQPT FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DIDN'T REPORT TO WORK ON 3-18-96 & FILED REPORT FROM DR. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. NO SPECIFICMECHANISM OF INJURY WAS REPORTED.

February 7, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK GETTING LOADED & ROCK ROLLED DOWN & HIT BED OF TRUCK

January 20, 1995 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO SHOP AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND FELL TO GROUND STRIKING HIS TAILBONE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT FALL UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER.

December 7, 1994 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS LOADING OVERBURDEN CONSISTING OF ROCK AND BRUSH. A PIECE OF TREE LIMB CAME PUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND HIT LOADER WINDOW BREAKING WINDOW AND STRIKING OPERATOR IN LEG CAUSING SMALL CU T TO LEG OPERATOR WENT TO CLINIC TO GET CHECKED.NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED HE RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

February 11, 1994 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING TRACKS AT END OF SHIFT FOUND ROCK LAYING BETWEEN PUSHARM AND FINAL DRIVE.

September 20, 1993 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS BACKING DOWN A SLOPE & DROPPED OVER A ROCK -JOLTING BACK.

June 30, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT IN HEAD BY AIR WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.

January 2, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING MECHANIC WORK ON DOZER FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO EYE.

May 13, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

68935 DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK SOMETHING FLEW INTO EE S EYE.

March 7, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE PIT AND FELL DOWN HITTING HIS ELBOW ON A ROCK.

February 26, 1991 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER,THE MACHINE AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CAB.

July 24, 1990 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MAN USED TO DRIVING MACK TRUCK.THIS TIME PUT IN INTERNATIONAL.HE ADJUSTED BRAKES NOT KNOWING THEY WERE BACKWARDS FROM MACK,INSTEAD OF TIGHTENING BRAKES,HE LOOSENED THEM.CAME DOWN HILL IN 1ST,W ENT TO 2ND,WITH JAKE BRAKE WENT 3RD,HIT BRAKES DIDNT HAVE ANY.TRIED TO GO BACK TO SECOND,GOING TOO FAST,MISSED 2ND WENT INTO 5TH GEAR RAN INTO DITCH,TURNED OVER.

March 16, 1989 WV · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Princess Beverly Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING TIMBER DROPPED CHAINSAW, CUT KNEE LEFT ARM.

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