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September 16, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING BELT STRUCTURE INTO SCOOP BUCKET. CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND TOP OF SCOOP BUCKET.

July 2, 1997 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING ON A 120 H TRAVEL CHAIN.

June 12, 1997 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS NOT AT CONTROL STATION WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED, BUT WAS AT A PINCH POINT AREA AT THE FRONT OF HIS MBC. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK TO HIS CONTROL STATION. THE MBC WAS PUSHED T O THE SIDE WHERE HE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CRAWLING POSITION.

November 30, 1989 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING BLET SET UP CRAWL ON BELT ZIP STUCK INLEFT KNEE 1/4 INCH.

October 26, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING ROOF DRILL BIT WAS USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PUSH CLIP IN SCREW DRIVER SLIP AND WENT IN LEFT HAD JUST ABOUT CENTER OF POM OF HAND.

October 25, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SETTING BITS ON CONTINUOUS MINER & SOIMETHING GOT IN EYE.

October 4, 1989 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING SAID HE BUMPED HIS KNEE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT OCCURRED.

September 8, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Sterling Energy Inc · Rubbed or abraded

ELPING ON RF BOLTER ENTIRE SHIFT TO END OF SHIFT, SWELLING JUST BELOW R KNEE CAP.

August 28, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object

ROUGH ROADWAY TOP HAS BEEN SWEATING FOR 3 MONTHS ROADWAY WAS SLICK AND HOLE HAD EATEN OUT IN BOTTOM.

August 12, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MUCKING BELTLINE AND LINING BELT OLD INJURY FLARED UP CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

March 13, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN NO 1 ENTRRY 16 BREAKS INBY PORTAL 5FT THICK 20FT WIDE & 20FT LONG THIS AREA WAS FAULTY

March 13, 1989 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING UP BELT STAND AND PULLING IT.

August 8, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper MACHINERY
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ROM BETWEEN TWO BOLTS THAT WERE INSTALLING IN ROOF.

July 1, 1988 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING UP BELT LINE LIFT SHOVEL AND SPRAIN MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER

June 6, 1988 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTSIDE WAS DOWN ON KNEE KNEE LOCKED OR FLEW OUT OF JOINT

March 21, 1988 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL WAS APPROX. 60 FEET LONG, 16 FEET WIDE, 7 FEET HIGH. FALL WAS LENGHT OF ONE BREAK AND ONE INTERSECTION THE BREAK HAD CROSS BARS SET WITH TIMBERS.

March 14, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRACCITICE ON INTAKE AIRWAY APPROX 17 BREAKS INSIDE THE MINES. EMPLOYEE CARRIED BLOCKS FROM RETURN BRATTICE ACROSS BELT THROWING THEM ACROSS THE BRIDGE CARRIER. THEN HE FINSHED BUILDING BRATTICE. THEN HE WENT DOWN BELT LINE TOWARD THE OUTSIDE TO HANG A CURTAIN OVER A BRATTICE WHEN THE PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 7, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED

March 3, 1988 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MARKING CENTERS FOR BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN 2 OF 3 THREE SAFETY JACKS INSTALLED STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK

February 9, 1988 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS LOADING ROC5 DUST AND STRAINED BACK.

November 9, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sterling Energy Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ROCK DUSTIN1 AROUND HEADDRIVE PICK UP BAG ROCK DUST & SLIP

August 17, 1987 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SAWING 7IMBER SAW JUMPED AND CUT LEFT POINTER FINGER

July 7, 1987 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCOOP OPERATOR 4AS SCOOPING ROADWAY AND RAN INTO SOME PLASTIC PVC LINE, WHICH IS USED FOR GETTING WATER OF THE MINER. THE PVC LINE WAS CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE SCOOP BUCKET FLEW UP, AND HIT OPERA TOR ON THECHEKB2NE OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.

April 24, 1987 KY · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THROWING HEADER3AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN TOW HEADER. RT HAND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON END OF FINGER

October 16, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck against stationary object

BELT LINE SPLIC9 OR A ROLLER FRAME ON THE BELT LINE ROPE

June 12, 1986 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FINGERS MASHED 6ETWEEN ROCK AND ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK OFF BELT CONVEYOR

April 4, 1986 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sterling Energy Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED AT THE FIRST CROSSCUT INBY THE DRIFT ENTRY OF THE MAIN BELTLINE WHERE RIDER SEAMS AND HILLSEAMS EXISTED AND ROOF SUPPORT MATERIALS CRIBS WERE DETERIATED AND INEFFECTIVE THIS AREA WAS DEVEL2PED FOR APPROX 8 YRS

March 21, 1986 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sterling Energy Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BEARING3ON LOW-LOW STRUCTURE, AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BEARING AND PRY BAR

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