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September 19, 1984 MO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE TURNED TRUCK OVER ON CORNER OF HAULROAD DUE TO SLICK CONDITIONS.

August 6, 1984 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING FLASHES IN A ENCLOSED AREA CAUSED FLASH BURN. MINER DID NOT STARE DIRECTLY AT FLASH BUT REFLECTION CAUSED EYES TO BURN MINER WAS ASSISTING THE WELDER IN AN ENCLOSED AREA.

May 31, 1984 MO · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

MINER SLIPPED ON REAR LIFT ARM OF DOZER WHILE GREASING FELL ONTO A DIRT PILE AND SPRAINED ANKLE MINER OFF WORK FOR 5 DAYS

April 25, 1984 MO · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

MINER WAS FILLING A BUCKET WTIH FLOCCULANT BARREL BROKE CAUSING MINER TO FALL MINER FELL ONTO PIECE OF WALKWAY AND PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BRUISED HIS LWER BACK

April 12, 1984 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

MINER RIDING IN PIT IN PICKUP. PICKUP STRUCK ROCK, RESULTING BUMP THREW MINER INTO WINDSHIELD. BROKE WINDSHIELD WITH HARD HAT. FRONT END OF PICKING DAMAGED JAR CAUSED INJURY TO MINERS UPPER BA CAK AND CAUSED SORE EARS. MINER TO WEAR NECK BRACE UNTIL APRIL 19 AT WHICH TIME A DOCTOR\S APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR FURTHER OSERVATION.

March 31, 1984 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS IN ROTARY BREAKER CLEANING DUST SHIELDS. SOMEONE MOTIONED TO PLANT OPERATOR TO START DISCHARGE BELT. OPERATOR HIT WRONG BUTTON BREAKER STARTED TURNING, MADE TWO REVOLUTIONS. MINER TA KEN TO HOSPITAL AND X-RAYED. FOREMAN SENT MINER HOME.

March 31, 1984 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS IN ROTARY BREAKER CLEANING DUST SHIELDS. SOMEONE MOTIONED TO PLANT OPERATOR TO START DISCHARGE BELT. OPERATOR HIT WRONG BUTTON BREAKER STARTED TURNING; MADE TWO REVOLUTIONS. MINER TA KEN TO HOSPITAL AND X-RAYED. WENT BACK TO WORK AT 3:00AM. MISSED ABOUT 3 HOURS WORK.

March 28, 1984 MO · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE LOADING ANFO ONTO FLATBED TRUCK, MINER STEPPED BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND ANFO TRAILER FLOOR, LEG WENT DOWN INTO SPACE BETWEEN FLOOR AND TRUCK BED; MINER FELL AND TWISTED LEG AND KNEE, POSSIB LE TORN LIGAMENTS AND POSSIBLE BROKEN CARTILAGE IN LEG AND KNEE.

January 16, 1984 MO · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yates Energy & Development Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DROPPED FLANGE PLATE ON FINGER.FINGER TEMP CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATES.MASHED AND CUT TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER ABOUT HALFWAY UP NAIL.

December 28, 1983 MO · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

966 LOADER IN SHOP MELTING OF SNBOW AND ICE CAUSED WET STEPS WHICH CAUSED FOOTING TO BE SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON POSTERIOR

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