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September 29, 1984 OK · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Westhoff Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK AND HIT ANOTHER COAL TRUCK HEAD ON

April 13, 1984 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westhoff Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A 55 GALLON BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 15, 1984 OK · Coal FIRE
Westhoff Inc · Accident type, without injuries

OPERATOR DROPPED PAN TO BEGIN LOADING WHEN ENGINE BEGAN BURNING.

January 24, 1984 OK · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Westhoff Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

SUBJECT WAS WELDING ON THE REAR END OF A SCRAPER. HEAT FROM TORCH CAUSED REAR END TO SPEW HOT OIL ON INDIVIDUALS FACE AND HANDS.

November 14, 1983 OK · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Westhoff Inc · Struck by flying object

ATTEMPTING REMOVE BEARING FROM DRAGLINE FOR REPAIR AND SLIVER OF METAL FLEW UP INTO EYE.

September 18, 1983 OK · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westhoff Inc · Fall onto or against objects

DAVID FOSTER CLIMBED FROM CAB OF CRANE WALKED ACORSS FLOOR SLIPPED OIL FELL FROM THE FLOOR ONTO LEG OF THE CRANE

July 18, 1983 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Westhoff Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN PIT AREA HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE AND BEGAN CLEANING TRACKS WITH A SHOVEL POSITIONING HIMSELF BETWEEN THE LOW-WALL AND THE DOZER ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE LOW-WALL CLA Y MATERIAL CAVED OFF FROM THE LOW-WALL HITTING THE SUBJECT FROM THE KNEES DOWN AND PUSHING HIS LEGS UNDER THE DOZER BLADE ARM THIS RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND BRUISES TO THE OPERATOR

May 11, 1983 OK · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Westhoff Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF CLINE DUMP TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER & HE FELL BACKWARDS. HE WAS CAUGHT UPSIDE DOWN & HANGING BY HIS LEG. ANOTHER EE HELPED HIM DOWN.

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