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December 21, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS P6LLING HIMSELF UP ON HIS MACHINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

November 21, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL PUTTING FU9L INTO DRAGLINE-WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

November 2, 1985 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G A TANDEM TIRE OFF TRUCK AND HURT BACK EMP WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME THAT BACK WAS HURT AS BAD AS IT WAS EMP HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON BACK

September 9, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER IN DOZER RADIATOR; TOOK CAP OFF RADIATOR AND WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT WATER FROM RADIATOR. SCALDED FACE AND BODY.

August 21, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN IN TRAVEL CHAIN ON DRAGLINE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED BACK

August 9, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPL WORKING ON REAR END OF SERVICE TRUCK.TRUCK WAS ON 2 JACKS AND BLOCKED UP.TRUCK FELL OFF JACK AND BLOCKS HITTING EMPL IN BACK.

July 1, 1985 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY DRAGLINE & A LIFTING EYE HOOK FELL OFF DRAGLINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOREHEAD

June 24, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE & INJURED HIS BACK.

May 24, 1985 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL LEAVING PIT IN POWDER TRUCK,BRAKES GAVE WAY ON TRUCK AND IT OVERTURNED.EMPL REC\D BRUISES AND LACERATIONS.

May 13, 1985 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON DOZER; PUTTING BELLY PAN UNDER DOZER. IT FELL OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT.

May 9, 1985 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF DOZER TO MAKE INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND AREA AFTER RAIN SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND

May 7, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SHIEVES ON FAIRLEAD ON DRAGLINE & GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE. REQUIRING TO BE REMOVED AT HOSPITAL.

March 1, 1985 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE

LOADER OPERATOR WAS GOING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD THE FAN BLADES BROKE AND CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO LOOK BACK AND THE LOADER RAN OFF THE EMBANKMENT INTO CUT FULL OF WATER EMPLOYEE WAS DROWNED

February 28, 1985 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE,CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

January 4, 1985 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE IS NOT SURE HE WAS LOADING WET BAGS AND USING A HAND SHOVEL THAT DAY WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM

November 28, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO HELP CRANK A LOADER AND TWISTED RIGHT FOOT.

November 12, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE, A WELDER WAS USING AN ARC AIR BESIDE HIM, EMPLOYEE GOT BOTH EYES BURNED. I.NAME WAS NOT USING THE ARC AIR, HE WAS DOING MECHANICAL REPAIRS WORKING CLOSE TO T O THE WELDER.

October 9, 1984 AL · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS OPERATING DRILL PIECE OF METAL OFF THE TOP OF DRILL MAST FELL ON LEFT FOOT

September 11, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS OPERATING DRAGLINE RAISED UP AND WHEN IT CAME DOWN EMP WAS THROWN TO THE FLOOR OF DRAGLINE

September 2, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP WAS CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE AS HE WAS PUSHING CABLE INTO SOCKET RT WRIST SNAPPED AND TORE TENDONS IN WRIST

June 6, 1984 AL · Coal drill operator OTHER
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING OIL TO DRILL - WIND BLEW HOOD OF DRILL DOWN ON EMPLOYEE CAUSING CONTUSION LACERATION OF SCALP AND MILD CONCUSSION.

June 4, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND MASHED FINGER

May 26, 1984 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING LOADER LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND FXD RT ARM AND SPRAINED RT WRIST

May 26, 1984 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STRAINED BACK WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING SCREENS ON WASHER

May 25, 1984 AL · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHOT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR I NAME HAD METAL TAPE MEASURE PULLED OUT TO MEASURE TAPE WAS TURNED LOOSE TO AUTOMATICALLY REWIND CAUGHT I NAME ACROSS CHEEK

May 10, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HELPING PUT CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND INJURED LEFT LITTLE FINGER

April 13, 1984 AL · Coal welder (shop) FIRE
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS WELDING LEAK IN THE ACETYLENE LINE CAUGHT FIRE EMP BURNED ON FACE AND LEFT HAND AND SWALLOWED FLAMES

January 6, 1984 AL · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Berry Mountain Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS DRIVING STEEL PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER PIECE OS STEEL BROKE OFF HITING EMP IN MOUTH RESULTING IN SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS ON LIP AND TONGUE

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