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September 20, 2021 KY · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverway South Inc · Fall from machine

EE was welding on belt line skirt boards over to guarded area. Lost balance and fell to ground approximately 8 to 10 feet.

August 14, 2018 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverway South Inc · Struck by falling object

Cutting brace out of structure, jacks slid out causing belt line to fall, hitting employee and pinning legs.

February 20, 2007 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Breaking loose fozen coal from belt structure and hopper with a pinch bar. Material suddenly dislodged, pinning left hand between bar and structure. Hematoma of the left hand.

September 27, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverway South Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Pulling 2 tanks oxygen/acetylene on cart when feet slipped out from underneath him, landing flat on back. Pain along lenth of spine.

June 2, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was breaking accumulated dirt out of rollers with a sledge hammer, when in mid-swing, his finger became caught between hammer handle and a piece of overhead structure.

May 9, 2006 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverway South Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was assisting another with putting a leaf-spring on the water truck when a piece of debris became lodged in his cornea. His eye became very irritated. Debris had to be surgically removed by a specialist.

November 30, 2005 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Riverway South Inc · Struck against stationary object

Walking under conveyor belt. Hit head on beam support bolt. No hard hat.

October 22, 2003 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverway South Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE AND 2 OTHER CO-WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SOME LARGE ROCKS FROM THE RAW CRUSHER BELT. ALL 3 EE'S WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON 1 ROCK WHEN INJURED EE FELT HIS SHOULDER PULL. PULLED LIGAME NT/LEFT SHOULDER.

October 17, 2003 KY · Coal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Riverway South Inc · Struck by flying object

EE FUELING EQUIPMENT ON A VERY WINDY DAY. WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN EYE. A PIECE BECAME LODGED AT EDGE OF CORNEA, CREATING A MINOR CORNEAL ABRASION.

March 14, 2003 KY · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Riverway South Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE RIVER TUNNEL WITH A WELDING HOOD ON AND EXPERIENCED MODERATE TO SEVERE FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

November 4, 2002 KY · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Riverway South Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING CHAIN FROM LOADER BUCKER WHEN STEPPED IN BUCKET WITH MUDDY BOOTS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE BRUISING HIS RIBS & KIDNEY.

September 23, 2002 KY · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Riverway South Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A COMEALONG TO RAISE A WINCH CABLE WHEN IT SLID BACK & MASHED HIS LEFT HAND.

March 5, 2002 KY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Riverway South Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN TORCH TIP & GOT OXYGEN IN GLOVE THAT IGNITED WHEN HE LIT TORCH, BURNING LEFT HAND.

September 24, 2001 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverway South Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OLD TROPH ROLLERS INTO LAODER BUCKET AND DROPPED ONE ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

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