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January 10, 1990 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON AN ENLOADER LIGHT ASSEMBLY STEPPED ACROSS THE CAT-WALK PLATFORM & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR MIRROR CUTTING HIS HEAD

August 11, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPL GOT INTO THE HAULER AND SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS L HAND FRACTURING AND LACERATING HIS L THUMB

July 19, 1989 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WALKED UP TRACK & STARTED IN DOOR OF DOZER & HIT HEAD AGAINST PIECE OF METAL ATTACHED TO TOP OF DOZER.

June 22, 1989 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE SOME GREASE BARRELLS AROUND. STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING PAIN TO THE RIGHT GROIN AREA.

December 30, 1988 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

TRUCK WAS PULLING APPROX. 12% GRADE WHEN ENGINE DIED CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL BACK ABOUT 25 FT ON EMBANKMENT ON LEFT SIDE. TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE THROWING OPERATOR ACROSS CAB.

September 28, 1988 KY · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OUT OF A PIT OF COAL NEAR THE TIPPLE,WHEN SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN OCCURRED.

July 19, 1988 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

WAS OPERATING DOZER AND WHILE REACHING FOR WINCH LEVER ELBOW STRUCK A SHARP OBJECT ON DOZER THE ARM KEPT HURTING WORSE AND HE WENT TO THE DR NEXT DAY FOR X-RAYS AND THERE WAS A SPUR ON THE ELB OW

February 26, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against stationary object

WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A DOOR ON A COAL CAR STARTED TO CLIMB OUT OF THE CAR AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE CAR

January 6, 1988 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED 5 GAL. B6CKET OF GREASE AND HURT BACK.

November 30, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED FROM LA8DER ON 777 HAULER TO GROUND AND SPRUNG ANKLE

October 23, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by falling object

WAS HELPING TO 2ANG A METAL DOOR ON THE COAL TIPPLE AND THE DOOR WAS DROPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT, MASHING THE SECOND TOE.

October 23, 1987 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by flying object

WAS ADJUSTING T2E ROLLERS ON THE BELTS OF THE TIPPLE. WHILE USING A HAMMER ON THE BELTS, A SLIVER FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND.

October 19, 1987 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Fall onto or against objects

TAKING ? SAMPLE IN RAILCAR AND DUE TO WETNESS ON CAR,SLIPPED AND FELL WITH BUCKET IN HAND.DISLOCATED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.DIDNT GO TO DR AT TIME BUT AFTER IT SWELLED AND BEGAN HURTING W ENT AND HAD IT X-RAYED.HE HAD PULLED IT BACK IN PLACE BUT LIGAMENTS HAD BEEN PULLED AND HAD TO WEAR SPLINT.NO TIME LOSS WHEN DR RECOMMENDED 3 DAYS OFF.

September 14, 1987 KY · Coal coal sampler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING TH9 SCREENS INSIDE OF THE VIBRATOR ON THE TIPPLE AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND MASHED MY FINGER

September 3, 1987 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Struck against a moving object

LOADER WAS SETT3NG IN FRONT OF SPOIL BANK WITH BUCKET RAISED. ROCK FELL OUT HITING TOP OF BUCKET THROWING OPERATOR UP HITTING HEAD ON CEILING INJURING NECK

July 30, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL LIFTED GREASE PUMP AND STRAINED BACK.

July 30, 1987 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTED GREASE P6MP 7-30-87 DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 8-6-87.

July 28, 1987 KY · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING TEETH O3 CRUSHER. HOT METAL FELL IN BOOT.

March 20, 1987 KY · Coal coal sampler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE RAISED3HOOD OF PICKUP THENS T EPPED ONTO BUMPER WITH LEFT FOOT STARTED TO RAISE RT LEG UP T O BUMPER WHEN LEFT LEG SLIPPED & HIS LEG CAUGHT T HE HOOD LATCH CUTTING HIS LOWER LEFT LEG

January 19, 1987 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman FIRE
No 8 Limited Of Virginia · Contact with hot objects or substances

LIGHTING OUTSIDE DIESEL STOVE AND WHEN HE THREWQ MATCH IN,IT BLEW UP AND FLAME BURNED LEFT WRIST AND FINGER.

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