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August 22, 1988 CO · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STANDING CLOSE TO WHERE A SLEDGE HAMMER WS BEING USED ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH. A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FORE FINGER.

January 29, 1988 CO · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE OPERAT3NG A LUBE AIR PUMP LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED HOLD OF OPERATING PUMP MECHANISM STICKING THUMB IN PUMP CAUSING NAIL TO BE TORN OFF

June 1, 1987 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLIN1 DOWN ON A LARGE PRYBAR WITH FEET OFF FLOOR.THE PRYBAR SLIPPED ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO COME DOWN WITH RIGHT FOOT ON UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING ANKLE JOINT TO BIVE WAY CAUSING INJURY T O RIGHT ANKLE. 3

April 30, 1987 CO · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL DESCENDING3LADDER ON TRUCK WHEN WEDDING RING HOOKED ON SHARP SURFACE CAUSING RING TO LACERATE FINGER.

April 22, 1987 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 DOWN FROM THE BACK OF LUBE SERVICE TRUCK ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE ROCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL.

April 17, 1987 CO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

NO KNOWN INCIDE3T GRADUAL INCREASED PAIN ABDOMINAL AREA ROUTINE EXAMINATION AND X RAY BY DR SHOWED A SIGNIFICANT SLIPPAGE OF LAST LUMBAR VERTBRAE ON HIS 1 ST SACRAL VERTBRAE DR STATED THIS WAS CONTRIBUTED OR3AGRIVATED BY WORK ACTIVITIES.

December 8, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS TAKING 2FF A TIGHT OIL FILTER WHEN FILTER BOLT CAME LOOSE THE EMP STRUCK HIS THUMB KNUCKLE ON FILTER HOUSING

November 11, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES KNEE 8ISLOCATED ON ABOVE DATE UNDER NORMAL CONDTIONS HISTORY OF PRIOR INJURY AND PROBLEM WITH WEAK KNEE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT AND WORK ACTIVITIES EMPLOYEE HAD ELECTIVE SURGERY PERF ORMED ON RT KN9E 3-19-87

September 17, 1986 CO · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE MOVING3A 55 GAL BARREL IN THE BED OF A SERVICE TRUCK SLIPPED ON A OIL SPILL AND STARTED TO FALL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH EXTENDED RIGHT ARM TWISTING AND INJURING THE RIGHT SOULDER JOINT.

March 31, 1986 CO · Coal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WALKIN1 DOWN A 5' STEEP INCLINE WHEN HIS FEET SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO SIT DOWN HARD ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO TAIL BONE.

March 26, 1986 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE INSTALLIN1 A LARGE BEARING THE EMP ALLOWED THE BEARING TO FALL IN PLACE CATCHING THE FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS AND MASHING SAID FINGERS BETWEEN THE BEARING AND FLAT FLANGE SURFACE

December 9, 1985 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE USING A 11INCH DRIVE WRENCH ON A STAND THE WEIGHT OF THE WRENCH MOVED AWAY FROM THE BODY CAUSING STRAIN TO BECK MUSCLES - THE INJURY WAS AGGRAVATED BY MOVING A HEAVY SPROCKET DRIVE SEGE MENT ONTO A FOR5 LIFT FORKS

November 4, 1985 CO · Coal mechanic helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING UPON BULLDOZER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON ICY DOZER ARM EMPLOYEE FELL WITH BODY WEIGHT PINNING LEFT ARM AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF DOZER ARM CAUSING RADIUS FRACTURE.

October 10, 1985 CO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Yampa Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING HIGHWALL CHAIN ON DRAGCHAIN OF DRAGLINE,TEE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED LEFT THUMB.

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