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August 24, 1994 KY · Coal cleanup man, cleanup worker INUNDATION
Shelcha Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY STATION T O PUT SCOOP ON CHARGER & BECAME SICK

August 22, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator INUNDATION
Shelcha Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY STATION TO PUT SCOOP ON CHARGE AND BECAME SICK.

April 27, 1994 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE GOT OFF SCOOP TO RESET BREAKER. SCOOP WAS PARKED ON HILL. THE BRAKE SLIPPED CAUSING SCOOP TO RUN OVER FOOT.

February 11, 1994 KY · Coal rodman, surveyor/transit helper POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

SETTING SPADS IN MINE - HEAD HIT ROOF AND ROOF BOLT WHILE RIDING MINE BUGGY.

October 9, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE HIT HIS HEAD ON CABLE HANGING FROM ROOF.

May 17, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNROLLING CABLE FROM REEL OF ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 23, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL CAUGHT HIS HARDHAT AGAINST THE ROOF PUSHINGHIS HEAD DOWN STRIKING THE SCOOP WITH HIS CHIN.

January 26, 1993 KY · Coal coal dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE TR YED TO LIFT A ROCK THE PULLED HIS GROIN AREA CAUSING HIM SEVERE PAIN

January 13, 1992 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPER FACE DRILL BACK ING IT UP CAUGHT R LOWER LEG BETWEEN DRILL AND COAL RIB BRUISING IT

January 2, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

THE SCOOP BAY TOUCHED THE TOP KNOCKING LOOSE A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL UPON THE SCOOP OPERATOR IT BEING EE.

December 31, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRYING TO LIFT ROCK STRAINED LOWER BACK

July 17, 1991 KY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL LOADING MOTOR FROM FRONTENDLOADER BUCKET ONTO TRUCK WITH ELECTRIC WREATH?(WINCH) WHILE PULLING ON WENCH PIPE THE CABLE CAME UNHOOKED MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

March 6, 1991 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS RIDING A THREE WHEEL BOSS CAYT AS A PASSENGER HE RAISED HIS ARM AGAINST THE ROOF AND HIS ARM WES BROKEN.

January 4, 1991 KY · Coal driller operator MACHINERY
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DRILL MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD THEIR CABLE, UP TO ALLOW THE CUTTING MACHINE TO PASS UNDER IT. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF THE CUTTER RAN UPON HIS FOOT FRACTURING IT.

February 7, 1990 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE TAIL PIECE HE LOST HIS BLANCE AND STEPPED ONTO THE MOVING BELT WHICH PULLED HIS LEG UNDER THE ROLLER AND BROKE HIS LEG.

December 13, 1989 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) Fatality · MACHINERY
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE DUST COLLECTION HOSE STOPPED UP. THE OPERATOT LEANED UP OVER THE DRILL POT AND LIFT ARMS TO REACH THE HOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNSTOP IT. HIS LEG OR HIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEVER WHICH R AISES THE DRILL POT, CRUSHING HIS HEAD AND CHEST AGAINST THE ROOF RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

September 18, 1989 KY · Coal driller operator OTHER
Shelcha Coal Corp · Unclassified, insufficient data

COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN FOR WEEKS GOT SO BAD HE COULD NOT WORK

August 29, 1989 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Shelcha Coal Corp · Accident type, without injuries

A FAULTY AREA OF ROOF CONCISTING OF SLATE WITH STREAKS OF SAND STTONE 18' WIDE AND 34' LONG BY3 4" TO 38" INCHES THICH FELL ON THE #4 BELT LINE. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH LONG ROOF BOLTS AND T IBERED AND CRIBBED. FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FALL WAS 12' INBY SPAD 369 IN#SHERIDAN

February 21, 1989 KY · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYED TO PASS BETWEEN SCOOP AND COAL RIB WAITED FOR SCOOP TO CLEAR, OPER TOOOK OFF CAUGHT HIM AGAINST THE RIB

December 18, 1987 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Shelcha Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE MINERS LIGH7 WAS NOT FULLY CHARGED MAKING IT HARD FOR HIM TO SEE. HE REACHED UNDER THE BELT HEAD TO REMOVE LOOSE COAL WHICH HAD BUILT UP UNER IT WITHOUT STOPPING THE BELT. THE MOVING BELT CAUGHT THE MINE9S HAND MASHING TWO FINGERTS AGAINST THE LOAD ROLLER

August 13, 1986 KY · Coal driller operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

SHOT WAS FIRED 5ND EMPLOYEE FAILED TO HEAR WARNING THE COAL FROM RIB FLEW OFF HITTING HIM IN THE FACE AND LEFT SIDE OF BODY

July 31, 1986 KY · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Shelcha Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

SCOOP MAKING MA3TRIP OUTSIDE AT QUITTING TIME HIT ROOF CAUSING ROCK TO FALL ON EMPLOYEES FOOT

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