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November 15, 1988 MO · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BUCKET SHANK ON DRAGLINE, PULLED MUSCLE LIFTING ON THE SHANK.

August 20, 1988 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CLINE TRUCK-HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT A ROCK ON HIS BACK.

August 9, 1988 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Nemo Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING CLAMP ON DRAG CABLE LAGGING WITH IMPACT WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER.

August 9, 1988 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE TEETH ON DRAGLINE HE WAS HOLDING THE KEEPER PIN WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HIT PIN THE EMPLOYEE USING THE HAMMER MISSED THE PIN & HIT HIS HAND

July 22, 1988 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON HIS DOZER PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT LEG

July 15, 1988 MO · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF FORK LIFT & HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST WOODEN PALLET

June 6, 1988 MO · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PUTTING CRIBBING UNDER SCRAPER TO BLOCK UP FOR TIRE CHANGE. SPLINTER OFF OF WOODEN BLALM. EMPL DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT AT TIME IT HAPPENED. HE PULLED SPLINTER OUT HIMSELF BUT ON 7 06/88. BUMP WAS NOTICED ON HIS PALM. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR.. & MORE WOOD WAS REMOVED FROM HIS PALM & ONE STITCH WAS TAKEN.

March 19, 1988 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING DOZER- FROST WAS ON PUMP STATION MOTOR- EMPLOYEE SLIPPED.

January 29, 1988 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING BUGGY REEL FROM SCOOP BUCKET AND MASHED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

September 12, 1987 MO · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OFF OF LOADER-HIS FOOTSLIPPED OFF OF STEP, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON ANCHOR BOLT.

August 31, 1987 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL CLIMBING O0F HITACHI EXCAVATOR TWISTED KNEE WHILE STEPPING OFF.

August 8, 1987 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING TWO WELDERS TO INSTALL A 12" PIPE.ONE END OF THE PIPE NEEDED TO BE REHOOKED SO THE EMPLOYEE RESTED THE PIPE ON A CROSS-CUFLOW FEED BOX SO HE COULD CHANGE THE POSTION OF THE CHOKER.EMP5OYEE PLACED HIS THUMS INSIDE THE LOOP OF THE CHOKER,THE PIPE FELL FROM THE BOX AND THE CHOKER TWISTED CATCHING HIS HAND(THUMB).

July 17, 1987 MO · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LA2ING DRAIN PIPE IN A RECLAMATION AREA USING A TRUCK TO HANDLE THE PIPE. WHILE WALKING ON THE BED OF THE BOOM TRUCK SLIPPED ON A SPILL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SLID OFF THE EDGE OF BED EMPLOYEE C5UGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS ARM.

July 15, 1987 MO · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING THE DRAG PAN COVER ON DRAGLINE-HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST METAL PLATE WALL.

July 7, 1987 MO · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING DRIVE GEAR ON SHAKER OF WASH PLANT TAPER LOCK FELL OUT & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH

June 8, 1987 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ONTO A DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AS HE REACHED TO GRAB FOR SOMETHING HE JAMMED HIS THUMB INTO A TRACK PAD.

May 18, 1987 MO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HELPING3PUT DRAG CABLE ON 1150 DRAGLINE. HE WAS TRYING TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE SPOOL. THE CABLE JUMPED OFF THE SPOOL AND STRUCK HIM ON RT SHOULDER

April 9, 1987 MO · Coal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SI7TING ON SHOE OF DRAGLINE EATING LUNCH, BECAME CHOKED AND PASSED OUT, FELL FACE FIRST AND FRACTURED TEETH SOME FALSE TEETH SOME NATURAL TEETH.

April 9, 1987 MO · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSTALLIN1 INSERTS IN FAIRLEAD, EMPLOYEE S LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO I NSERTS.

December 10, 1986 MO · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE BENT T2 PULL TARP UNDER DRILL FELT KNEE GO OUT OF JOINT

December 9, 1986 MO · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING3SOME HEAVY MATERIALS IN WELDING SHOP STRAINED BACK

November 13, 1986 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Nemo Coal Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMP WAS WORKING3ON 1150 DRAGLINE USING A WELDER GOT FLASH BURNS TO EYES

November 7, 1986 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING SCRAPER ON PIT ROAD HE MET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON A SCRAPER IN CURVE OF HAUL ROAD HE RAN HIS SCRAPER OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH TO AVOID COLLISION HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB OF SC RAPER 3

October 13, 1986 MO · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Nemo Coal Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS THE WELDING SHOP AND STEPPED OVER A DRAG CHAIN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

September 25, 1986 MO · Coal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
Nemo Coal Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS STANDIN1 ON FLOAT PUMP PUTTING A LENGTH OF DISCHARGE HOSE ON FLOAT PUMP. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER THAT WAS PULLING THE FLOAT PUMP. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED PULLING THE PUMP AWAY CAUSI3G THE INJURED MAN TO FALL TO THE G ROUND. HE HAS A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ELBOW

September 11, 1986 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN OUT OF RIPPER TOOTH.A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

July 12, 1986 MO · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nemo Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING TRACK FRAME FROM DOZER. HE WAS HOLDING BAR DRIVING PIN OUT OF DOZER FRAME. WHEN PIN CAME OUT, WEIGHT OF TRACK FRAME SWUNG AGAINST BAR, MASHING LEFT THUMB.

March 5, 1986 MO · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING CABLE OUT OF RABBIT BOX. WIND BLEW LID OF RABBIT BOX, HITTING IN HEAD.

January 19, 1986 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRIN1 AIR COMPRESSOR ON GREASE TRUCK, HAND SLIPPED & STRUCK THE KNUCKLE OF HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST FUEL TANK OF COMPRESSOR.

December 31, 1985 MO · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nemo Coal Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING TRAIL CABLE ON DRAGLINE AND MOVING ELECTRIC HEATER- STRAINED HIS BACK.

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