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January 10, 1990 UT · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING DURTER THE END OF HE WAGNER SCOOP WAS OUT INOT THE NATURAL ROADWAY ABOUT 6 FT. AN EMCO SCOOP TRAMMING DOWN THE DISIEL ROADWAY STRUCK THE REAR OF THE WAGNER SCO OP CAUSING THE GOODOP BUCKET TO STRIKE AND PINCH HIS FOOT.

August 22, 1989 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED AND THE MECHANIC TOOK 1 BOLT OUT OF THE COVER OVER A BANK OF HOSES ON A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER-AS HE WAS HOLDING UP THE COVER IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND SWUNG AROUND CATCHING HIS F INGER BETWEEN THE COVER AND MACHINE FRAME.

April 11, 1989 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BOLTING MATERIAL FROM TRAILER ONTO SCOOP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CUT BAND ON MATS ANOTHER BUNDLE FELL ON HIS FOOT

March 10, 1989 UT · Coal stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast POWERED HAULAGE
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 20X WAGNER SCOOP HE HAD HIS RT HAND ON THE CAB DOOR AS HE TURNED THE MACHINE TO THE RT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE DOOR & HEADLIGHTS

January 16, 1989 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE WAS P UTTING THE TOP STEEL IN AND IT DIDNT LINE UP RIGHT SO I.NAME REACHED OVER TO LOWER THE BOOM AND HE GRABBED THE WRONG LEVER WHICH CLOSED THE STEEL GUIDE ON HIS FINGER

January 12, 1989 UT · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER AGAINST A CONNECTOR LINK ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LINK WITH A HAMMER AND IT GLANCED OFF HIS S IDE HITTING I.NAMES FINGER AGAINST THE OTHER HAMNMER

November 21, 1988 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STOPERING WIDE AREA ON INTAKE APC OF COAL FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EMP O N WRIST AND HITTING STOPER CAUSING HIM OT SLIP AND FAL TO GROUND INJ OHTER WRIST.

December 1, 1987 UT · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS HOLD3NG A 2" ROCK DUST HOSE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE HOSE AND IT SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK I,NAME IN THE KNEE.

November 12, 1987 UT · Coal timberman POWERED HAULAGE
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS STAN8ING BETWEEN SHIELD AND PAN LINER AS SHIELD WAS BEING PUSHED INTO PLACE WITH A WAGNER SCOOP, THE DUCK BILL OF THE SCOOP SLID ALONG THE BASE OFTHE SHIELD TO THE PAN AND CAUGHT TH ES MANS FOOT BE7WEEN THE DUCK BILL AND PAN

April 23, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME STOOD ON3DRILL HEAD TO PLACE ROOFBOLT AND RESIN IN HOLE.CHUNK OF COAL RIB FELL AGAINST MACHINE CONTROLS RAISING MAN TO ROOF KINKING HIS NECK.

February 18, 1987 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT MAN WAS AT7EMPTING TO TIGHTEN A D-BOLT ON A BELT ROLLER HIS SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED FROM A BELT ROLLER HIS SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED FROM IN THE RING AND STRUCK THE MAN JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EYE C AUSING A LACERA7ION TO HIS EYE LID.

February 3, 1987 UT · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper POWERED HAULAGE
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by powered moving object

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING UP LOOSE COAL FROM IN FRONT OF SHIELDS HIS SHOULDER WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE FACE CONVEYOR. A LARGE BUMP OCCURED AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE CONVEYOR STRUCK THE SHOULDER AND ARM

February 2, 1987 UT · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

WATCHING CABLE 2N MINER RIB WAS WORKING I.NAME MOVED BAVK BY SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB ROLLED IN FROM BEHIND LINE CURTAIN STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOOT

January 16, 1987 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS WASH3NG CONTINOUS MINER IN THE 3 RD RIGHT SECTION WHEN A STAB OF COAL RIB 25 FT LONG 6 FT HIGH AND 12 INCH TO 24 INCH THICK ROLLED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.

January 12, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ROOF BOLTING MA7HINE WAS TRAMMING OUT OF FACE WHEN I NAME REACHED DOWN IN ATTEMPT TO MOVE CABLE FROM UNDER TIRE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND RIB.

January 8, 1987 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Accident type, without injuries

REMOTE CONTROL 7ONTINUOUS MINER WAS PULLING LIFT OFF PILLER IN A STEP FAULT AREA. THE ROOF WORKING AS THE MINER STARTED OUT OF LIFT IT WAS HELD UP BY A SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS BEHIND IT. MINER KEPT MOVING OU7 AND WAS CAUGHT BY LARGE SLAB OF ROCK THAT FELL A LONG FAULT LINE STOPPING THE MINERS PROCESS.

January 6, 1987 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS ROOF BO5TING IN FACE AREA. HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND A PIECE OF RIB FELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN IT AND THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER.

October 24, 1986 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS BARR3NG DOWN SOME LOOSE ROCK WITH SCALING BAR SOME ROCK ABOVE CAME LOOSE AND HIT SCALING BAR KNOCKING IT OUT OF HIS HANDS AND BAR HIT LEFT FOOT

September 29, 1986 UT · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by flying object

HANGING DOORS O3 STEAM CLEANING BUILDING-SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS EYE OR IF HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHILE A HAND OPERATED GRINDER WAS BEI NG USED 3

September 26, 1986 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING MUFFLE9 CLAMP OFF TRUCK. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT & STRUCK CHIN CAUSING LACERATION APPROX 1/4" LONG.

August 21, 1986 UT · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS REPORT IS 6EING SENT TO ABOUT A VIOLATION ISSUED BY I NAME APPARENTLY RECEIVED CHIROPRATIC THREATMENT FOR STRAIN THIS VIOLATION COMES AS AN PART 50 AUDIT. UNOLATION 2928408 WE ARE NOTADMI TTING THAT THIS3ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE WITH FILING OF THIS REPORT.

August 6, 1986 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Struck by falling object

MAN WAS GOING T2 WASH EIMCO TRUCK. WHEN LIFTING OFF TRACK JACK THE JACK PINCHED HIS FINGER JACK WAS DROPPED AND AS IT FELL IT STRUCK THE LEFT FOOT OF THE OPERATOR.

August 6, 1986 UT · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Utah Power & Light Company-Mining Division · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE JUMPED O0F A 48" PIPE & TWISTED HIS HIP WHEN HE LANDED. HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME. SORENESS DIDN'T GO AWAY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS SO H E CAME IN & REPORTED THE ACCIDENT.

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