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August 1, 1990 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WATER TRUCK IN REVERSE AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF CLUTCH PEDAL AND CAME BACK UP AND HIT LEFT ANKLE. BRUSING LEFT ANKLE.

June 26, 1990 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS LEAVING PARTS TRAILER WITH PARTS WIND WAS BLOWING & COAL DUST BECAME EMBEDDED IN CORNEA OF LEFT EYE.

February 19, 1990 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PROCESSING LARGE LUMP COAL,COLA CLOGGED FEED CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING FEEDCHUTE WITH 5 FT PRY BAR WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK.

December 1, 1989 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF PLATFORM AROUND CRUSHER AND A CHUNK COAL FELL OFF OF TOP OF HOPPER THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER STRIKING EE ON HEAD.

March 30, 1989 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMMPL WAS OPERATING PIT TRUCK UING SAME ROAD AS SCARPERS. SCRAPER WAS ON SAME ROAD & BOTH THOUGHT OTHER WOULD PULL OVER. SCRAPER HIT FRONT OF PIT TRUCK PUSHING IT BACKWARDS & SCRAPER VEERED TO SIDE OF TRUCK & CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF TRUCK & TO SIDE OF PIT TRUCK.

December 20, 1988 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER DUMPING LOAD WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT THE BOWL & START ED SCRFAPER TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE COULDNT STOP SLIDING & SCRAPER WENT OFF THE BERM

November 21, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING POWER SCREENS & HAND GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY

November 10, 1988 IN · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM EXPLOSIVES TRUCK & BAUMPED HIS ELBOW ON TRUCK CAB

November 10, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING FILTERS FROM STORAGE TRAILER WHEN WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & C AUSED DOOR TO HIT HIM IN THE CENTER OF FOREHEAD

November 2, 1988 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM COAL PILE TO OFFICE TRAILER TO GET MECHANIC. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN DRIVEWAY.

October 26, 1988 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BACKHOE AND WHEN HE DISMOUNTED HE CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN TRACKS.

July 14, 1988 IN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS SETTLING BRACK ROLLER BACK ON 466E KOEHRING WHEN LOADER LET TRACK ROLLER FRAME DOWN ON THE KOEHRING IT WENT DOWN TO FAR ADN CAUSED FRAME TO ROLL AND PINNED RT FOOT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME ADN KOEHRING

July 11, 1988 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT AND AS DAY PROGRESSED HE BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE PAIN IN HIS BACK

July 8, 1988 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS LOADING SCRAPER IN ROCK OFF OF RAMP GOT HUNG UP ON A BIG ROCK AND STOPPED AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN OTHER 637E SCRAPER

March 5, 1988 IN · Coal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPL USING PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK SUB? LOOSE ON A DRILL BIT.FELT SNAPPING IN LEFT SHOULDER.SHOULDER NOW NUMB AND LEFT HAND IS SWELLING.

March 3, 1988 IN · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL MOVING TRANSMISSION ON A CART TO STORAGE BLDG.WHEN THEY REMOVED IT FROM CART EMPL FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.

February 15, 1988 IN · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A HONDA 3" PUMP IN THE PIT WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 7, 1988 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO UNPLUG CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR ROLLERS ON CRUSHER CAUGHT PRY BAR FORCING IT BACK IN EMPLOYEES HAND CAUSING FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE FORCED BACKWARD BREAKING LAST 3 FINGE ON LEFT HAND. 7OMPOUND FRACTURE OF 3 FINGERS WITH BONES PROTRUDING.

December 28, 1987 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMP WAS SHOVELI3G COAL FROM UNDER CRUSHER. HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN LEFT SIDE. HE HAS A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA

December 15, 1987 IN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Northern Coal Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SETTING UP33'' PUMPS,SLIPPED INTO HOLE ,HURT HIS BACK.

November 23, 1987 IN · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH 3" PUMPS IN PIT. HE WAS TAKING DISCHARGE HOSE LOOSE FROM PUMP HOSE FLIPPED SPRAYING HOT WATER ALL OVER HIS BODY.

October 26, 1987 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING FROM SCRAPER AT SUPPER TIME AND RING ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE OF CAB. CAUSED SKIN, MUSCLE, TO BE TORN AWAY FROM BONE.

July 20, 1987 IN · Coal FIRE
Northern Coal Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SPARK ON STARTE9 MOTOR STARTED FIRE ON GENERATOR SET.EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUSHER,WHICH FAILED TO DISCHARGE PROPERLY.FIRE SPREAD TO ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS AND EN CLOSURE REQUIRI3G ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.FIRE EXTINGUSHED BY 6:45 PM MSHA OFFICE IN VINCENNES,IN NOTIFIED OF FIRE.

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