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July 31, 2013 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a water with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut his right forearm.

February 9, 2013 AL · Coal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was using a hammer to hit the metal bucket of the dozer, he was replacing the dozers bucket tip and a piece of metal chipped off and hit his left forearm.

July 25, 2012 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was stepping out of his service truck heard pop under right foot

July 18, 2012 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a piece of equipment and a port power bolt broke and came back and hit his hand.

July 18, 2012 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Coupling hose from an emulsion truck tanker was being detached, the driver did not allow time for the air to release from the hose when he uncoupled the connection thus being under pressure the coupling struck the driver in the side of the head, as a result the driver sustained a concussion.

April 23, 2012 AL · Coal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing off of a dozer and slipped on the track and grabbed a handle to keep from falling and pulled his left shoulder.

March 5, 2012 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading and unloading water pumps and hoses and pulled the muscle in his lower back.

January 28, 2012 AL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was shoveling coal from conveyer belt and slipped hitting the crusher, resulting in a contusion to the left chest wall.

January 14, 2012 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Contract Mechanic was changing the track on a D-11 dozer and the track flipped over mashing his left index finger.

January 11, 2012 AL · Coal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Accident type, without injuries

While loading blasting agent onto the blast hole the blasting agent caught fire, detonated and caused the detonation of additional primers that had been placed around the blast hole area. Fire was caused by Blaster smoking near blast hole. See attached MSHA Citation #8521062.

December 20, 2011 AL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Fall from machine

Employee's foot slipped as he was climbing off of the loader causing him to fall, hitting his right elbow.

September 13, 2011 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting a roller on a D10R when the jack slipped letting the roller fall and smash his left ring finger.

August 7, 2011 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was backing over a rock with the bulldozer and the dozer caught on the rock pulling, jerked the emplyee pulling his left shoulder.

June 25, 2011 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling a pump hose and the hose slipped out of his hand pulling his right shoulder.

April 9, 2011 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a rock truck when the wheel broke off the right rear axle causing the rear of the truck to hit the ground.

April 9, 2011 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working on the door of a D10 dozer, he removed the door & it slipped pinching his finger, he jerked his hand out from under the door cutting his right pinky finger.

March 7, 2011 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was preparing to weld a C-clamp, he sat the clap on a table to measure it and the clamp slipped mashing his right finger.

November 1, 2010 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was sliding a 4x8 screen and lifted up on it and pulled a muscle in his chest wall.

October 20, 2010 AL · Coal rock driller MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by flying object

The injuried was using a grinder to smooth rough edges of a shaft and several small pieces of metal came off and flew under his safety glasses and got lodged under his right eye lid.

September 3, 2010 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal of Alabama, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Truck haulage accident involving two 100 ton rear dump trucks. It appears the victim did not observe the stopped truck and struck it in the rear.

June 26, 2010 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by flying object

He was driving an equalizer pin into an equalizer bar; a piece of the pin chipped off and went into the thumb on his left hand. He had to have the chipped piece removed from his finger.

September 16, 2008 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck against a moving object

Rock truck operator backed 100 ton rock truck off dump, over-turned rock truck, was flown to University of Alabama Hospital where he was treated and released with a hairline crack in L1 vertebrate.

February 27, 2006 AL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was under the D-10 Dozer welding. Bogie arm strap came loose from the side of the machine causing the bogie arm to swing in a downward position hitting him on the head. Head was cut.

January 18, 2006 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was pulling on dragline flywheel and pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.

October 29, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was running dozer, while ripping hard rock. The retainer holding the pin in the ripper tooth broke. He was unaware the tooth was hot; he attempted to drive the pin back into the ripper tooth and when his hand came in contact with the tooth, he burned his left hand.

January 31, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck against a moving object

HIT HEAD ON TOP OF CAB OF DOZER.

February 21, 2004 AL · Coal MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CABLE ON HEAD SWIVEL ON CORDRILL BROKE: BRAKES ON HEAD SWIVEL FELLED TO HOLD. EE FELL ON DRILL, BROKE LEFT LEG ABOVE ANKLE.

February 2, 2004 AL · Coal welder (shop) NO VALUE FOUND
National Coal of Alabama Inc · No Value Found

THE COME-A-LONG ON A JACK SLIPPED AND DROPPED A PLATE ON HIS FINGERS.

January 28, 2003 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SEED GRADER ON A FARM TRACTOR. AS HE WAS CONNECTING A SHAFT, THE POWER TAKE OFF ON THE TRACTOR ENGAGED AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, TWISTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

January 17, 2003 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A 3-1/4" NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE NUT TURNED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

May 6, 2002 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR BELT ON COAL CRUSHER USING A PAIR OF COMEALONGS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE COMEALONGS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE HIT EE AB OVE RT EYE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

December 14, 2001 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LOADING AN IDLER FROM THE P&H DRAGLINE ONTO A TRUCK; THE IDLER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT.

June 22, 2000 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.

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