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April 27, 1995 WV · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL- STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL.

February 11, 1994 WV · Coal FIRE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

APPEARANCE OF SITE INDICTED A HEAT BUILD UP FROM POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL INFARED RED HEATER COMBINED WITH COAL DUST. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BELT, BELT CONVEYORS, FINE COAL FILTER & ELECTRICAL WIRING I N THIS SECTION.

January 14, 1994 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A WEEKLY MINE EXAMINER OBSERVED THE ROOF FALL IN A RETURN AIR COURSE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 20'X20'X6' HIGH, LOCATED OUTBY THE FACE AT SPOT #632. NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION, NO INJURIES ETC. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 7' & 8' WERE USED IN THIS AREA.

December 2, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A REGULAR AND WEEKLY MINE EXAMINATION, THE MINE EXAMINER OBSERVED A ROOF FALL IN #6 BUTT OF FENTRY OF THE MAINS. THE FALL IS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION BUT BY THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FAL L MEASURED 20'W,40'LX5'H.

September 23, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN NO.3 & NO.4 ENTRY ONE CROSS CUT INBY SPAD NO.613. THE FALL MEASURED 35 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE AND 7' TO 8' HIGH. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 6' & 7' IN LENGTH WITH STRAPS ON 3X4' SPACING WAS USED.

September 18, 1993 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROOF BOLT & IT HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS HAND.

September 17, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN INACTIVE SET OF ROOMS AT CROSSCUT NO.16 AT SPAD #607 & 608. THE FALL MEASURED 20 FEET WIDE, 70 FEET LONG AND 4.5 TO 5' HIGH. DOUBLE LOCK ROOF BOLTS 48" LONG WAS USED IN AREA.

September 11, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROADWAYS WITH A SCOOP AND CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE PANIC BAR AND THE TOP.

September 3, 1993 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

AT APPROX 11:15PM A MINE EXAMINER HEARD A NOISE THAT APPEARED TO BE A ROOF FALL HIS EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY HAD FALLIN FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 57FT THE AREA HAD BEEN B OLT ED WITH 60IN & 72IN ROOF BOLTS EXCEPT FOR 12FT IN THE IMMEDIATE FACE

August 18, 1993 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE BELT FEEDER AND PULLED TENDONS IN ELBOW.

August 16, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE HANGER.

June 25, 1993 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE TRACK & A TIE CAME UP ON ONE END & HIT HIM BELOW THE LEFT EYE

June 1, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE 4 X 8 SHEETS OF STEEL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING COMEALONG TO PULL THE STEEL AND THE SHEET EE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM ON THE LEG AND ANKLE.

May 11, 1993 WV · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OBSERVING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BEING REPAIRED WHEN OPERATOR STARTED THE CHAIN THE END OF THE CHAIN CAME OUT AND HIT EE.

April 26, 1993 WV · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING TOO CLOSE TO A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE & GOT HIT ON THE BACK OF THE LEGS

March 8, 1993 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING ON A 988 LOADER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE BUCKET OF THE MACHINE.

February 2, 1993 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING THE 992 B LOADER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

January 27, 1993 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK- HIT HOLE IN ROAD HIT HEAD ON ROOF CAB OF TRUCK.

January 26, 1993 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATEBAR TO PRY LOOSE A STEERING CYLINDER ON A 966 LOADER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN.

January 23, 1993 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT ON THE LOADER CLEANING THE WINDOWS, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE LOADER.

November 10, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

DURING A REGULAR MINE EXAMINATION, THE EXAMINER OBSERVED A ROOF FALL ON CROSSCUT INBY SPAD NO.256. THE ENTRY IS LOCATED OUTBY THE WORKING FACE, DEVELOPED APPROX. 9/20/92.

October 21, 1992 WV · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE A BEARING ON A BELT HEAD & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BEARING & THE ROLLER

September 15, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE'S KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE COULDN'T WALK. THIS IS A PROBLEM OF CHILDHOOD.

August 26, 1992 WV · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

38920EMPLOYEE AWARDED A 7% HEARING LOSS,CLAIM #92-51844.

August 24, 1992 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

54736YEE WAS HELPING PUT AN ATRS SYSTEM ON A BOLTER AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ATRS AND THE BOLTER.

July 15, 1992 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ONT EH 992B LOADER. LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.

June 4, 1992 WV · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO LOOSEN TAG LINE ON A CRANE. A CABLE CAME LOOSE CAUSING A BAR TO STRIKE HIS HAND.

May 27, 1992 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD MINE CABLES ON A SCOOP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

April 27, 1992 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A FUEL NOZZLE BACK ON ITS HANGER & LOST HIS FOOTING & CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS ARM & INJURED HIS SHOULDER

March 11, 1992 WV · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON A CAT HEAD AND HOLDING A BAR WHILE ANOTHER EE STRUCK THE BAR AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

March 4, 1992 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 INTAKE BROWN'S CREEK SIDE-WATER FAULT AREA-25' INBY SURFACE IN #3 ENTRY 18' TO 20'LENGTH 30' TO 40' WIDTH 4' TO 6' HEIGHT 6' COAL SEAM FIRECREEK.

December 31, 1991 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SPLICE BELT. A ROPE DOGE SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

December 16, 1991 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL UNLOADING RAIL FROM FLAT CAR CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN RAILS.

December 10, 1991 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL SITTING IN MACK RD600 DURING LOADING OF COAL ONTO TRUCK.THE LOADER DROPPED A BUCKET OF COAL SUDDENLY ONTO THE TRUCK CAUSING A JAR TO EMPL AND HITTING TOP OF HEAD -STOVED VERTEBRATE

December 6, 1991 WV · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CRAWL OVER A TRAILING CABLE TO A 21 SC NEAR A ANCHORED POINT AREA. SHUTTLE CAR RECOILED CABLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND NOSE AREA. LACERATION TO NOSE AREA A ND DISLODGING TEETH.

November 22, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED IN INTERSECTION SPAD 458 INTAKE ENTRY DUE TO FAULT WATER COMING THRU TOP FALL APP 5FT THICK WIDTH 18FT LENGTH 4 0FT AREA ORIGINAL SUPPORTED 4FT DOUBLE BACK SHALE STRATA AREA NO I NJURIES

October 19, 1991 WV · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

FALL OCCURRED AT SPAD 39 AIRWAY IN AN INTERSECTION 20'X30'X6'HIGH. THE FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON AN WEEKLY AIRWAY EXAMINATION. #1 ENTRY HOURSE BACK PRESENT IN AREA. BETWEEN 12 NOON 1-19-91 TIL L 10 PM 10-21-91.

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