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April 8, 1999 LA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Red River Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

EE AND OTHER AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH MINE PERSOANL WERE STARTING TO REPLACE DISCHARGE PIPING AND A DETECTOR ABOVE THE COLLECTOR RING. THEY WERE TO MEASURE THE PIPE TO RECUT BY MINE PERSONAL. THEY REMOVED ONE INSPECTION COVER AND WHEN HE INSERTED HIS ARM, HE WAS SHOCKED BUT DID NOT LOST CONSCIENCENOUS. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE POSTED ON COVER PLATE.

March 1, 1999 LA · Coal shopman repair cars, mechanic OTHER
Red River Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD. IT WAS WINDY AND SOME T5RASH BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

September 28, 1998 LA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red River Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HANGING TIN ROOF SHEETS-LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 SHEETS CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

December 10, 1997 LA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Red River Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENTERED. HE LEFT HIS HAND UP ON TOP AND THE DOOR BLEW OVER SMASHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

October 19, 1997 LA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red River Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING BACKHOE, STEPPED OFF MACHINE ONTO MATS WHEN LEFT FOOT WENT BETWEEN 2 MATS CAUSING HIM TO FALL. X-RAYS TAKEN SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES OR TORN LIGAMENTS. DR. RECOMMENDED HE STAY OFF FOOT FOR 24 TO 36 HOURS, AS NEEDED, THEN RESUME DUTIES AS USUAL, NO RESTRICTIONS.

July 20, 1997 LA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Red River Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE REMOVING CAGE BOLT ON MARION 7820 DRAGLINE, BOLT STRUCK EE IN RIGHT EYE BROW CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

April 26, 1997 LA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Red River Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET UTILIZING A TEN POUND SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF WEAR CAP STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG. AFTER SHIFT HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. FIRST AI D INCLUDED BANDAGE AND EIGHT STITCHES. EE REPORTED FOR NEXT SHIFT.

May 13, 1996 LA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Red River Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER MOVING A SPACER BAR WITH A FORKLIFT, IT FELL OVER AND HIT TE SHIN OF EE, CAUSING A LACERATION.

November 8, 1995 LA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red River Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SITTING IN TRUCK AND CLOSED DOOR AT SAME TIME OF PUTTING SEATBELT ON AND CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR.

September 30, 1995 LA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red River Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE TREE WINCH HANDLE LATCH DID NOT CATCH HANDLE SPUN INJURING LEFT HAND.

February 1, 1991 LA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Red River Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

REPLACING FUSE ON DRAGLINE WITH PLIERS TOUCHED BOTH PHASES CAUSING FUSES TO ARC AND CAUGHT FIRE 2 FINGERS WERE BURNED

January 14, 1990 LA · Coal MACHINERY
Red River Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL, WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL INSIDE HIS GLOVE CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE UNDERSIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 4, 1990 LA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red River Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A STORAGE TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON 2ND OR 3RD STEP FROM THE TOP FALLING BACKWARDS.IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH HIMSLEF HE GRABBED THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE CLOSED DOOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND,RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE LOWER PART OF HIS PALM,REQUIRING THREE STITCHES,AS WELL AS A BRUISE TO THE RIGHT HIP.

September 29, 1989 LA · Coal electrician, lineman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Red River Mining Company · Fall from machine

STACKING CONVEYOR WAS BEING RUN TO STOCK PILE COAL FOR LOADING STATION TO BE RUN.

August 3, 1989 LA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red River Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

I NAME SLIPPED ON THE TRANSMISSION OF A 627-B SCRAPER WHILE CROSSING FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNDER THE NECK WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINES BOOTS HAD OIL ON THEM & FOOT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT KNEE ON TRANSMISSION

July 18, 1989 LA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red River Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF FORKLIFT. HE STEPPED TO GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

June 27, 1989 LA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Red River Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING OUT OF MAN LIFT SLIPPED HIT BACK ON TOE PLATE WHICH CAUSED BRUISE ON LOWER BACK

June 8, 1989 LA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Red River Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKE JAMB NUT LOOSE IT MASHED HIS FINGER

May 10, 1989 LA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Red River Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INSTALLING A PROPEL SHAFT,PULLED HIS ABCK OUT.ACUTE LUMROSACRAL STRAIN.

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