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December 7, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

HE SAID HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND IT HIT A HOLE AND JARRED HIM BAD IN THE BACK SAID IT MADE HIM HURT ALL OVER.

September 30, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAWING TIMBER WITH SAW, LET IT SLIP AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE.

May 9, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by flying object

BENT OVER WHILE CHECKING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK BELL FROM TOP AND HIT HIM ON LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK.

January 15, 1994 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE SAID WHEN HE TURN[ED] AROUND SHOVELING HIS RIGHT RIBS POP.

December 13, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

INJURED WAS PULLING ON MANTRIP WHILE IT WAS STUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

November 26, 1993 KY · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS RAISING BELT STRUCTURE WITH A RAIL ROAD JACK. THE BAR HE WAS USING FLEW OUT STRIKING THE MAN'S LEFT EAR CUTTING IT. MAN WAS PRESSING THE BAR DOWN WITH HIS KNEE WHEN IT FLEW OUT.

November 22, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN #1 ENTRY, HE SAW A OIL CAN, LAYING ON THE RIB. HE SLOWED DOWN TO PICK UP THE CAN AND WHEN HE GRABBED IT, THE CAN CAUGHT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCOOP AND PULLED HIS ARM BACK.

November 20, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RECOVER HIS SHOVEL WHEN HANDLE HIT HIM ON THE CHEEK.

November 18, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS OPER. A BOLT MACHINE HIS DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN THE TOP. HIS GLOVE GOT BETWEEN HIS WRENCH & HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER TWISTING HIS HAND.

November 2, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

TAKING PUMP OFF FEEDER AND DROPPED PUMP AGAINST DODGE COUPLING AND FRAM OF FEEDER. BROKE TWO FINGERS AND CUT TENDONS ON RIGHT HAND.

October 25, 1993 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIGN HEAD DRIVE AND FOOT SLIPPED UNDER GUARD.

September 30, 1993 KY · Coal MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING ATRS DOWN AND WAS STILL UNDE RIT WHEN IT CAME DOWN CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK.

September 13, 1993 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

MAN WAS TRAMMING SCOOP TO OUTSIDE. HE RAN OVER A ROCK BOUNCING HIM UP & WHEN HE CAME DOWN HE STRUCK HIS BACK.

September 9, 1993 KY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING HYDRAULIC HOSE THROUGH FRAME OF CONTINUOUS MINER WITH 3 SHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. HOSE STRETCHED TIGHT, WHEN FREED UP, METAL PART OF HOSE STRUCK HIM ON WRIST. FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.

August 2, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING ROOF-BOLTS AND PLATES ON ROOF-BOLTER. PULLED MUSCLE DUE TO STRAIN ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

July 17, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIGHT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR IOPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY STRAP HANGING DOWN FROM ROOF

June 29, 1993 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL TO FEEDER, CABLE THAT WAS HUNG CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM ON NECK.

June 29, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT, EMPLOYEE (ROOF-BOLT OPERATOR) WRENCH CAME OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK.

May 31, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Black Dragon Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER CABLE WITH WET RUBBER GLOVES. WHEN HE GOT SHOCK. HURT SHOULDER WHEN HE JERKED HIS ARM BACK.

May 31, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GOT GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT WRENCH AND BOLT HEAD.

May 27, 1993 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INCIDENT COULD NOT BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT SAY WHERE IT HAPPENED.

May 27, 1993 KY · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BITS IN MINER, KNOCKING BIT OUT AND PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE GROIN AREA.

May 19, 1993 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by falling object

SHUTTLE CAR TIRE FELL AGAINST HIS LEFT KNEE AND PINNED LEG AGAINST SCOOP BUCKET.

May 14, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by falling object

BOLT HANGING FROM TOP, HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF NECK.

April 14, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WIRE WAS HANGING FROM ROOF BOLT PLATE, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND WIRE STRUCK INJURED IN LEFT EYE.

March 31, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE SWUNG THE HEAD OVER AND THE WEIGHT FROM HIS BODY PUSHED HIS RIGHT FOOT IN A BACKWARD POSITION.

March 31, 1993 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PULL BELT BACK WHEN BELT ROLLER FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.

December 14, 1992 KY · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN GOT BETWEEN MAC-8 AND 3 WHEELER, MAC-8 WAS BRING REPAIR, MAC-8 JUMPED IN REVERSE CATCHING HIS LEG IN BETWEEN THEM.

December 12, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

S/C OPERATOR WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD PICK CABLE UP TWISTED LOWER.

December 12, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) ELECTRICAL
Black Dragon Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

MAN PICKED UP A WET SPLICE AND GOT SHOCK.

December 12, 1992 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

S/C OPERATOR STARTED TO HANG MINER CABLE. WHEN HE PICKED UP MINER CABLE HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

November 2, 1992 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS CLEANING HEAD DRIVE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

September 7, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTING LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS UP IN FACW WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND OVER TOP OF DRILL STEEL AND BROKE IT.

August 10, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

24778 CABLE CAUGHT LEG OF PERSON AND PULLED LEG.

July 21, 1992 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN WAS PULLING CABLES AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL. HE RAISED UP AND HIS BACK STARTING HURTING HIM.

May 21, 1992 KY · Coal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

MAN WAS CUTTING A BIT LUG OFF THE MINER WITH A TORCH AND GOT HOT SLAG IN HIS EYE.

January 17, 1992 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Struck by powered moving object

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS IN FRONT OF MACHINE WHEN FOREMAN BACKED INTO HIM WITH PERSONNEL CARRIER

November 21, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENDING ROOF BOLT AND HAND SLIPPED OFF AND TWISTED BACK.

September 25, 1991 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HIRED TO TRY OUT AS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR THIS WAS HIS FIRST SHIFT, HE RODE MANTRIP TO SECTION AND UP TO BOLT MACHINE. HE DIRLLED 1 10 IN. HOLE AND BENT 8 ROOF BOLTS AND CLAIMED HI S BACK WAS HURT AND WANTED TO LEAVE.

August 25, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Fall from machine

SHUTTLE CAR OPT. WAS REUTRNING TO MINER AND WHERE BUGGY HAD HIT TO ROOF BOLT FELL OUT, CAUGHT LEG.

August 2, 1991 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Dragon Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BUGGY MAN WENT TO CHANGE SEAT AND TWISTED KNEE.

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