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December 15, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELIN ON JOB HAUL ROAD EN ROUTE TO OFFICE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF S-10 PICK-UP TRUCK AND HIT A COAL TRUCK HEAD ON.

December 5, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE JOB WHEN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

November 14, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bbc Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D-10 DOZER AND SLIPPED ON WET METAL AND FELL TO THE GROUND HEAD FIRST, BRUISING HIS RIBS AND KIDNEYS AND LACERATING HIS HEAD.

November 12, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PULLING TIRE OFF GRADER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

July 5, 1994 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING OIL BARREL (APPROX. 25 GAL.) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 28, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bbc Coal Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A DRILL HOLE ;AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

April 8, 1994 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
Bbc Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

D-10 DOZER CAUGHT FIRE & WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER HE BREATHED IN FIRE EXTINGUISHER FUMES DUST & SMOKE INJURING HIS LUNGS

April 4, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION FROM A LOADER WHEN A BOLT SNAPPED FLYING AND HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE.

January 28, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Bbc Coal Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

DOZER CAUGHT FIRE. EMPLOYEE INHALED FUMES FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SMOKE FROM FIRE. DURING THIS HE ALSO FELL OFF DOZER CAUSING BLUNT INJURY TO RIGHT HAND.

October 4, 1993 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bbc Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EE CLIMBED UP ON GREASE TRUCK TO ADD ANTIFREEZE TO THE TANK AND WHEN HE STEPPED BACK HE HOOKED HIS FOOT ON A FUEL HOSE AND FELL OVER THE FUEL HOOK, LANDING ON THE GROUND HE FELL ABOUT 6 TO 7 F T TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

September 15, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bbc Coal Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FRONT FENDER OF TRUCK. WHEN HE STARTED TO GET DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

August 16, 1993 VA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bbc Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLOSED THE DOOR OF A DRILLTUK 45 ON HIS HAND

July 26, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

EMKPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE TOOTH ON A 992 LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS USING A STEEL HAMMER TO REMOVE THE OLD TOOTH. AS HE STRUCK THE TOOTH WIH THE HAMMER, A CHIP FLEW OFF, BECOMING IMBEDDED INT HE LEFT FOREARM.

July 23, 1993 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE BOOSTING A BATTERY TO START A D-10 DOZER, THE BATTERY EXPLODED, CAUSING A DUP CUT TO LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

July 6, 1993 VA · Coal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC HELPER WAS WELDING A PIECE ON A DOZER, WHEN THE STEEL CHIPPED AWAY, CAUSING A FRAGMENT TO BECOME EMBEDDED IN HIS HAND.

June 11, 1993 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bbc Coal Corp · Struck against stationary object

LOADER OPERATOR WAS REMOVING OVERBURDEN ABOUT 10 FT FROM HIGHWALL WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOUT 30 INTO BUCKET OF BOOM OF LOADER THE RESULTING JAR CAUSED OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON INSIDE OF CAB CAUSING 2 SMALL LACERATIONS AND UNCONCUIOUSTNESS.

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