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October 1, 1999 KY · Coal electrician, lineman OTHER
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS HIP AS HE WAS WALKING TO TRACK TO GET A PART.

August 26, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ELECTRICAL
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR REEL NOT SPOOLING PROPERLY AND ASKED THE SECTION ELKECTRICIAN TO ASSIST HIM WITH HIS CABLE. THE ELECTRICIAN WAS CLEANING GOB FROM AROUND THE REEL WHI LE HE WAS TO TAKE THE CABLE ANCHOR APART. WHEN THE ELECTRICIAN LOOKED AROUND THE EE WAS LYING ON MINE FLOOR UNRESPONSIVE.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE 001-0 SECTION, IN THE #4 ENTRY, INBY SPAD #34989. THE FALL MEASURED 8' WIDE BY 20'TO 26' LONG AND 4'HIGH.

August 12, 1999 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR AND TOLD FOREMAN TO RESET A BREAKER. ON HIS WAY BACK A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM.

May 20, 1999 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT STANDS ONTO UNDERGROUND FORKLIFT AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN STAND AND A FORK.

November 21, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHECKING FOR SUCTION LEAK AT DUST BOX ON ROOFBOLTER. HIS HAND WAS LYING ON A PIECE OF METAL UNDER PREDUMP JACK. OPERATOR RAISED STAB JACK WHICH ACTIVATES PREDUMP JACK. THAT ACTIO PUSHED THE JACK CYLINDER DOWN CATCHING EE'S LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK BRACKET AND METAL.

September 12, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ HAD FAILED TO FULLY RESTART THE FLOOR JACK THEN TILTED THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE DOWNWARD. WHEN HE LOWERED HIS FOOTJACK THE MACHINES'CANOPY DROPPED APPROX 2 INCHES STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

August 27, 1998 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS MOVING CABLE SLACK WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER WATERLINE LANDING AGAINST THE COAL RIB.

June 8, 1998 KY · Coal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LID FROM PLASTER BUCKET WHEN PLASTER SPLASHED UNDER GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE.(PRESCRIPTION DRUG REQUIRED).

April 1, 1998 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE PATH OF A ROOFBOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN MIDBACK.

January 14, 1998 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING TWO BUCKETS OF MINER BITS ONTO A FOUR WHEEL UTILITY VEHICLE.

September 22, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS EN ROUTE TO THE MINE SITE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE LANDING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

August 20, 1997 KY · Coal scoop car operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HAD FINISHED CLEANING A XCUT WITH A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP AND TRAMMED OUTBY. AFTER HE TRAMMED ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE HE STOPPED TO RETRIEVE A SET OF CABLE CROSSING. HE PICKED UP THE CROSSING AND TURNED TO WALK TOWARDTHE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR AND IMMEDIATELY BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN AND SWELLING.

July 9, 1997 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE ACTIVE SECTION. HE REACHED OVER TO PICK UP A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 19, 1997 KY · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING ROPE HANGERS, WHILE HOLDING MINER CABLE THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF ROP HANGER CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB.

February 20, 1997 KY · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED ON TAKE UP BRAKET ON CONVEYOR CHAIN METAL SHIFTED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

February 13, 1997 KY · Coal lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLLOYEE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE JACK WHILE THERE WAS TENSION ON IT. THE HANDLE OF THE JACK MOVED SUDDENLY.

January 24, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK & FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

January 20, 1997 KY · Coal INUNDATION
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

WATER ENTERED THE MINE THRU A SEPERATION IN THE ROOF EXPOSED BY A CONTINUOUS MINER. MANAGEMENT CHOSE TO STOP PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES AT THIS TIME.

January 8, 1997 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO STEP OFF A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINEWHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE DE-ENERGIZED MACHINE.

September 16, 1996 KY · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE CLEANING AROUND #2 HEAD DRIVE EE ATTEMPTEDTO MOVE SOME OLD DRIVE GEARS. EE MOVED 1 AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, THE EE STARTED TO MOVE THE 2ND ONE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS ACC A MATERIAL HANDLING

February 12, 1996 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGERS.

January 12, 1996 KY · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO GAIN ACCESS TO A BULLDOZER OPERATOR BY CLIMBING UP TO THE DOZER S CAB. DURING HIS ATTEMPT, HIS FOOTING WAS LOST. HE FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE DOZER BLADE S PITCH BEAM. SNOW WAS FALLING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE EE WAS WEARING RUBBER SOLED BOOTS. THE DOZER WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I AM CLASSIFYING THIS AS SLIP FALL

November 1, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE INTAKE AIR WAY LEADING TO 001-0 MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 5'X20'X50' LONG. THERE WERE NO OTHER REPORTABLE EVENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FALL.

September 22, 1995 KY · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF SITTING ON THE MINE FLOOR ALONG SIDE A COAL RIB WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 10-9-94. AFTER VIEWING THE TREATING PHYSCIA IN S REPORT THE FINDINGS WERE DISCUSSED WITH MSHA OFFICIALS. IT WAS AGREED THAT THIS SHOULD BE TREATED AS A REPEATED TRAUMA CASE IN LIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.

July 8, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE NUMBER ONE CONVEYOR BELT AT SURVEY STATION NUMBER 17246. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 20' WIDE BY 40' LONG BY 7' THICK.

June 21, 1995 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A PORTION OF ROOF FELL IN THE NUMBER TWO ENTRY OUTBY ACTIVE WORKING SECTION THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 5FT THICK 20FT WIDE & 35 FT LONG THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 42IN RESIN GROUTED RODS

June 6, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEES ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN COAL RIB AND FRAME OF OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHLE ROUNDING A CORNER.

March 29, 1995 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BNET OVER, LIFTED A TRAILING CABLE AND BEGAN TO STEP FORWARD.

January 23, 1995 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING TOP, USING STACK STEEL. STEEL CAME APART. HE TRIED TO HOLD TOGETHER AND STEEL HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

January 17, 1995 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN INSTALLING PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE BOLT BECAME FOULED IN THE ROOF. HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY UPWARD PRESSURE WITH H IS DRILL POT BUT, ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THE ROTATION FUNCTION INSTEAD. THE ROTATING MOTION OF THE ROOF BOLT PUSHED HIS HAND BACK TOWARD HIS FOREARM.

November 16, 1994 KY · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CROUCHED NEAR A COAL RIB WHEN A SHUTTLE CAR TRAMMED ONTO HIS RIGHT LEG. THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS NOT FULLY AWARE OF THE POSITION OF THE EMPLOYEE.

October 26, 1994 KY · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Accident type, without injuries

THE INTERSECTION OF THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT OF THE NUMBER 5 ROOM EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE MINE ROOF. THE SUSPECTED FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE FOREMAN IN CHARGE AND APPROPRIATE ACTION WAS TAKEN TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO MINERS. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED APPROX. 8'X27' X 30'. NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURIES RESULTED FROM THIS ROOF FALL.

September 12, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT REACHED OVER THE TOP OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO SECURE SOME ROOF BOLTS. AS HE REACHED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE MACHINE WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIMM EOF THE ACCID ENT.

August 12, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A BATTERY POWERED SCOOP ON CHARGE WHEN HIS ARM STRUCK A METAL STRAP ATTACHED TO THE ROOF.

July 14, 1994 KY · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS HANDLING A TRAILING CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS CHEST. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL WITH A LOW HEART RATE. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS THAT HE IS BEING TREATE D FOR INFLAMED CARTILAGE OF THE CHEST.

June 7, 1994 KY · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pilgrim Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS ENGAGED IN MATERIAL CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. AS HE PULLED A METAL BINDING STRAP FROM A WOODEN PALLET, THE BINDING STRAP STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE.

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