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October 14, 1996 UT · Coal timberman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS HOLDING A TIMBER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE OVER A CAP PIECE. THE AX DEFLECTED OFF THE WEDGE AND STRUCK THE VICTIM ON THE CHEEK.

September 9, 1996 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

July 1, 1996 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING ROLLER/BELT STRUCTURES ONTO TRAILER - SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

May 17, 1996 UT · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Fall from ladders

HE WAS HANGING BRATTICE FROM A LADDER WHEN THE LADDER FELL, HE JUMPED FREE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

May 6, 1996 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SECURING A NITROGEN BOTTLE IN A RACK AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO BOTTLES.

April 17, 1996 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CHANGING HIS CLOTHES AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT AND HE STEPPED ON A 1/2" LONG SMALL DIAMETER WIRE THAT ENTERED THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT. DUE TO THE VERY SMALL DIAMETER, IT HAD TO BE SURGICAL LY REMOVED.

March 27, 1996 UT · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND THE DRILL STEEL AUGER CLAMP CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LITLE FINGER WHEN IT CLOSED.

February 1, 1996 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE CARRYING A TRACK JACK HE SLIPPED & FELL - THE JACK LANDED ON HIS FINGER.

December 1, 1995 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REPAIRING A BRAKE ON AN ISUZU TRUCK, HE DECIDED TO CLEAN THE SPRING WITH THE WIRE WHEEL ON THE BENCH GRINDER. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE AGAINST THE WIRE WHEEL THE HOOKED. END OF THE SPRI NG ROTATED & CUT HIS INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS.

October 16, 1995 UT · Coal IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

A FRICTIONAL METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE NO. 4 X-CUT OF THE MAIN NORTH 3RD EAST SUNNYSIDE SEAM SECTION. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THE MINER BITS CONTACTED THE SANDSTONE FLOOR CAUSING THE IGNI TION.

August 1, 1995 UT · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

SOMETIME BETWEEN 7-25-95 AND 8-1-95, A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #2 ENTRY OF THE 8TH WEST SECTION OF THE MINE. THIS OCCURRED 20' BELOW SSN 4184. THIS AREA HAS BEEN IDLW SINCE 9-1-90. THE FALL WAS APP. 20'X20'X2-7', THE FALL WAS FOUND BY THEFIREBOSS ON HIS WEEKDLY EXAMINATION.

May 2, 1995 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

USING A COM-A-LONG TO LIFT A FEEDER BREAKER SPROCKET WHEN THE SPROCKET KICKED LOOSE & STRUCK HIS FINGER

April 20, 1995 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects

STEPPING INTO THE CAB OF A 913 LHD WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST A LEVER STRIKING HIS RIBS. [HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 4/29/95]

July 23, 1994 UT · Coal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS SAMPLING COAL FROM A LOADOUT. AS EMPLOYEE TURNED WITH SAMPLE IN HAND, HE SLIPPED. AS HE FELL, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

May 13, 1994 UT · Coal outside foreman, leadman FIRE
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS IN HEAD PULLEY ROOM TAKING COAL SAMPLES SMOKE QUICKLY FILLED THE ROOM MAKING IT DIFFERENT TO BREATH HE LEFT THE ROOM WHICH WAS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE CONVEYOR BELT THE CATWALK HAD FLAMES BLOWING ON IT FROM THE BELT DUE TO WIND & BURNING COAL HE RAN DOWN THE CATWALK TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES BUT WAS BURNED IN THE PROCESS

November 30, 1993 UT · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A HOSE FROM A HOSE RACK IN THE WAREHOUSE AND CUT TWO FINGERS.

November 22, 1993 UT · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS REMOVING A FLOOR MAT THAT BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE AUGER OF A SNOW BLOWER [THE SNOW BLOWER WAS SHUT OFF] AS HE PULLED ON THE MAT HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE CUT HIS KNUCLE ON A SHA RP EDGE OF THE MACHINE.

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