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December 21, 1996 KY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Universal Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRILL OPERATOR WAS NEEDING ASSISTANCE IN BREAKING HIS DRILL STEEL. HE HAD EE HODL THE SLAP WRENCH WHILE HE OPERATED THE LEVER TO ENGAGE WRENCH. HE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CAUSING IT TO BREAK HIS INDEX FINGER AND CUT HIS HAND. WE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY PUT A SPLINT AND STITCHES ON. HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT EVENING.

November 25, 1996 VA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Universal Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF THE KELLICOKEE PIT. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT HURT ING AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER IT STARTED HURTING.

November 16, 1996 VA · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Universal Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL & DIDN'T NOTICE A TREE ON OUTSIDE OF SPOIL BANK. HE WAS RAISING HIS BUCKET & TREE HAD BECOME DISLODGED & FELL ONTO FRONT OF CAB AREA. SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS NOT HIT BY TREE BUT TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING AWAY FROM TREE.

October 29, 1996 KY · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Universal Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE SURFACE JOB WAS SETTING OFF A BLAST APPROX 1000 TO 1400' AWAY FROM THE HIWALLMINER. THE CREW ON THE MINER WAS NOTIFIED 10 MINS PRIOR TO BLAST TO SHUT OFF MACH & CLEAR AWAY. THE FOREMAN ONTHE MINER WAS REPAIRING A HYD LINE ON THEMINERAT TIME OF BLAST6. A SMALL ROCK ABOUT GOLF BALL SIZE STRUCK THE EE OF THE MINER ON THE RIGHT WRIST-WENT TO HOSP X-RAYS SHOWED NEGATIVE FRACTU

September 25, 1996 KY · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Universal Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK. HE WAS ON HIS LAST LOAD AND ON HIS WAY DOWN THE HILL. HE WAS HEADING TOWARD A SWITCHBACK AND WAS SLOWING HIS TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE STATED THA T AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS BRAKE PEDAL, THE AIR LEFT AND HIS PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. HE IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRUCK IN THE DITCH CAUSING IT TO TURN ON ITS SIDE.

August 20, 1996 VA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Universal Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE HAD JUST DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER AND WAS STARTING BACK TO THE PIT. HE STATED HEGOT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT A BUMPIN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT EXTENDED UPWARDS & CAME BA CK DOWN STOPPING ABOUT HALFWAY. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM PAIN. HE CAME TO MINE OFFICE & DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL.

May 31, 1996 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS REFUELING FUEL TRUCK. HE WAS DONE WITH REFUELING AND WAS STARTING DONE TRUCK WITH NOZZLE IN HAND. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ANDD HE STARTED TO CATCH THE NOZZLE WHEN HE SLIPP ED AND FELL OFF OF THE FUEL TRUCK. A ROPE WS PROVIDED TO PULL AN DLET NOZZLE OFF OF MACK WITHOUT HAVING TO HANDLE IT WHILE CLIMBING.

March 15, 1996 VA · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Universal Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER THE SHIFT ENDED ON 3/15/96, EE [A DRILL OPERATOR] WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED & SLAMMED THE CAB DOOR ON HIS FINGER. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & FRACTURE OF HIS POINTER FINGA ER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID AT JOB SITE 7 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

March 6, 1996 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Mining Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS REFUELING THE FUEL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF FUEL TRUCK. HE FELL ON HIS FACE CUTTING HIS LIP AND NOSE.

October 11, 1995 VA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Universal Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING CLEVIS ON LIFT CYLINDER ON D10N DOZER. THEY WERE DRIVING PIN OUT OF BOTTOM OF CLEVIS. COWORKERS WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER & EE WAS HOLDING DRIVING PIN. AS THE HAMMER WAS BEI NG USED IT ROCOCHETED OFF OF PIN HITTING EE IN TMOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL & TI WAS SEWED UP.

September 27, 1995 VA · Coal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Universal Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SUPPOSED BY WAS LIFTING FILTERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 3, 1994 VA · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Universal Mining Corp · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HELPING MECHINAIC COUPLE A PULL DOWN CHAIN. THIS JOB REQUIRED HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE WAS HOLDING A CHISE WHILE THE MECHANIC USED THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN EE RT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED. HE WILL BE OFF 2 TO 3 DAYS.

April 25, 1994 VA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Universal Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OEPRATING A D8L DOZER & WAS STARTING TH EPROCESS OF BUILDING A POND. HE THEN NOTICED A FLA TIED ON ATREE THAT HE NEEDED TO MOVE. HE MOVED THE FLAG AND STARTED TO WALK BACK TO HSI DOZIER WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

January 6, 1994 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Universal Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING A BARREL HALF FULL OF USED OIL UP TO START TO PUMP IN BULK USED OIL TANK. IN THIS PROCESS HE SAID HE USED HIS LEFT LEG FOR SUPPORT IN TURNING OVER THIS BARREL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 1/9/94 BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH PAIN.

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