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July 15, 2005 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Struck against stationary object

Employee passing by Mac 8 on his 3 wheeler somehow caught his left arm on something on Mac 8.

July 5, 2005 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Struck by falling object

EE SAID WAS SCALING DOWN SOME DRAW ROCK ON A NEW PANEL WITH A SCALE BAR. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 5' X 4' X 1 TO 9" THICK, STRIKING HIS SLATE BAR THAT HIT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG, FRACTURING HIS LEG

March 7, 2005 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Fall onto or against objects

EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH A 3-WHEELED MANTRIP BECAUSE IT WAS LOW ON BATTERY POWER. EE SAID HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE MANTRIP.

January 17, 2005 VA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE SAID HE WAS TRYING TO RAISE A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE BACK UP ON SIDE RAIL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 1/18/05 AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3/8/05 WHEN HE SAW A DOCTOR BECAUSE OF HIS BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/14/05.

December 29, 2004 VA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE said he was working on a 3 wheeler when he got too close to a fire bucket and it caught his clothing on fire. It burned his right arm near elbow area.

October 18, 2004 VA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Bee Tree Coal Corporation · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DISCOVERED ON PRESHIFT. IT IS IN #4 HEADING, STARTING AT SPAD#251 AND GOING UP TO SPAD#266. FALL IS 140X22 AND 8 TO 15 FEET HIGH. IT FELL ON #1 MBC AND #1 PIG CONV.

January 29, 2003 VA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SNOW & ICE ON GROUND - EE DIDN'T THINK HE HURT HIMSELF AT THE TIME HE FELL. IT WAS SEVERAL DAYS LATER HE STARTED HAVING HEADACHES AND FELT HE NEEDED TO GO TO A DOCTOR FOR A CHECKUP TO SEE IF H IS HEADACHES WERE FROM THE FALL HE HAD. FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK WAS 2-10-03.

September 25, 2002 VA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

RIDING A THREE WHEEL BUGGY, HE RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

October 30, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object

BACKING BUGGY UP-RUN INTO A SCOOP SITTING AT CORNER OF XCUT. HIT WRIST ON STEERING WHEEL.

October 5, 2001 VA · Coal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator MACHINERY
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SWINGING BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HEGOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM & THE FRAMEOF THE MINER MASHING HIS SMALL & RING FINGERS ONHIS LEFT HAND.

July 9, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Rubbed or abraded

EE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS #6 ENTRY WHEN LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP.

June 22, 2001 VA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD PIECE OF METAL 1/4" X 2" X 6" FT ON TOP OF HIS 3-WHEELER. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN INTAKE HE STARTED TO PASS ANOTHER 3-WHEELER. METAL HIT 3-WHEELER & HE WAS HIT IN RIBS.

June 5, 2001 VA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BRADDING A SPLICE IN #6 BELT. HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF TOP ROLLER IN BELT STRUCTURE, CAUSING HAMMER TO HIT FINGER.

February 26, 2001 VA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Bee Tree Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL A HOLE. HE SWUNG BEAM IN POSITION. DRILL STEEL ON TOP OF ROOF BOLTER WAS STICKING OVER TRAP. AS HE SWUNG BOOM STEEL CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND VALVE CAUSING S TEEL TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM.

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