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July 6, 2009 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE steam cleaning 992 hilift which was under repair. Inadvertantly sprayed foot with steam.

April 12, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operator of rock truck backed over side of rock pile, rolling rock truck over on its top.

June 12, 1996 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING ROLELRS ON DOZER. ROLLER CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON RIGHT ANKLE.

October 26, 1995 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON D9 DOZER AND TWISTED BACK WHILE LIFTING REPAIR PART ON DOZER.

January 12, 1995 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACKING UP DOZER - SEAT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

June 30, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

MECHANIC JUMPED OFF OF DOZER WHILE MAKING REPAIRS INJURYING KNEE

April 21, 1992 PA · Coal auger helper MACHINERY
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLACING AN AUGER ON STRING FINGER BETWEEN ABLE AND AUGER LOST END OF LITTLE FINGER ON L HAND

May 20, 1991 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AGGRAVATED ILLNESS OF CARPAL TUNNEL.

November 6, 1986 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

STEPPED ON WET 89 TRACK DURING RAIN AND FELL.

September 26, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMP WAS HITCHING SEEDER TO TRACTOR WHEN SEEDER MOVED PINCHING LEFT ARM TO TRACTOR HITCH IN JERKING AWAY EMP WRENCH SHOULDER ARM PINCHED BETWEEN ELBOW AND WRIST

September 25, 1984 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Cookport Coal Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

DOZER OPERATOR WAS OFF DOZER INSPECTING TRACK WHEN STONE ROLLED OFF HIGHWALL STRIKING OPERATOR AGAINST TRACK

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