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January 25, 2005 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Mountaintop Coal Mining Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Welder, cutting metal off loader bucket, metal spun loose and hit torch. Torch flew back and burned the side of his face and neck.

January 6, 2004 PA · Coal NO VALUE FOUND
Mountaintop Coal Mining Inc · No Value Found

EE SLIPPED ON WET ROOF SURFACE OF DRAGLINE, FELL OFF ROOF, HIT RAILING AND LANDED ON TRACKS THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.

July 5, 2001 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Sherman Mountain Coal Company Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

ON 4 JULY 2001 EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. I WAS ADVISED BY HIS WIFE THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK DUE TO SHORTNESS OF BREATH CAUSED BY BLOOD CLOTS IN HIS LUNGS (BLACK LUNG).

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