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October 2, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED UP ON CHAIN STEP GETTING INTO TRUCK STEP TWISTED STRAINED BACK.

September 28, 1990 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

GOT OUT OF HAUL TRUCK AND MOVED RAILROAD TIE.

July 13, 1990 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING BUCKETS ON DRAGLINE, PULLING AND LIFTING ON CABLES NOT FOR SURE EXACTLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. MUSCLE STRAIN LOWER BACK.

May 18, 1990 IL · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER WORK BENCH RAISED UP & HIT HEAD. HE WAS NOT WEARING HARDHAT.

May 10, 1990 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE THREW AWAY A BOX OF OLD RAGS AND GREASE.

February 5, 1990 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING HOIST ROPE ON 7800 DRAGLINE,PULLING ON CABLES.MUSCLE STRAIN,LOWER BACK.

July 29, 1989 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL PICKED UP LARGE PIECE OF METAL INSTEAD OF USING HOIST ON MECH TRUCK.

February 20, 1989 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PAUMP HOSE INTO A PICKUP TRUCK AND HAD A LOWER BACK PAIN.

January 27, 1988 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

PICKED UP A DOZ9R PAD TO PUT BACK ON TRACKS AND A JAGGED PIEE OF METAL CUT HIS RT HAND TOO 8 STITCHES

January 19, 1988 IL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS MOVING 1UMP HOSE AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK

March 4, 1986 IL · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLOCKING UP END5OADER WITH WOODEN BLOCKS & STRAINED BACK DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH DAMAGE AT THIS TIME.

September 19, 1984 IL · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SOME OLD PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM AN END LOADER ON DAYSHIFT STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

May 24, 1984 IL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Equality Mining Company · Struck by falling object

DROPPED PUMP ON LEFT HAND, CUT HAND SIX STITCHES

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