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December 9, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by falling object

Putting shims in pin on D11R; moved pin back; cylinder fell on hand

March 30, 2005 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valier Coal Yard · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on crusher v-belts, got fingers of right hand under belt, ring finger and middle finger involved; ring finger taken off below nail above 1st knuckle, middle finger re-attached. per company call 3-20-05. coder 12

November 18, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DOZER GOT STUCK; EE WAS DRAGGING CABLE THROUGH MUD TO START PULLING IT OUT. EE SPRAINED HIS KNEE WHILE DRAGGING CABLE. 2/05 - REOPEN: EE HAD KNEE SURGERY.

February 5, 2004 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING UP SIDE OF ROCK TRUCK AT END OF SHIT TO CHANGE OIL, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT ARM AS HE REACHED FOR LAST RUNG.

January 3, 2004 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS STRETCHING AND CLIMBIN THE LADDER TO GET TO THE CAB ON MY LOADER, AND PULLED SOMETHING IN MY LOWER BACK.

June 23, 2003 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PICKING UP ROCK UNDER BELT, ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND SMASHED FINGER.

March 1, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SHOVELING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR, STRAINED BACK.

January 27, 2000 PA · Coal coal sampler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO SHUT DOOR OF SAMPLING ROOM. PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND SOILS SAMPLING MACHINE.

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