EMP WAS WORKING AT CRUSHING PLANT, PICKING ROCK.AS HE WAS ROLLING A ROCK OFF OF PICKING BELT, ROCK WENT WRONG WAY AND PINCHED HAND.
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May 2, 1997
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
November 7, 1995
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EE WAS LIFTING A FIVE-GALLON DRUM OF ANTI-FREEZEONTO A LOADER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. [REINJURY]
January 28, 1995
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE OIL IN LOADER. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 5 GAL OIL CHG BUCKET. THE BUCKET WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP THE BUCKET.
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