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September 22, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE, HE STOOD UP TO PULL CABLE AND TWISTED KNEE WHILE DOING SO.

September 17, 1984 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SHOVELING 14 CUTS OF COAL, HE THEN SAT DOWN TO EAT HIS DINNER AND WHEN HE WETN TO GET BACK UP HE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE BACK PAINS.

July 31, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING BOLTER STEELS OUT OF MINE ROOF, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

April 11, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER THE BATTERY WHEN THE BATTERY WAS BEING DROPPED

February 23, 1984 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAILS FOR LOW BELT HIS RIGHT HAND GOT TWISTED CAUSING SPRAINED WRIST

December 27, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TERRY ABRAMS WAS PULLING OUT THE HOIST ROP EON THE MINER BRIDGE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWSRE RT SIDE

October 31, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A SET OF BELT CLAMPS AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

October 26, 1983 PA · Coal transit man, surveyor/transit worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TIMBER - AS HE WENT TO THROW A PROP HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PROP AND A STANDING TIMBER

October 5, 1983 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING ON A HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE HE STRAINED HIMSELF, EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BODY.

September 2, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BENDING A 3\ ROOF BOLT, ROBERT PLACED ONE BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE GROUND (WEDGING IT INTO PLACE) TO BEND IT. WHILE DOING IT HE HURT HIS BACK.

August 8, 1983 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE WIRE THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UP FOR THE POLE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE POLE AND THE X-BAR

August 1, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAM WAS PULLING ON THE BRIDGE CHAIN THE CHAIN GOT TIGHT AND THE SUDDEN STOP INJURED HIS BACK

June 22, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Plateau Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GREG WAS CHANGING A STEEL ROPE WHILE PULLING IT OUT OFTHE DRUM THE ROPE CAME FREE SLAPPING GREG IN THE FACE HE REALIZED THERE WAS SOMETHING IN HIS EYE BUT THE NAKED EYE COULDNT SEE IT IT WAS A PIECE OF STEEL FROM OFF OF THE ROPE SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE STEEL STARTED TO RUST CAUSING SWELLING AND PAIN

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