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January 18, 2006 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

He was pulling on dragline flywheel and pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.

October 29, 2005 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was running dozer, while ripping hard rock. The retainer holding the pin in the ripper tooth broke. He was unaware the tooth was hot; he attempted to drive the pin back into the ripper tooth and when his hand came in contact with the tooth, he burned his left hand.

December 14, 2001 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Coal of Alabama Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS LOADING AN IDLER FROM THE P&H DRAGLINE ONTO A TRUCK; THE IDLER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT.

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