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March 4, 2014 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Fair Weather. Mechanic welder changing brakes on a Cat 5130B Hydraulic Excavator when he sprained his back.

May 22, 2013 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting & Rolling out 450 pounds of Water Discharge Hose. Caused Torn Muscle to Lower Abdomen.

December 15, 2011 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Doing mechanic work on loader bucket. Lifting plate onto bottom of bucket of loader with other mechanics help. Pulled his back, pain occurred immediately.

February 11, 2009 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Mechanic was changing ripper tooth on D11 dozer. When he went to lift the ripper tooth up, he had immediate pain in his lower back.

April 3, 2008 PA · Coal rotary bucket excavator operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He had climbed off the excavator and walked to his truck to get something to drink. He walked back to the excavator and as he was climbing back into his cab, he felt severe pain in his lower back. He saw a dr in the afternoon and came back to work the next day. Since then it has just go on worse and he has to have surgery.

August 2, 2005 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoffman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CAHNGING AIR FILTERS IN THE D10N DOZER. WHILE LIFTING THE NEW FILTER UP TO INSTALL IT, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. FILTER WEIGHTED APPROX 20-25 LBS

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