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1983–2026
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February 27, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING MINE ORE CARS INJURED EMPLOYEES PARTNER HAD WELDED A HOOK ONTO DOOR OF CAR TO LIFT IT WHILE THEY WERE LIFTING THE DOOR WITH THE OVER HEAD CRANE TO PUT ADDITIONAL B LOCKING UNDER IT THE HOOK TORE OFF LETTING DOOR FALL AND PINNING THE PARTNER BETWEEN A BEAM AND THE DOOR INJURED EMPLOYEE LIFTED DOOR ENOUGH AND LET OTHER EMPLOYEE ESCAPE AND IN DOING SO INJU

February 16, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL WORKING WITH 2 OTHER EMPL TO OPEN HOOD OF KILN.WHEN THEY SET COAL PIPE ON PLATFORM HE LOOKED UP AND LIME DUST FELL ON HIS FACE GETTING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING S OME FAIRLY SEVERE BURNS OF THAT EYE.

January 22, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE AND HIS MINING PARTNER WERE LIFTING A FULL BARREL OF OIL UP ON A PEDESTAL AND HE STRINED HIS BACK

September 28, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BAGGING HYDRATED LIME ON AUTOMATIC BAGGING MACHINE WHEN BAG FLEW APART BLOWING LIME ALL OVER HEAD AND UP UNDER FULL FACE SHIELD HE WAS WEARING.SOME LIME ENTERED LEFT EYE CAUSING LIME BURN TO T HAT EYE.

September 21, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAING OUT LARGE STONES FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND PUTTING THEM ON CONVEYOR BELT HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND HIT HIS HAND ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME WITH THE STONE STILL IN HIS HAND C AUSING ABRASIONS AND FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT THUMB

August 15, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE & HIS PARTNER WERE SETTING UP A DRILLING MACHINE & WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE COLUMN BAR HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

June 6, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE & HIS MINING PARTNER WERE TEARING DOWN THEIR ROTARY DRILLING MACHINE & EE PICKED UP SOMETHING OFF THE GROUND, AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE COLUMN BAR.

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