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March 16, 1989 WV · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRAGGING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL TO THE HOIST. THE COMPANY IS INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS ONLY ESTABLISHING A WORKER COMP CASE DUE TO THE LIMITED WORK SCHEDULE.

March 6, 1989 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASHED RIGHT FOREFINGER BY A PIECE OF METAL RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

October 17, 1988 WV · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS HELPING EMCHANIC LOAD PIECE OF METAL INTO TRUCK WHEN GRIP ON METAL SLIPPED & EMPL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL & TRUCKS BUMPER.

December 15, 1987 WV · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS ADING H2DRAULIC OIL TO END LOADER WITH A 2 GALLON CAN. HE LIFTED OIT TO LOWER DECI WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS BACK. HE OPERATED LOADER FOR APROX 3 HOURS WHEN HE STATED HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS A3D COULD NOT MOVE. HE WAS EXITICATED FROM LOADER AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL

August 4, 1987 WV · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PO6RING LIME INTO PIPE GOING TO THICKNER TANK WHEN LIME BLEW INTO HSI EYES

December 9, 1986 WV · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS WORKING2 PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK, ON ENDLOADER NEAR THE CAB OF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A MIRROR BRACKET CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIR ED SUTURES TO C5OSE

August 13, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING PINS ON AUGER AND COMPLAINED OF DOUBLEPINY BACK PAIN.

February 4, 1986 WV · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS HELPING3THE MECHANIC CHANGE A TIRE ON A T RUCK. THEY WERE LIFTING THE TIRE FROM THE GROUND WHEN SOMETHING GAVE IN THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM

June 10, 1983 WV · Coal auger helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hansford Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP SQUATTED DOWN TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER AUGER WHILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK HIS KNE GAVE OUT

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