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1983–2026
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September 23, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DRAGGING PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE FOR CONVEYOR BELT.STUCK ON UNEVEN BOTTOM AND WHEN EMPL PULLED ON IT HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

July 19, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WA LIFTING BAGS OF ROCK DUST WHILE LIFTING THE ROCK DUST BAGS THE EMP STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

July 14, 1983 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TELEPHONE TO THE FACE AREA WHILE DRAGGING THE PHONE AND MOVING BACKWARDS THE EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS ELBOW INTO A MINE POST AND BRUISED IT

April 29, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Struck against stationary object

ONE TIME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THIS EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON A MINE POST WHEN HE WAS SHIFTING ON ANOTHER POST. HIS ELBOW HAS BOTHERED HIM OFF AND ON DURING THIS TIME. HE IS NOW GETTING MED ICAL TREATMENT THAT CAUSES HIM TO BE OFF WORK.

April 19, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SITTING ON A HI VOLTAGE POWER CENTER BOX THAT WAS BEING STORED IN THE SURFACE SHOP UNTIL IT WAS NEEDED UNDERGROUND WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE LID OF THE POWER CENTER AND THE FRAME THE LID MOVED BECAUSE OF THE MOVEMENT BY THE VICTIM AS HE WAS GETTING UP

March 14, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 2IN PIPE SECTION LINE THAT WAS BEING USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE FACE AREA WHEN THE PUMP HOSE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A COUPLE MINE TIMBERS THE EMPLOYEE STRAI NED HIS BACK IN TRYING TO FREE THE HOSE WHILE PULLING ON IT

March 7, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMP PULLED ON CHAIN CONVEYOR PAN TO GET IT LOOSE FROM ANOTHER ONE AS PART OF A PROCEDURE TO TEAR DOWN AND MOVE EQUIP TO A NEW SETUP WHEN HE PULLED ON THE PAN HE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES I IN LOWER BACK

March 2, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CREW OF MEN WERE SETTING IN A NEW POWER DISTGRIBUTION CENTER WHEN CABLE THAT THE POWER CENTER WAS GOING UNDER DISLODGED AND CAME DOWN CABLE HIT HEAVILY ON SEVERAL BOARDS THAT WERE ON TOP OF POWER CENTER TO CATCH CABLE IN CASE IT DID FALL THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO HOLD THE BOARDS IN PLACE SO THAT THE CABLE WAS NOT DAMAGED

February 2, 1983 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP THREW HIS STEEL PIPE JACK BACK ALONG SIDE THE 100L JEFFERY CONT MINER WHEN HE THREW IT AHEAD OF HIM IT STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE MINER BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIS THUMB

January 27, 1983 PA · Coal timberman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Struck against stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING DOWN A CONVEYOR PANLINE WHILE PUSHING A DOLLY ON THE PANLINE AS HE WAS CRAWLING HIS KNEES WERE HITTING ON THE CONVEYOR FLIGHTS IN THE PANLINE WHICH CAUSED BRUISING AN D SORENESS TO HIS KNEES

January 3, 1983 PA · Coal supply man, supply worker, nipper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Associated Drilling Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO A CONVEYOR PANLINE COAL WAS ALONG RIB OF A PLACE AND WAS VERY HEAVY DUE TO T HE WETNESS

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