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October 18, 1995 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING A 9" X 8" X 8' RAILROAD TIED ON A CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK. THE TIE SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS RT HAND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TIE AND THE TRUCK BED. XRAY SHOWED NOTHING BROKEN - 3 STITCHES.

April 5, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUTTING A SHEET OF 4'X8' MILDSTEEL INTO THE STEEL RACK, HE SLID HIS ARM OVER A SHEET OF STAINLESS STEEL, CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.

March 24, 1992 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS CLIMBING ON LOADER. TWISTED BACK.

December 15, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINTENANCE MAN3MOVING FUEL TANK -TWISTED BACK.

December 19, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING PIN IN BUCKET CUPLING AND PINCHED TIPS OF FINGERS BETWEEN BUCKET CUPLING AND BUCKET ARM

February 8, 1985 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Contact with cold

BACK TIGHTENED 6P AFTER EXPOSURE TO COLD AIR

February 14, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

VICTIM WAS CARRYING A 100-POUND SACK OF CALCIUM CHLORIDE UP A FLIGHT OF STEPS WHEN HE STRAINED HISABDOMINAL MUSCLES. HE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, BUT HAS SINCE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS SUFFERING A HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY AND THIS AS BECOME A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.

September 1, 1983 PA · Coal fireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED ABDOM MUSCLES LIFTING SECTION OF BELT CONVEYOR.DIDNT RESULT IN LOST TIME WHEN IT OCCURRED BUT DAMAGE DONE HAS NOW REQ SURGERY -REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.

January 4, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Fuel Fabricator'S Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS LIFTING THE LID ON A CONTAINER OF CAUSTIC LIQUID TO CHECL THE LEVEL OF THE LIQUID. A DROP OF THE LIQUID FROM THE LID WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A CHEMCIAL BURN TO THE SURFACE.

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