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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 31, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING SLATE AT SLOVAN TIPPLE & A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE HIT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CHUTE SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND

February 26, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A HYDRAULIC PUMP OFF A D9 CATERPILLAR DOZER & CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE PUMP REQUIRING NINE STITCHES

September 15, 1987 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING BRKDLE CABLE ON 9W DRAGLINE FOR REPLACEMENT CABLE JUMPED OUT OF THE SHIEVE & WHEN EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUT THE CABLE BACK INTO THE SHIEVE IT PULLED HIS 4 FINGERS OF HIS RI GHT HAND INTO T2E SHIEVE RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUISES

November 1, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bologna Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BLADE ON THE #9 D9 DOZER. HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE MACHINE WHEN THE BLADE SHIFTED - CUTTING THE END OF HIS LEFT THUMB

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