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September 28, 1987 PA · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BUMPED3KNEE ON ANCHOR PIN FOR BELT TAIL.

September 12, 1987 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE TWISTE8 LEFT LEG AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON FRAME WHEN GETTING OFF MOTOR. TWO WEEKS WENT BUSY WITH NO PROBLEM. KNEE WAS DRAINED AND INFECTION OCCURRED.

January 3, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE.

November 8, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING SUPPLIE8 ON RAIL CAR 4" CONCRETE BLOCKS.

August 13, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL PULLING MINER AND MOBILE CABLES ACROSS BELT STRUCTURE HE PULLED HIS BACK.

June 17, 1985 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL PULLING TRAILER FROM BEING STUCK.HE WAS KNOCKING TRAILER LOOSE FROM TRACTOR AND RAN NAIL INTO RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS THE PIN IN THE CHAIN INJ DEVELOPED INFECTION AND WAS TREATED 6-19-85.

June 26, 1984 PA · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE TO INSIDE THE BUILDING WHEN HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER IN BETWEEN TWO BELT ROLLERS

May 3, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE STATED HE WAS UNLOADING CEMENT BLOCKS & THROWING THEM ACROSS THE LOLOW BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RT HIP & BACK.

January 11, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A SLIP ROLLER UNDER A SECTION OF BELT HE TWISTED HIS BACK

August 8, 1983 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE LONG AIRDOX MBC WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING SPRAIN TO HIS L.S. SPINAL AREA.

August 4, 1983 PA · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING AT TRACK RAIL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS WRIST CAUSING A PULLED TENSON ON 8-1-83. ON 8-4-83 THE SWELLING CAUSED HIM TO REPORT THE INCIDENT & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

July 25, 1983 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE LIFTING A FLIGHT FROM THE VESSEL CHAIN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. ON 8/30/83 HE REPORTED TO HIS EMPLOYER THAT HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8/29/83 AND WAS UNABLE T O PERFORM HIS JOB.

July 25, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE GOING THRU A STEEL DOOR IN THE 5TH SECTION. ON 8-2-83 HE REPORTED THE CONDITION WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO LOSE TIME & SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

July 19, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stanford Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATISH WALL WHEN HE PICKED UP A CEMENT BLOCK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND, SMALL FINGER AGAINST A BLOCK BEING THROWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

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