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June 23, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PICK-UP TRUCK AND TRIED TO LFIT REAR-END OF TRUCK UP BY HAND AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 12, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 988 LOADER TWISTED R WRIST

August 10, 1988 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SEIVE SCREEN & TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE SETTING SCREEN IN PLACE

February 26, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING COAL SPILLAGE AWAY FROM BASE OF STACKING CONVEYOR & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK & LEFT LEG

November 12, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LI1TING AIR RECEIVER TANK ONTO MANT IWOC 3500 DRAGLINE & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

April 8, 1986 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS BL2CKING DOZER BLADE WHEN BLOCK KICKED OUT LACERATING RT THUMB

February 6, 1986 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL SHOVELING 5T GRIZZLEY WHEN ROCK FELL FROM X-OVER STEPS STRIKING EMPL ON BACK.

October 30, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CONVEYOR WHEN IT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT AND HIS LEG BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A SUPPORT AND THE CONVEYOR

October 25, 1985 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS LIFTING 100 LB. BAGS OF MAGNETITE INTO SUMP

April 1, 1985 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 100 LB. BAGS OF MAGNETITE DURING HIS SHIFT. THE NEXT DAY HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.

March 1, 1985 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE AND SUPERVISOR WERE SWINGING A STEEL PLATE ATTACHED TO A LODER WITH A CHAIN,WHEN THE PLATE WAS POSITIONED AT IT\S FARTHEST SWING POINT.THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO DROP IT AN AND BRUCE COULD NOT GET OUT OF IT\S WAY BEFORE EING STRUCK.

October 23, 1984 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD STEEL LINERS FROM REFUSE CHUTE WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND CAUSED A CONTUSION TO EMPLOYEES RIGHT FIFTH FINGER.

August 16, 1984 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A LENGTH OF RUBBER HOSE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN IT & BACKED INTO THE DRAIN NIPPLE ON 688 SUMP PUMP. EMPLOYEE INITIALLY COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.

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