EMPOLOYEE WAS REPLACING A CAP/FLANGE ON A WATER TANK THAT WAS TO BE USED THE NEXT DAY FOR PUMPING WATER INTO THE MINE. THE INSIDE OF THE FLANGE HAD BEEN MADE EXTREMELY SHARP FROM WEAR. AS HE L AID DOWN THE FLANGE, IT ROLLED- CUTTING HIS FINGER.
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August 28, 1997
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Fuel Resources Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object
February 4, 1997
PA · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Fuel Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object
DRIVER WAS CLOSING TRAILER DOOR HIT HEAD ON TARP HANDLE.
July 27, 1996
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Fuel Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS LOWERING MANIFOLD OF ABOUT 100 LBS FROM 4' ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AT THAT TIME.
July 27, 1996
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carbon Fuel Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS PATCHING LEAK ON PIPE WHEN EPOXY SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE.
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