October 1, 1999
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schuylkill Coal Processing Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE STATED HE HURT HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM 10/1 WHILEPICKING ROCK FROM SHAKER. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 10/4 & SAID HE COULDN'T GET DR. APPT. UNTIL 10/6. REPORTED 10/6 DR. SAID HE HAD PULLED MUSC LE IN ARM, TO KEEP IT MOVING OR IT WOULD STIFFENUP. EE THEN SAID DR. SAID HE WAS TO OLD FOR THIS WORK & IF WORKER'S COMP DIDN'T COOPERATE GET A LAWYER. DR. OFFICE DENIES/WAITING ON WORKER COM