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September 9, 1996 UT · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

July 1, 1996 UT · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING ROLLER/BELT STRUCTURES ONTO TRAILER - SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

May 6, 1996 UT · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SECURING A NITROGEN BOTTLE IN A RACK AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO BOTTLES.

November 30, 1993 UT · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A HOSE FROM A HOSE RACK IN THE WAREHOUSE AND CUT TWO FINGERS.

November 22, 1993 UT · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Soldier Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

THE VICTIM WAS REMOVING A FLOOR MAT THAT BECAME ENTANGLED AROUND THE AUGER OF A SNOW BLOWER [THE SNOW BLOWER WAS SHUT OFF] AS HE PULLED ON THE MAT HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE CUT HIS KNUCLE ON A SHA RP EDGE OF THE MACHINE.

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