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May 18, 1998 TN · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MECHANIC'S TRUCK WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. DOCTOR NUMBED THE EYE, REMOVED METAL, PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.

January 19, 1998 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A WATER HOSE ADN CLAIMS TO HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE (OR POSSIBLY HERNIA). NO REPORT OR COMPLAINT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

July 18, 1997 TN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE THOUGHT HE HAD GOTTEN SOME GRIT IN HIS EYE SOMETIME ON 7-18-97. ON 7-19-97 IT WAS BOTHERING HIM ENOUGH THAT HE WENT TO THE DR AND THEY REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS LEFT EYE.

August 13, 1996 TN · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Mining Incorporated · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE AND OR TENDON.

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