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Years on record: 1983–2026
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April 3, 1985 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Holliday Constructors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ASSISTING TIRE MAN IN CHANGING A TIRE OF A R-35 EUCLID TRUCK WAS USING A TIRE BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT JAW

December 1, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Holliday Constructors Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON CAT D-9 DOZER AND THE HEAD BROKE OFF. EMPLOYEE THEN PROCEEDED TO USE A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO REMOVE THE BOLT. EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE PUNCH WITH LIGHT HAMMER TAPS AND SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM THE BOLT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.

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