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September 19, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING PIPE ON THE ROOF BOLTER IN 1 NORTH WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 10, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL FROM HIS TRUCK USING THE HOIST. WHEN THE BARREL WAS SWUNG OVER THE END OF THE TRUCK THE ROPE HOLDING THE BARREL SLIPPED CAUSING THE DRUM TO SWING PINNING EMPLOYEE AGAINST ANOTHER 55 GALLON DRUM.

May 25, 1984 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEEWAS INSTALLING A NEW HANDLE ON A PICK HAMMER. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM THE HANDLE. HE WAS PULLING ON THE KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.

May 22, 1984 PA · Coal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A 8\ WATER LINE HE WAS HOLDING THE WATER LINE LEVER WITH HIS SHOULDER WHILE AN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE JOINT WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PU PULLING DOWN ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP

May 10, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A BELT BLOCK WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT AND CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

April 10, 1984 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marmon Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 18" PIPE WRENCH TO CLOSE A 2" PLUG VALVE ON THE SPRAY WATER LINE FOR THE DESLIMING VIBRATING SCREENS ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF THE P-2 PLANT. THE VALVE WAS APPROX 7\ ABOVE THE FLOOR LEVEL AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE PIPE WRENCH ATTACHED TO THE STEM OF THE PLUG VALVE. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UPWARD ON THE HANDLE OF THE PIPE WRENCH IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE VALLVE WHILE PUSHIN

April 6, 1984 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION ON THE STACKER BELT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF SCRAPER RUBBER IN HALF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE CAME THROUGH THE RUBBER AND OVER HIS LEG, CAUS ING SAME TO CUT HIS LEG CAUSING A 2" LACERATION ON LOWER RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE HAD RUBBER UP ON FRAMWORK OF BELTHEAD AND WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF.

March 29, 1984 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REPLACING A RIB POST. HE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END WITH A BOW SAW WHEN THE SAW JUMPED OUT OF THE SAW CUT & CAME ACROSS EES FINGER.

March 27, 1984 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE HEAD MOTOR IN 2 MAINS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

March 1, 1984 PA · Coal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marmon Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING STRADDLED ON TOP OF A 12 IN STEEL PIPE ON 3RD FLOOR OF P-2 PLANT. HE WAS LEANING TO HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST A 10 IN STEEL PIPE BRACING HIMSELF WHILE PRYING LOOSE A REPAIR C LAMP ON THE 12 IN PIPE. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY WITH, HE WAS PUSHING AWAY FROM HIS CHEST WITH BOTH HANDS WHEN HE FELT THE MUSCLES PULL OR TEAR IN THE AREA OF THE 6TH RIGHT RIB. HE IMMEDIAT

January 31, 1984 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING BITS ON THE MINER. WHILE USING A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT BROKEN BITS, HE MISSED THE PUNCH AND STRUCK HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER

October 3, 1983 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REPAIRING BROKEN FITTING ON ROOF BOLTER.FELT PAIN IN CHEST WHEN PULLING ON WRENCH.

September 22, 1983 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G M & W Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CAP PIECE ABOVE A PIECE OF TIMBER IN THE SECTION, A PIECE OF RUST FLEW FROM HIS HAMMER INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

September 17, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marmon Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE STATIC THICKENER U FLOW PUMP 6IN VALVE AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY THE ELECTRICIAN MECHANIC EMPLOYEE HE WAS USING TWO 1 1/8IN COMBINATION WRENCHES TO LOOSEN THE 1 1/8 IN HEX NUTS AND BOLTS ON THE 6IN VALVE HE WAS USING ONE WRENCH TO HOLD THE BOLTS HEX HEAD TIGHT AND THE OTHER WRENCH ON THE HEX NUT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN THE HEX NUTS LOOSE THE WRENCH HE WAS

September 2, 1983 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Marmon Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP WAS SCRAPING OLD GASKET OFF PARTS AFTER APPLYING AEORSAL REMOVER WHEN SOME ENTERED RIGHT EYE

April 25, 1983 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James M Stott Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS HOLDING ROPE WHEN ROPE BROKE & EMPLOYEE FELL BREAKING RIGHT ANKLE IN TWO 2 PLACES AT PREP PLANT.

January 26, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
James M Stott Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WEEDING PLASTICE PIPE WHEN FLANGE SLIPPED BRUISING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THEM.

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