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March 8, 1993 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Donald Land & Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

GETTING HEAD BOLTS (RUSTED AND FROZEN) OUT OF D-9 ENGINE.

January 31, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Fall from machine

STANDING ON TRACK HOLDING PIN OF DOZER WITH WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPED AND HE FELL OFF DOZER TRACK HITTING BAR BETWEEN TRACK AND DOZER ON FRONT END INJURING RIGHT SIDE-RIBS AND BUTTOCKS.

September 14, 1989 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON A CYLINDER TRYING TO GET A BAR IN PLACE ON LOADER AND TWISTED BACK.

January 28, 1988 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Donald Land & Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE ADJUSTING3TRACK ON DRAGLINE USING SPACER AND HYDRAULIC JACK,JACK SLIPPED CAUSING SPACER TO FLY AND HIT OPERATOR IN THE HEAD.

September 9, 1987 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WORKING ON DOZE9 BENT OVER AND PULLED ON A WRENCH PULLING MUSCLE IN BACK

February 19, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TAKING STRUT AR4 OFF HD31 DOZER TRYING TO BRAKE BOLTS LOOSE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE RATCHET. FELT PAIN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN AND LUMP APPEARED

April 15, 1986 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thomas Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BREAKING 6OLTS A BREAKER BAR SLIPPED AND BROKE INJURING RT HAND

December 15, 1983 PA · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Donald Land & Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CHANGING DRILL BIT ON SCHRAMM DRILLING RIG KELLY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE FIRST TWO FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BIT WRENCH AND THE HELPERS STAND BREAKING THE TWO FINGERS

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