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February 5, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RE-ASSEMBLING A COAL CHAIN LINK ON A SHUTTLE CAR.HOLDING A BALL PEEN HAMMER ON PIN.A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE.

January 31, 1992 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE KN9IFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE INJURED EE S RIGHT THUMB.

April 13, 1991 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING JACK JACK SLIPPED AND WHEN LOCO FELL DOWN IT CAUSED RAIL TO PINCH HIS R FOOT

January 18, 1991 PA · Coal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE JACKING DERAILED SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK INJ EMPL GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN JACK & COUPLER ON SUPPLY CAR.

October 16, 1990 PA · Coal brattice man/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PLASTERING BRATTICE WALL & MIXING CEMENT EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK (HE HAD NO SPEPICAL SUDDEN PAIN FROM LIFTING).

October 3, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD WITH A PIECE OF ROOF BOLT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

September 15, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE INSTALLING A POLE IN MOTOR, INJURED EMPLOYEE PRESSED ON POLE HOLDER WITH CHEST AND FELT PAIN.

October 3, 1989 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SMASHING A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND (TOP).

January 26, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE JACKING UP THE CONVEYOR BELT WIRE ROPE THE JACK HANDLE PINCHED THE INJURED EMPLOYEES FINGER AGAINST CRIB

October 18, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE POUNDING ON A BAR REPAIRING A RIPPER CHAIN ON THE MINING MACHINE, A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN PALM OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

September 28, 1988 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TORQUING ROOF BOLTS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER THE PAIN PERSISTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT WHILE HE WAS TORQUING THE ROOF BOLTS

February 12, 1988 PA · Coal timberman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING ROOF BOLT WITH CRESCENT WRENCH, THE INJ EMP CUT FINGER ON ROOF BOLT PLATE WHEN HIS HAND BRUSHED AGAINST IT

November 21, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELTS W3TH CHANNELLOC PLIERS TO CENTER ON STRUCTURE WHILE LEVELING ROPES EMPL STRUCK IN UPPER LIP WHEN PLIERS SLIPPED OFF BOLT.

September 3, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTIN1 A WEAR PLATE FOR FEEDER WITH BAR FELT MAIN IN LOWER BACK.

August 24, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE REMOVING 6ELT CLAMPS THE BELT WAS JOGGED TO REMOVE THE CLAMPS. THE INJURED HELD ON TOT HE CLAMPS WHICH PULLED HIS HAND OVER A BELT ROLLER & THE CLAMP.

March 17, 1987 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING U1 THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A PLANK TO CHANGE A ROLLER. THE PLANK BROKE AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG AND LOWER BACK.

July 29, 1986 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING T2E PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING FOR USE ON A BELT SCRAPPER THE RAZOR KNIFE THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE

October 14, 1985 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE PUTTING UP A WOODEN DOOR EMPLOYEE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER HANDLE & PULLED IT INTO A METAL HINDGE CUTTING ITS LEFT INDEX FINGER

May 1, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT IN THE TRACK WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH THE CRESCENT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACK ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

April 3, 1985 PA · Coal timberman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK WITH A ROCK BAR THE BAR SLIPPED & PINCHED INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN BOTTOM & BAR.

February 7, 1985 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT HE WAS HOLDING THE BELT WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB NEEDED 1 STITCH

December 20, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE KNOCKING A SHEAR PIN FROM A BOLT TIGHTENING WRENCH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HIT HIS SELF IN THE RIGHT KNEE.

May 2, 1984 PA · Coal timberman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE INJURED EMPLOYEES HELPER WAS PULLING DOWN SONE ROCK WITH A ROCK BAR THE ROCK BAR SLIPPED GLANCED OFF THE SIDE OF THE SUPPLY CAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT.

January 23, 1984 PA · Coal roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE USING A ROCK BAR TO OPUSH A 3 WHEEL PERSONNAL CARRIER THE INJURED EE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

November 23, 1983 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by flying object

USING LIFTING JACK TO RAISE COAL CONVEYOR CHAIN ON S C ,JACK SLIPPED CAUSING JACK HANDLE TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EMPL ON LEFT CHEEK BONE.

June 4, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tunnelton Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE TRYING TO FREE A JAMMED CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A JOY 18SC SHUTTLE CAR THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT HAND BY A STEEL FRAGMENT FROM ONE OF THE TWO HAMMERS HE WAS USING WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK TOGETHER

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