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

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR FROM AN OVERHEAD POSITION TO INSTALL A VERTICAL TRAVEL SHAFT IN A MANITOWOC MODEL 4500 DRAGLINE THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND EMPLOYEE JERKED HIS HEAD T O AVOID HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MACHINE AND EXPERIENCED STIFFNESS AND SORENESS IN NECK MUSCLES.

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