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October 19, 2006 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

Pounding dozer blade w/sledge hammer, piece of metal chipped off, lacerated l index finger.

August 13, 2005 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Struck by flying object

HAMMERING A SEGMENT BOLT; PIECE OF THE PUNCH BROKE OFF & PUNCTURED SIDE OF ABDOMEN AREA

February 9, 2005 PA · Coal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOLDING ROD WRENCH WITH BOTH HANDS. ON TURNING TO MAKE THE BREAK ON ROD, LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WET (RAIN) SURFACE, CAUGHT THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN WRENCH SLID THE WHOLE WAY DOWN AROUND

September 30, 2000 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING DIRT UNDER CONVEYOR ELTS, TWISTED WRONG AND TWISTED NERVE.

June 9, 2000 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

GETTING A ROCK THAT WAS LODGED IN THE SHUTE OUT BY USING A METAL BAR--MISJUDGED DISTANCE BETWEEN BAR AND SHUTE AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND ROCK SHUTE.

April 24, 2000 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Original Fuels Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING MUD FROM BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER WITH A LARGE PRY BAR, PULLED TENDON IN LEFT SHOULDER.

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