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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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September 9, 1995 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STRAIGHTENING A ROOFBOLT PLATE WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE PLATE AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

January 21, 1995 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS PULLING UP SLACK IN A CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A PR OF COME ALONGS. THE MAN REPORTED THAT HE PULLED HIS BACK ON 1-21-95. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME. ON 2-6-95 THE MAN WENT T O SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE MAN RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 2-13-95. THE MANS DR. SAID HE SHOULD NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL A BACK SPECIALIST WAS SEEN.

November 8, 1994 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS JACKING UP THE LO-BELT DRIVE. THE JACK SLIPPED OR DID NOT LATCH. THE JACK HANDLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE MAN IN THE MOUTH.

April 28, 1994 PA · Coal scoop car operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS TRYING TO PUT A PIN INTO A HOLE OF A SUPPLY CAR. THE PIN BECAME STUCK. THE MAN TRIED TO HIT THE PIN WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS N EEDED AT THIS TIME. ON 5-9-94THE MAN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INFECTION TO HIS LEFT THUMB.

April 22, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN AND HELPER WERE LIFTING BELTING UP WITH LIFTING BAR. THE MAN FELT A PULL AND BURNING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

August 14, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rosebud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF JACKING A BELTHEAD INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE KKOF LOWER BACK MAN WAS PULLING ON JACK HANDLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN

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