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Years on record
1983–2026
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November 5, 1987 OH · Coal car dropper, car shake out operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bannock Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING S7EEL BAR TO CLOSE THE POCKET ON RAILROAD CAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND STRUCK HIM INSIDE HIS LEFT KNEE

April 27, 1987 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bannock Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING THE TAIL LIGHT LENS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MAINTENANCE TRUCK WITH A PEN KNIFE.THE PEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND INFLICTED A CUT ABOUT ONE INCH IN LENGTH ON HIS LEFT THUMB.

January 19, 1987 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bannock Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING AN HYDRAULIC LINE ON A 475 MICHIGAN HIGHLIFT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRENCH HE WAS USING AND HIT A SHARP CORNER OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP.

October 23, 1986 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bannock Coal Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE DRIVING P3NS OUT OF A PLANETARY HOUSING ON A D-10 CATERPILLAR DOZER WITH A 16 LB SLEDGEHAMMER AND A B & O HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE INSIDE OF TH E LEFT KNEE 3

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