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October 1, 2015 PA · Coal welder (non-shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mallard Contracting Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was pulling on a come along chain to take up slack, and hook slipped off beam. Employee received a laceration on his nose and bruising to forehead.

February 3, 2015 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mallard Contracting Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was scraping a coal chute clean at the end of the shift. He hit a frozen spot of material causing scraper to stop abruptly, jarring his back and pulling muscles. Employee stated that "it felt like a bunch of needles being stuck in."

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