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June 23, 1994 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ADJUSTING THE SHAKER SCREEN AT THE OUTSIDE DUMPING POINT AND OVER-EXERTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN A BOLT. SAW A DR ON 7-26-94, WEN TOF RTESET ON 8-2-94 BUT DIDN'T START RECEIVING TREATMENT UNTIL 8-17-94.

May 11, 1994 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BIT OUT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTER HEAD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-11-94 WHEN THE FINGER STARTED TO SWELL AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED.

March 31, 1994 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A BUCKET JACK PIN TO ATTACH THE FORKS TO A SCOOP CAR WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING THE JACK TO PINCH THE TIP OF THE RT MIDDLE FINGER

February 21, 1994 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLIGN A 4" PLASTIC WAER LINE TOGETHER FOR A PUMP. HE PLACED A 6"X12" WOODEN BLOCKA GAINST A 4" ELBOW TO POUND IT ON THE END OFA 4" 20' LONG SECTION OF THE PIPE AND INADVERTENL Y HIT HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

January 20, 1994 PA · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING ICE AWAY FROM TEH SLIP ROLLER OF THEOUTSIDE BLET WITH A ROCK BAR WHEN THE ROCK BAR ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WHIHC WAS RESTINGON THE 5/8" STEEL CABLE S USPENDING THE BELT STRUCTURE.

October 6, 1993 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quemahoning Collieries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL OUT BEHIND THE SECTION TAIL AND UNDER FEEDER WHEN HIS SHOVEL STRUCK SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRIKED HIS HAND AGAINST THE TAIL ROLLER.

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