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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 30, 1999 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Run Reclamation Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNELT IN STICKY MUD, SHOVELING COAL ONTO A BELT CONVEYOR. WENT TO TURN BUT KNEE PAD STUCK IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST KNEE. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 6-14-99 AS A RESULT OF DOCTOR'S R ECOMMENDATION.

May 17, 1997 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Run Reclamation Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS TAKING A LINK OUT OF THE BRIDGE CHAIN. HE WAS HOLDING A BAR AND WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE.

March 11, 1997 PA · Coal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Laurel Run Reclamation Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHE WAS USING THE BLADE OF A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE TOP OUT OF A PLASTIC JUG, PULLING THE BLADE TOWARD HER LEFT HAND. THE BLADE SLIPPED AND CUT HER INDEX FINGER.

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