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January 26, 1991 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pyramid Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS DOZER OPERATOR BY RIPPING AND PUSHING OVERBRUDEN.AS HE STOPPED FOR HIS LUNCH BREAK HE NOTICED SOME MODERATE PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE CONTINUED WORKING AND A T THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE NOTICED THE PAIN HAD INCREASED.HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR OF HIS CONDITION AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN.INJURY WAS CAUSED BY TU

December 1, 1989 IN · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF PLATFORM AROUND CRUSHER AND A CHUNK COAL FELL OFF OF TOP OF HOPPER THAT FEEDS THE CRUSHER STRIKING EE ON HEAD.

January 7, 1988 IN · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Northern Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO UNPLUG CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR ROLLERS ON CRUSHER CAUGHT PRY BAR FORCING IT BACK IN EMPLOYEES HAND CAUSING FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE FORCED BACKWARD BREAKING LAST 3 FINGE ON LEFT HAND. 7OMPOUND FRACTURE OF 3 FINGERS WITH BONES PROTRUDING.

August 17, 1984 IN · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Seminole Coals Inc · Struck by flying object

OPERATOR WAS IN HIS 992 LOADER-TURNED ON HIS FAN AND THEN FAN BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WENT TO JASPER HOSPITAL NEXT DAY AND HAD PARTICLE REMOVED FROM EYE.

April 19, 1984 IN · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Seminole Coals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PUTTING HYDRAULIC OIL IN MACHINE WHEN HOSE REEL RETRACTED UNEXPECTELY AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK

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