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September 2, 1999 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Laurel Land Development Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

STANDING BURNING HOLES ON CONVEYER, SLIPPED TORCH HIT LEFT HAND BURNT SIDE AND TOP OF HAND BY THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

March 10, 1999 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY

Laurel Land Development Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SETTING A BEAM TO BE WELDED ON CONSTRUCTION OF HOPPER FOR CRUSHER. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE BEAM SLIPPED LOOSE, ONE END OF THE BEAM HIT THE GROUND, WHICHED CAUSED THE OTHER END TO BOUNCED UP AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND BREAKING EYE GLASSES.

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