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May 24, 1994 IL · Coal MACHINERY
Mid State Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE USING CHAIN SAW MADE OUT & ALLOWED SAW TO SWING DOWNWARD IN ONE HAND WHILE CHAIN WAS STILL MOVING CHAIN HIT TWICE & BUMPED AGAINST EMPLOYEES LEFT KNEE SUSTAINED LACERATION REQUIRING S EVERN (7) STITCHES

August 1, 1993 IL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mid State Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WHERE WELDING ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET AT CENTRAL SHOP. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT FLASH FROM WELDING GAVE HIM FLASH BURNS TO THE EYES.

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