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December 29, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
John T Dyer Quarry Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE SHOVELING COAL INTO FURANCE LOACTED IN GRAGE, FLAMES FLARED OUT OF FURNACE CAUSING BURNS ON FACE AND TOP OF LEFT HAND.

August 29, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Warner Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON RETURN SIDE OF PAN CONVEYOR AT HEAD SPROCKET AND WAS EDGED ALONGSIDE BENT RIDING RAIL STRUCTURE. EMPLOYEE ATTACHED OVERHEAD HOIST TO PAN TO TAKE UP SLACK, HOIST ACCIDENTALLY PULLED TOO MUCH ON PAN FREEING JAM, JUMPED UP THROWING EMPLOYEE'S TORSO AGAINST PINION SHAFT.

April 18, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warner Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A 4" NIPPLE ON THE BOTTOM OF SCREW CONVEYOR WHICH HAD BEEN CUT OPEN ON PREVIOUS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE STARTED WELDING NIPPLE ON BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR HOUSING WHEN THE LIME WAS HUNG UP ABOVE THE HOLE FLUSHED DOWN REFLECTING INTO HIS WELDING HOOD AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

January 17, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Warner Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ USING JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE PART OF OLD CONCRETE SLAB IN PUMPHOUSE.PLACED HAMMER AT AN ANGLE TO GET UNDER SLAB.HAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO SOMEHOW STRAIN HIS BACK.

August 22, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Warner Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED EMPLOYEE WHILE OPENING DROP OUT DOOR ON GATHERING SCREW ON #3 BAGHOUSE,HOT MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS GLOVE AND BURNED HIS AHND BEFORE HE COULD REMOVE GLOVE.

July 25, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warner Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING PATCH ON COAL PIPE OF @I KILN WHEN HE BECAME DIZZY AND HAD A VERY RAPID HEARTBEAT

July 23, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Warner Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVER FEED CHUTE ON MIXER TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON FLOW ARM WHEN THE MIXER BLEW BACK STEAM FROM FEED CHUTE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ARM CAUSING BURNS

March 23, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Warner Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED EMPL GOT LIME OR SUBSTANCE IN RIGHT EYE.

December 8, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warner Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS USING SMALL HAND GRINDER ON CLIPS ON BELT TO REMOVE OLD CLIPS. GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING MAN ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING DEEP LACERATION.

July 3, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warner Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

INJ EMPL DRILLI3G WELDING LEAD STINGER,DRILL BIT FETCHED IN SCREW HOLE.WELDING STINGER AND LEADS BECAME WRAPPED CAPTURING HAND AND TEARING THUMB NAIL OFF.

March 2, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Warner Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING CHERRY PICKER SWUNG DOOR OPEN TO TALK TO GROUND MEN THE DOOR BLEW SHUT & EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STOP IT & STRUCK HIS RT.WRIST

January 17, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Warner Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS JA7K HAMMERING CONCRETE WALL.WHILE JACK HAMMERING,THE HAMMER KICKED BACK AND IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE.

August 12, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL RUNNING CP65 ROTARY DRILL IN DEEP KNEE BEND POSITIUON AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HIS KNEE LOCKED.MED EXAM SHOWED TEAR OF MEDIAL CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE.

June 17, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TRANSFER GATE THAT WAS PLUGGED WITH STONE WHEN MATL WAS ALMOST ALL CLEANED OFF GATE MOVED INTO ANOTHER POSITION CATCHING UPPER PART OF EMPLOYEE & SQUEEZING HIMB ETGWEEN B EAM & GATE CAUSING A BRUISED RT SHOULDER CONTUSIONS & LACERATIONS & A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FACE

May 10, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RAISE CLIMBER,WHEN HE FINISHED HE GOT OFF CLIMBER AND AS HE GOT OFF OF CLIMBER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE SOUTH BROW AND STRUCK HIM OM ON THE FACE CA CAUSING LACERATIONS AND A BROKEN NOSE.

April 19, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Warner Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

MAN WAS REPAITRING A FENDER ON A TRUCK. HE WAS BRAZING THE FENDER WHEN THE TORCH BLEW BACK CURNING HIS RT FOREARM.

February 16, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REMOVE OLD AND UNUSED PIPE IN THE AREA IN AND AROUND THE WET COLLECTORS ON THE KILNS. WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 4 IN. SPIRALWELD PIPE IN ORDE R TO REMOVE IT, A SUPPORT BRACE ON A PIECE OF 16 INCH PIPE THAT WAS PARTIALLY FILLED WITH SLUDGE, COLLAPSED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

September 22, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER WHEN HE STEPPED BACK INTO A HOLE & FELL BACKWARDS IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS TAILBONE ON A PICK HANDLE THAT WAS LAYING THERE CAUSING A BRUISED TAILBONE.

March 24, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Bellefonte Mining Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMP WAS USING JACKHAMMER TO LOOSEN BRICK IN KILN WHEN DUST AND PIECES OF LIME FELL FROM OVERHEAD INSIDE OF EMPLOYEES GLASSES CAUSING A LIME BURN ON RIGHT EYE

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