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Years on record
1983–2026
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January 24, 1989 PA · Coal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
R E M Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING BACK ON MOTOR LIFT AND FKET SOMETHING POP IN BACK.

July 23, 1987 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
R E M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A CRANE HAD LIF7ED A COUNTERWEIGHT FROM THE DRAGLINE AND SAT IT ON BLOCKS THE INJURED MAN HAD MOTIONED FOR THE CRANE OPERATOR TO LOOSEN THE CABLE SO HE COULD UNHOOK A PIN THE COUNTERWEIGHT SLI PPED AND CAME D2WN PINNING THE MAN

March 23, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
R E M Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING TRACK LINKS AND SEAL AREA-PIECE ENTERED RT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

January 7, 1987 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
R E M Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MAN WAS CLE5NING A MACHINE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A MOVING BELT.

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