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1983–2026
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January 10, 1995 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Weirton Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING OUT HOLES ON THE FAN ASSEMBLY OF #274 DOZER AND WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE DRILL, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK.

December 31, 1991 OH · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Weirton Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING TREES WITH AN 18 INCH CHAIN SAW WHEN THE BAR STUCK WHILE CUTTING AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

January 24, 1989 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Weirton Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS ON THE DRILLING DECK OF 40-R DRILL ATTEMPTING TO THAW OUT A FROZEN PIN OUT OF SIGHT OF THE OPERATOR HE WAS HOLDING ONTO SLIDE RAIL OF CROSS HEAD WITH L HAND AND USING TORCH WITH R HAN D THE DRILL OPERATOR LOWERED THE CROSS HEAD TO DRETRIEVE DRILL STEM WHEN I NAME HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CROSS HEAD SLIDE RAIL AND THE CROSS HEAD GUIDE

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