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Years on record
1983–2026
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June 15, 1989 WY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Antelope Coal Company · Struck by flying object

OPERATING GRINDER GRINDING PARTICLES GOT IN BOTH EYES ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED

June 1, 1989 WY · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Antelope Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING METAL WHEN METAL FLAKE GOT IN LEFT EYE, FOREIGN BODY WAS EMBEDDED.

September 22, 1988 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Antelope Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS ARC WELDING IN A 12FTX12FT HOPPER WITH 3 OTHER WELDERS EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A FULL FACE WELDING HOOD DUE TO REFLECTED ARC COMING FROM AREA AT THE EDGE OF THE HEAD THE EMPLOYEE REC EIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES INJURY BECAME APPARENT AFTER SHIFT ENDED

August 10, 1987 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Antelope Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP 3 LOYEE TURNED ON A HYRAULICALLY OPERATED,ROLLING VEHICLE GATE.WHEN THE GATE DID NOT OPEN THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF THE GATE AB OUT 6" FROM A 1UIDE ROLLER AND GRASPED THE BODY OF THE GATE WITH HIS RIGHT HANBD.WHEN HE JERKED THE GATE IT OPENED UNDER THE PORCE OF THE HYDRALIC MOTOR CARRYING HIS LEFT HAND THE ROLLER.SEVE

June 22, 1983 WY · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Antelope Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH AIR JACK WHEN AIR LINE BROKE AND HIT ANTONIO IN TESTICALS

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