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October 23, 2008 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

While using a cutting torch he burnt his left hand.

March 24, 1999 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A PIN FROM DOZER BLADE PUSH ARM, SPARK FLEW INTO RIGHT EAR.

February 25, 1997 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE WORKING ON BULLDOZER, EE DROPPED AIR GUN ON TOP OF LEFT BEHIND STEEL TOE OF SHOE CAUSING BRUISED FOOT.

February 2, 1996 PA · Coal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HOLDING TRACK PIN IN PLACE TO BE INSTALLEDBY A TRACK PRESS ON D9L CATERPILLAR BULLDOZER, PIN JUMPED AND JAMMED RIGHT HAND, WRIST AND ELBOW.

April 28, 1994 PA · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING EXHAUST ON PAN (PSI) WITH TORCH. TORCH SLIPPED CAUSING BURN TO LEFT THUMB- LEFT HAND.

December 16, 1993 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WAS HELPING WELDER AND WAS HOLDING PLATE BOARD- WELDER WAS DHIPPING SLAG--A PIECE FLEW AND HIT MINJURED'S EAR.

December 21, 1992 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING DOZER, DOZER BACKED OVER A ROCK, MACHINE SLAMMED DOWN & JARRED EMPL. BACK.

September 17, 1992 PA · Coal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING FORKS TOGETHER AND FORK CAME DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT.

May 13, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS STARTING HIS AIR COMPRESSOR ON HIS MECHANIC TRUCK WHILE HE WAS STANDING THERE A GUARD FROM THE COMPRESSOR CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST.

January 16, 1989 PA · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS BUILDING A RAMP WITH HIS DOZER IN A DRAGLINE PIT. AS HE WAS BACKING DOWN THE RAMP A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT BEHIND HIS DOZER FROM THE LOOSE MATERIAL HE WAS PUSHING AND HE BACKED OVER THE ROCK CAUSING THE DOZER TO LAND HARD AFTER RUNNING OVER THE ROCK.

July 15, 1988 PA · Coal MACHINERY
P & N Coal Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING PAN BOLTS OFF THE DOZER TRACKS AND A PIECE OFSLAG HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

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