EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PLANT. WIND BLEW HIS HARD HAT OFF. AT SAME TIME WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP HAT, WIND BLEW A BOARD OVER AND STRUCK HIMON THE FOREHEAD. REQUIRED 8 STITCHES. RETURNED B ACK TO WORK.
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March 25, 1996
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Schuylkill Coal Processing Inc · Struck by flying object
White Pine Coal Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data
EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING PAIN DOWN HIS ARM AND LACK OF POWER IN HIS ARM. DOCTOR DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW ANYTHING HAPPENED. HE OPERATED ON HIS UPPER NECK AND DISCOVERED A FLOATING DISC AND A BROKE N ONE.
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