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739,207
Of which fatal
3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 24, 1990 PA · Coal scoop car operator OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPL HAS RECENTLY HAD REOCCURENCE OF ORIGINAL INJ & WE ARE REPORTING AN ADDITIONAL 85 DAYS TO ORIGINAL ACCIDENT.

July 12, 1990 PA · Coal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED DISCOMFORT OR TENDERNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK NO INCIDENT OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLAIM OCCUPATION ILLNESS

June 12, 1990 PA · Coal welder (shop) OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Struck by flying object

WORKING ON TAKE UP ON BELT. WIND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL IN RIGHT EYE.

June 4, 1990 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PER DR REPORT-SUFFERED EXACERBATION OR REOCCURRENCE OF 11-20-89 WORK-RELATED INJURY WHILE DOING NORMAL WORK DUTIES.TEMPORARILY DISABLED AT THIS TIME.

March 12, 1990 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED DISCOMFORT OR TENDERNESS OF HIS NECK AREA. NO INCENTENT OR INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH CLAIM. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

October 8, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ROAD TO BOTTOM OF SLOPE THIS IS A HIGH AREA HE STRETCHED HIS BACK SNAPPED AND HE RECEIVED PAIN IN BACK AND LEGS

January 7, 1985 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE PARKED HIS SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAR WHEN HE TWISTED AND RECEIVED A PAIN IN HIS SIDE AND HIP I NAME REPORTED OFF ON 1-16-85 WITH PAIN IN HIS HOWER BACK.

October 5, 1983 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

THIS IS A REOCCURRANCE OF OLDINJURY WHICH EMPLOYEE LOST WORK WITHIN 6-29-82 AND WAS UNDER DOCTOR CARE TILL PRESENT TIME OF REOCCURRANCE.

January 27, 1983 PA · Coal timberman OTHER
Rushton Mining Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

RE OCCURRENCE AGGRAVATION OF A OLD INJURY EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PROBLESM WITH BACK SINCE THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT

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