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June 2, 1997 TX · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BACKING HIS TRUCK UP TO WASHER, FELT HIS EYE BEGIN TO HURT AND RUBBED IT. HIS EYE KEPT HURTING, SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

April 4, 1997 TX · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Struck by flying object

WIND BLEW DUST IN HIS EYES. PLEASE NOTE: WE WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS INJURY UNTIL WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE TREATING PHYSICIAN.

April 1, 1997 TX · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLIMBIG ON DOZER-BITTEN BY INSECT

September 10, 1996 TX · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BEE STINGS HAND / HAD ALLERGIC REACTION. THIS INCIDENT WAS NEVER REPORTED - WE ONLY LEARNED UPON RECEIVING A FAXED COPY OF A BIIL FROM A PROVIDER. I HAVE ATTACHED IT FOR YOUR RECORDS.

July 11, 1996 TX · Coal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE EE WAS WORKING AT THE WASHPLANT, HE FELT IN INSECT GET INTO THE BACK OF HIS SHIRT. HE TRIED GETTING IT OUT, BUT IN THE PROCESS GOT STUNG BY IT.

April 27, 1989 TX · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE WORKING IN PIT - EMPLOYEE WAS STUNG BY BEES.

February 21, 1988 TX · Coal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler OTHER
Farco Mining Company Of Texas · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR DUTIES EMPLOYEE WAS STUNG ON TORSO EMPLOYEE IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC TO INSECT STINGS & EXPERIENCED ACUTE SWELLING & PAIN

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