Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object
HE WAS REACHING FOR A PIECE/SHEET OF ROOFING TIN WHEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE SHEET OF ROOF INTO HIS FACE.
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December 16, 1994
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WIND CAUGHT DOOR ON ACCESSORY VEHICLE AND STRUCK INDIVIDUAL IN THE BACK. PERSON DID NOT SEE DR. UNTIL 12-21-94, BECAUSE HE WAS NOT SUFFERING ANYDISCOMFORT UNTIL HE WOKE UP THAT MORNING.
September 28, 1991
WY · Coal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
OTHER
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object
WIND BLOWING THREW SILO FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN R-EYE.
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPL WELDING/GRINDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME MATERIAL INTO EYE.
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A ROUTINE PHYSICAL ON MINE EMPLOYEE, WHEN PATIENT PASSED OUT AND FELL. PATIENT FELL ON TOP OF EMPLOYEE. BRUISING AND STIFFNESS TO LEFT SIDE OF BODY-NECK, BUTTOCK, LOWER BACK AND KNEE.
July 11, 1989
WY · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
Powder River Coal Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS BITTEN BY AN INSECT, POSSIBLY A SPIDER OF UNKNOWN TYPE, WHILE PERFORMING HIS JOB AT THE WAREHOUSE. THERE WERE WELTS ON BOTH SIDES OF HIP, CAUSING ALLERGIC REACTION TO HIS HANDS AN D EYES.
Powder River Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
UNKNOWN 3
March 28, 1985
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Powder River Coal Company · Struck by flying object
WIND CAUSED DOOR TO BLY OPEN, STRIKING WORKER TO THE GROUND.
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