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1983–2026
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December 28, 1993 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING SHAKER IN SIZING PLANT, HE TRIED TO REMOVE A LOOSE BOLT WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND A HANGING BOARD IN THE SHAKER.

October 16, 1990 PA · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object

CHANGING CONVEYOR BELT AT CLEANING PLANT,ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT FELL OFF LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK EMPL IN BACK AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING SPRAIN TO ANKLE.

April 15, 1988 PA · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Coal Contractors Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WA SPRAYING STATING FLUID INTO THEAIR CLEANER OF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE BACK FIRED BURNING HIS FACE AND TRWING DIRT INTO HIS EYES EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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