EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D9G TRACTOR WITH BLADE. HE WAS BACKING UP AND RAN OVER A ROCK AND THE VIBRATION CAUSED BACK PAIN.
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March 6, 1984
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Wharton Supply Company · Struck against a moving object
Quality Coal Company · Struck by falling object
FOREMAN WAS STANDING ABOUT 20 FEEET TO ONE SIDE OF DOZER A TREE CAME AROUND THE SIDE OF THE BLADE KNOCKING HIM DOWN FRACTURING THE FIBULA BONE IN LEFT LEG
February 10, 1983
OH · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quality Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING DOZER BATTERIES INTO PARTS STORAGE AND S DISGUARDING JUNK BATTERIES. X-RAYS SHOWED A SLIPPED DISC IN THE EMPLOYEE\S BACK.
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