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November 6, 1991 AL · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS INSTALLING PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ANOTHER EMPL STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER. MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

February 6, 1991 AL · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Drummond Company, Inc. · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE STEPPING OFF THE REAR OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE FELL STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE PUSH ARM ON D9H DOZER.

September 5, 1990 AL · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PREHEATING THE PROPEL BULLGEAR ON THE DRAGLINE AND BURNED HIS ARMS AND FACE.

June 28, 1990 AL · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTIANG SAFETY STRAP OFF OF FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH A POCKET KNIFE & CUT HIS RT THUMB

January 22, 1990 AL · Coal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS UP TO THE BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. (AT THE BUCKET SHOP)

January 10, 1990 AL · Coal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE POWER CABLE. THE CABLE HUNG ON A ROCK AND WHEN THE CABLE AND ROCK MOVED IT FLIPPED OVER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT AND LEG.

September 5, 1989 AL · Coal FIRE
Drummond Company, Inc. · Accident type, without injuries

THE MAIN HYDRAULIC LINE BLEW OUT CAUSING HYDRAULIC OIL TO SPRAY ONTO THE ENGINE TURBOCHARGER.

December 23, 1988 AL · Coal drill operator MACHINERY
Drummond Company, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO HEAT DRILL STEELS TO GET THEM APART. HOT GREASE SPLASHED ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 8, 1984 AL · Coal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Drummond Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A DRILL BIT STAND INTO THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK, HE DROPPED IT ON HIS LITTLE FINGER

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