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April 30, 1985 WY · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Medicine Bow Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING HOLE IN PIECE OF METAL. THE TAP BROKE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIS FINGER.

March 11, 1985 WY · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Medicine Bow Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE DRAG ROPES ON DRAG LINE EMPLOYEE TWISTED BACK AND RUPTURED A DISC IN HIS BACK. POSSIBLE OPERATION AT A LATER DATE.

October 24, 1984 WY · Coal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Medicine Bow Coal Company · Fall from machine

WELDERS WERE WORKING ON DOZER BLADE. EE WAS UP ON DOZER BLADE CHECKING THE WORK PROGRESS. WHEN EE WAS GETTING OFF BLADE HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 4\ TO THE GROUND.

July 24, 1984 WY · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Medicine Bow Coal Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS TAKING RADIATOR CAP OFF SCRAPER WITH FOOT PASSED SAFETY STOP ON CAP TOOK FOOT OFF CAP AND HOT WATER FROM HEATED RADIATOR SPRAYED LEG

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