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July 19, 1990 OH · Coal welder (shop) MACHINERY
R & E Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME HELPING ADJUST GOVERNOR ON WELDER,HAD RAG IN RIGHT HAND,IT GOT PULLED INTO FAN ALONG WITH RIGHT HAND CAUSING IT TO GET CUT.

June 2, 1989 OH · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R & E Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER PICKING UP A 3 INCH WATER PUMP

May 9, 1985 OH · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & E Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MCH. WAS PUTTING NEW PIN IN SCRAPER. HE WAS HOLDING B&O, HELPER WAS TO HIT B&O WITH HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT THE HAMMER IT SLIPPED AND HIT MCH IN RIGHT HAND.

May 12, 1983 OH · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
R & E Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS RUNNING PAN HE SAID DOZER HIT HIM TO HARD WHEN PUSHING HIM.

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