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December 1, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMINAL AREA WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.

March 30, 1992 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING TO PICK UP A HOOP SPIKE

May 29, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE FELL WHILE TRAVELING TO WORKPLACE. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 6-14-91, MISSED WORK BEGINNING 6-17-91 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

October 30, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mercury Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

TURNED HIS HEAD WHILE COMING UP SLOPE AND HIT HED ON SLOPE ROLLER.

January 30, 1990 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FEEL DISCOMFORT IN GROIN AREA

December 22, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercury Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE SLIPPD AND FELL WHILE SHOVELING.

November 22, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mercury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE GOT HAIR CAUGHT IN DRILL WHILE DRILLING.

November 15, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Mercury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN CAR AND RIB WHILE TRAMMING A ROCK CAR

October 2, 1989 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mercury Coal Company · Fall from machine

K AND R TRUCKING EMPL SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM HIS TRUCK HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS L SHOULDER

June 29, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Mercury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BECAME ILL FROM LOW OXYGEN CONTENT IN AIR WHILE SHOVELING COAL

June 29, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES
Mercury Coal Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL BECAME ILL FROM LOW OXYGEN CONTENT IN AIR WHILE SHOVELING COAL

November 4, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE PUSHING BUGGY.

July 30, 1988 PA · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mercury Coal Company · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN ABANDONED INUNDATED AREA OF 2ND LEVEL WEST HAULAGE WAY.THIS ALLOW ED WATER TO MOMENTARILY RISE OVER PUM MOTOR WHICH WHEN STARTED CAUSED MAIN POWER FUSES TO OPEN.THI OCCURRED NORMAL MINE WATER TO ACCUMULATE AND FILL #4 SLOPE TO SUMP HEADING.

June 6, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED LEFT EYE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTRACT JACKHAMMER STEEL THAT WAS STUCK.

April 20, 1988 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.

July 3, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mercury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS HIT BY3PIECE OF FALSE TOP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A ROCK

February 14, 1986 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mercury Coal Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL HIT WITH P3ECE OF FALSE TOP WHICH FELL WHILE CLEANING UP COAL.

December 4, 1985 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE BUMPED3KNEE WHILE HANDLING TIMBER.

September 17, 1985 PA · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE FELT P5IN IN MIDDLE OF BACK, WHILE PRYING COAL OUT OF BIN AT MERCURY COAL COMPANY

April 19, 1984 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHECKING DRAG BUCKET.

November 7, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING HOLE

February 1, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mercury Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HOOKING CABLE TO BUCKET.

January 12, 1983 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Mercury Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING JACKHAMMER TO DRILL.

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